Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton injured in car accident Tuesday

lee909 · 12-10-2014, 10:47 AM

A mixture of reasons i guess. Middle classes don't want to be seen to like things regarded as classless etc, team bias and dare I bring up race. My love of boxing predates my massive interest of the NFL by over a decade and I love reading and watching old fights and it was the same in boxing. A black fighter like Floyd Patterson or Joe Louis was loved were as a outgoing ,flamboyant Ali or Jack Johnson was despised by the masses.
There is also what people see, I rarely meet athletes so my access to them is on TV etc and Newton doesn't come across well,same as reading his history of off field issues in college.

rezburna · 12-10-2014, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by lee909

A mixture of reasons i guess. Middle classes don't want to be seen to like things regarded as classless etc, team bias and dare I bring up race. My love of boxing predates my massive interest of the NFL by over a decade and I love reading and watching old fights and it was the same in boxing. A black fighter like Floyd Patterson or Joe Louis was loved were as a outgoing ,flamboyant Ali or Jack Johnson was despised by the masses.
There is also what people see, I rarely meet athletes so my access to them is on TV etc and Newton doesn't come across well,same as reading his history of off field issues in college.

True. Very true.

12-10-2014, 10:47 AM	#1
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,877 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton injured in car accident Tuesday A mixture of reasons i guess. Middle classes don't want to be seen to like things regarded as classless etc, team bias and dare I bring up race. My love of boxing predates my massive interest of the NFL by over a decade and I love reading and watching old fights and it was the same in boxing. A black fighter like Floyd Patterson or Joe Louis was loved were as a outgoing ,flamboyant Ali or Jack Johnson was despised by the masses. There is also what people see, I rarely meet athletes so my access to them is on TV etc and Newton doesn't come across well,same as reading his history of off field issues in college. Mardigras9 likes this.
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12-10-2014, 12:49 PM	#2
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,246	Re: Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton injured in car accident Tuesday Originally Posted by lee909 A mixture of reasons i guess. Middle classes don't want to be seen to like things regarded as classless etc, team bias and dare I bring up race. My love of boxing predates my massive interest of the NFL by over a decade and I love reading and watching old fights and it was the same in boxing. A black fighter like Floyd Patterson or Joe Louis was loved were as a outgoing ,flamboyant Ali or Jack Johnson was despised by the masses. There is also what people see, I rarely meet athletes so my access to them is on TV etc and Newton doesn't come across well,same as reading his history of off field issues in college. True. Very true.

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