Orlando Cruz: gay, but I'm also a boxer This is my time

[MightyWarrior]

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/o ... orld-title

Excellent article by Donald McRae

[JimStone]

Why does he have to shove it down everybody's throat?

[handsofstone]

Why does he have to shove it down everybody's throat?

[Bard of Boxrec]

Why does he have to shove it down everybody's throat?

Boxing is about promotion.

[JimStone]

Why does he have to shove it down everybody's throat?

Boxing is about promotion.

Whoosh....

[hurlock]

Such a gay name!!

Atleast he was brave enough to come out unlike Lennox

[JimStone]

Why is it 'brave'?

If you live in Iran and you come out you're not brave, you're stupid.

If you live in the US or UK and you come out you're not brave, you're an attention seeker.

Edit: I don't mean if you come out to your friends and family, I mean if you make a big song and dance about it and shout it from the roof tops.

[sweetscience]

Why is it 'brave'?

If you live in Iran and you come out you're not brave, you're stupid.

If you live in the US or UK and you come out you're not brave, you're an attention seeker.

Edit: I don't mean if you come out to your friends and family, I mean if you make a big song and dance about it and shout it from the roof tops.

[hurlock]

He is obviously proud he loves cock.
Many gays hide behind it.
I've probably got gay mates I don't even know about..

[jameswilson]

He is obviously proud he loves cock.
Many gays hide behind it.
I've probably got gay mates I don't even know about..

They are the ones that are shagging you up the arse on a nightly basis.

[lefty]

He is obviously proud he loves cock.
Many gays hide behind it.
I've probably got gay mates I don't even know about..

Hide behind what? The cock?

[palooka]

Why does he have to shove it down everybody's throat?

Boxing is about promotion.

Whoosh....

[ajwesty13]

for me its brave as how many boxers do you know that have come out?? good luck to him...

[palooka]

for me its brave as how many boxers do you know that have come out?? good luck to him...

x2 there must be a few gay on here that throw slurs around, Cruz is very brave and has a lot of character - not seen him box though so don't know if he'll beat Salido.

[danconnollyeire]

for me its brave as how many boxers do you know that have come out?? good luck to him...

x2 there must be a few gay on here that throw slurs around, Cruz is very brave and has a lot of character - not seen him box though so don't know if he'll beat Salido.

It's crazy the amount of homophobic and racist vermin on this forum

[hurlock]

He is obviously proud he loves cock.
Many gays hide behind it.
I've probably got gay mates I don't even know about..

They are the ones that are shagging you up the arse on a nightly basis.

Shania twain you will feel the pain wen I tear you a new one son!!!

[Trojans44]

for me its brave as how many boxers do you know that have come out?? good luck to him...

x2 there must be a few gay on here that throw slurs around, Cruz is very brave and has a lot of character - not seen him box though so don't know if he'll beat Salido.

It's crazy the amount of homophobic and racist vermin on this forum

x2 to all the above. My sister is gay and the amount of personal stuff she's had to work through due to fear of bad attitudes is awful. Cruz is brave and I wish him all the best.

[JimStone]

In this part of the world I see it more as people repressing their sexuality as being cowards rather than people who are open about it being brave.

[MightyWarrior]

Yeah the comments on here show you just how brave he is to come out, he's an easy target to be mocked and laughed at...and there will be a lot of hate heading his way too.
There's hardly anyone in sports who will come out and admit they aren't straight - not even tennis! - let alone the ultimate macho sport: boxing.
But it's dark ages stuff really, all too easy to come out with the cock jokes etc, so it's good to see boxing take a lead here - it doesn't really matter does it ? The boxing world now knows Emile Griffiths was gay, 40 years after his career was over, and after his death this year, but we can all agree, he was one of the Greats.

[Final round]

I've got full respect for Orlando Cruz.

[JimStone]

I spend a fair bit of time in the gay village in Manchester and there are more cock jokes there than you'll ever find on a boxing forum. There are also more people there jaded by people making a big deal about coming out.

The only people still calling it 'brave' are the people who've never met 'one' trying to say the right thing.

[CiganoBoxer]

i bet he would make us all SH!T

[hurlock]

Maybe Cruz never came out,maybe he just never hid it.

Aden you sound like your in denial mate

[Andrew]

Respect to Cruz but Salido is one hard ba$tard would be an impressive win if he can pull it off have no idea how good he is will find out Sat night thats for sure.

[danconnollyeire]

It's crazy the amount of homophobic and racist vermin on this forum

x2 to all the above. My sister is gay and the amount of personal stuff she's had to work through due to fear of bad attitudes is awful. Cruz is brave and I wish him all the best.[/quote]

Yep vile fvcking vermin esp Hurlock who racist and homophobic got something against anyone's who different. First calling Irish people potato lovers now this. Cruz is more of a man, much more, all the best to the lad