Not sure how many of you guys were there and what you thought about the fans booing another countries national athem but in all the fights I have ever watched I have never seen or heard people booing while another countries national athem was playing. Really piss poor.
Its just a shame Hattons fans don't have the same class Hatton has. Hatton showed heaps of class while talking on the mic after the fight just a pitty the fans there suck.
Also looks like an awsome stadium you guys have there. You have one classy fighter, one classy stadium just apitty your fans let it all down.
Yeah it was a bit poor, but it is only sports, and sports after a few beers. Come on, you Aussies have given us some stick down under over the years, we're still fuming over the "Bodyline" test series.
Same reason UK Football fans are so well known around the World, a shame but thats the UK
If it was a certain Europen country, not naming them i could understand the Brits booing them, but not our long lost cousins down under.
I think my Great great great great grandad was sent there for steeling bread or something
Put it down to a few idiots, but as in football the boos are sometimes directed at the few that are booing, which makes it sound worse than it is!
Loftgroov wrote:The Aussies always do it when it's England vs Australia. e.g. the World Cup at the Telstra Stadium....
That's true. If that fight had been held in Australia, I doubt you'd have even heard God Save the Queen over the boos. That doesn't make it right, though - just shows that that kind of lack of respect is, unfortunately, endemic.
mickeybeard wrote:That's true. If that fight had been held in Australia, I doubt you'd have even heard God Save the Queen over the boos. That doesn't make it right, though - just shows that that kind of lack of respect is, unfortunately, endemic.
Wouldn't have happened if they'd held it at the Pavillions (not)
mickeybeard wrote:That's true. If that fight had been held in Australia, I doubt you'd have even heard God Save the Queen over the boos. That doesn't make it right, though - just shows that that kind of lack of respect is, unfortunately, endemic.
Wouldn't have happened if they'd held it at the Pavillions (not)
fornicating hell, our lot would've probably booed both national anthems...
Id say most proper boxing fans dont boo the national anthem. its the turn up for the main event idiots who are full of ale and before the fight was announced didnt know there kotya tzsyu's to they floyd mayweathers. These people mostly shout 'hit im' as support
I always think it's nt the brightest thing to do as it must fire up the guy who's anthem is being booed..."I'll show them fuckers"
Nice touch at the end though between the two fighters with all the decent words being exchanged. In a sport filled with Toney's, Mayweather's and Judah's it's nice to see some genuine respect between fighters.
I was there last night and I booed my bollocks off , it all added to the intimidating atmosphere that we were trying to create for Tszyu. Its a football type crowd and atmosphere for Hatton fights.
I quite like the Ozzies though and I have full respect for Kostya Tszyu for the way he handle himself.
I'm off on the piss to carry on the Hatton celebrations, so I'll respond from the abuse that I expect to get from this post tomorrow
KOJOE90 wrote:I have never liked it when fans boo and jeer a fighters National anthem.
Shows a lack of class in my opinion.
i totally agree.
i was there and clapped kostya into the ring, and certianly did not boo the national anthem.
please dont lable everyone the same due to a 20% minority of idiots you in Australia have your share as well. YOu only have to look at England's world cup rugby side and the amoutn of bullhsit they took before the final in the press and the disturbances that were created at training grounds and hotels. Thats good sportsmanship too is it? And we fornicating won that as well
My point being there is always going to be a few idiots doesnt matter the nationaility.
I don't agree with booing people's national anthems but I also don't think they should be played at boxing. It's not one country against another it's man on man and although you obviously support the guy who is from the same country as you, there is no need to have to go through playing their national anthems. By the time the fighters usually get in the ring there is enough build up already.
As with J I clapped Tszyu in and was asked what I was doing by the in-bred sat next to us.
The booing of national anthems, irrespective of whether or not they should be played, is a disgrace.
I've seen Englad - Aussie at cricket in both countries, at rugby at Twickers and Britain - Aussie at league a few times in the UK and almost never has there been any noticeable disrespect of anthems. It was a real shame.
On a similar note, at the Ashes in Australia I remember being part of small (comparatively) group of English fans who outsang in volume and variety the 80,000 Aussies with ease. They'd give it the old 'Aussie Aussie Aussie, oy oy oy' number which would be a cue for half an hour's singing of any number of ditties. What was disappointing on Saturday was that when the Aussies came out with the distasteful 'Ricky's going home in the back of an ambulance' all that came back was boos. Granted a rendition of 'Mark Waugh is an Aussie, he wears a baggy cap' would have been a bit daft, but just drowning a chant with boos was a bit lame. Even footy fans could do better.
Despite cheering for Ricky, I would always boo the English national anthem if I was home in Ireland. Must say I wouldn't boo any others though. I was surrounded by drunken English louts trying to bully people into going along with their chants of "England, England". A few common scouses sitting behind me in particular were doing my head in with comments such as "I love Ricky Hatton because he's sound" and (aimed at those who weren't joining in their ridiculous loutish chants) "I fornicating paid extra for these tickets so I could enjoy the atmosphere so come on you fuckers and sing with us". Then a guy with a bad hairlip and bad attitude to match started standing up waving his hands in the air and trying to get chants going with a group up in the upper tier who were lively - the mongoloid little prick was too stupid to realise that they were a bunch of Aussies.
johnswan1 wrote:Despite cheering for Ricky, I would always boo the English national anthem if I was home in Ireland. Must say I wouldn't boo any others though. I was surrounded by drunken English louts trying to bully people into going along with their chants of "England, England". A few common scouses sitting behind me in particular were doing my head in with comments such as "I love Ricky Hatton because he's sound" and (aimed at those who weren't joining in their ridiculous loutish chants) "I fornicating paid extra for these tickets so I could enjoy the atmosphere so come on you fuckers and sing with us". Then a guy with a bad hairlip and bad attitude to match started standing up waving his hands in the air and trying to get chants going with a group up in the upper tier who were lively - the mongoloid little prick was too stupid to realise that they were a bunch of Aussies.
You say all this, but then you've said you boo national anthems. same thing really mate.
I'm no hypocrit J. I said I'd always boo the English anthem and it's because of a mixture of 1) the history between the countries 2) having a laugh and 3) the fact that SOME English fans become total louts and doing that sort of shit like becoming aggressive with other fans and trying to bully them into abusing Tszyu and joining in their chants. We have a much better atmosphere back in Ireland at sporting events - the crowd are just as loud (if not louder) and you don't get that shit with them being aggressive with each other - everybody just has a good time and enjoys themselves. Back home for GAA football the fans are always mixed in singing for opposite teams, it's all good natured and they'll drink together afterwards - over here you'd be likely to get a box if you stood up and start shouting for an opposing team.
johnswan1 wrote:I'm no hypocrit J. I said I'd always boo the English anthem and it's because of a mixture of 1) the history between the countries 2) having a laugh and 3) the fact that SOME English fans become total louts
You could replace the word 'English' for 'Australian' and it would still be just as true.
Disrepecting national anthems is tawdry, it's not justified by 'history' (although maybe by current events - wars, etc), it's not justified by 'having a laugh', and it's not justified by lowering yourself to the level of the lowest common denominator.
correct KJ and sorry john i think you are being hypocritical on this issue and it upsets me to single us out for special treatment.
as for the history get the chip off your shoulder mate.
I think we should have got out of ireland and let you implode a long ago. And ive got irish blood before you start but Im english and consider myself as such. I think its really sad that you blame people like me and our nationailty for what politicians have done in the past???? Get over it.
And i assure you i dont find such things a larf, i find it insulting or embarassing if the crowd im in does it. NONE of my friends there bood the anthem I can assure you and if they had they would have got a quick slap and told to shut up.
i tell you one thing i wouldnt be happy if i was with you and you bood the national anthem when it came on. i simply wouldnt do that i think its poor form in the extreme.
johnswan1 wrote:I'm no hypocrit J. I said I'd always boo the English anthem and it's because of a mixture of 1) the history between the countries 2) having a laugh and 3) the fact that SOME English fans become total louts
You could replace the word 'English' for 'Australian' and it would still be just as true.
Disrepecting national anthems is tawdry, it's not justified by 'history' (although maybe by current events - wars, etc), it's not justified by 'having a laugh', and it's not justified by lowering yourself to the level of the lowest common denominator.
What's the big fornicating deal though, it's a song. Maybe if the English showed some respect towards others they'd get respect in return. I'm not going to ramble on too much about this but just a couple of examples:
1) The English rugby team at Lansdowne Road refusing to stand to the other side of the Irish players. There was a red carpet out in place for the Irish president to walk on and meet the players. The English refused to move from where they were so our president had to leave the carpet and go onto the grass to meet them. Yeah hardly a big deal having to leave red carpet to go onto grass but the point is disrespect.
2) The English fans who rioted at Lansdowne road a few years back because they were losing 1-0. They rained missiles and seats down on top of the Irish fans (including families and children) because they were losing and the match was abandoned.
I know this all represents a minority, but seriously, how do you then call it disgraceful if the Irish go on to boo their anthem?!
"I think we should have got out of ireland and let you implode a long ago."
Yeah nice one J. Obviously you do have some problems with the Irish but fornicate it, I don't care and I'm not one to get into any stupid political debates. I'm not singling out individuals with what I say, my point is that in my experience the English fans are generally agressive in nature and I was disgusted by the behaviour of those around me the other night in terms of them trying to bully people into joining them, despite the fact that those around them were also there to support Ricky.
