Mayweather vs. McGregor, Aug. 26

Nothing says "genuine" like a man wearing a mink coat with no shirt in the middle of summer.

 

I hope McGregor gets pounded.

 

At least cut the sleeves off.

 

They are both scumbags, hope the fight flops.

 

Yeah. Not rooting for a woman beater no matter how much of a dick McGregor is.

 

Exactly this. Both guys have reached a new pinnacle in asshole-ishness, but only one is an unapologetic serial domestic abuser.

 

The Blackhawks beat writer is openly gay. He has said Saad was pretty devastated afterward. I mean, he did it. But he made amends.

 

For some reason combat sports aren't held up to the moral standard the big team sports are held to.

But it wasn't long ago team sports were in the same boat.

I could not care less if these guys are racists or homophobic. The wife beating is another level, but I still wouldn't have it prevent him from boxing. I don't have a problem if players in the team sports are awful people either.

I don't need pro athletes to be beacons of morality. I can hate their actions and viewpoints and stomach them being participants in sports, but I'm in the minority on that.

Why not just hate these awful guys and root against them, and root for the good guys?

 

They're not exactly getting a pass. Neither is celebrated in the court of public opinion.

Mike "I'll fuck you 'til you love me, faggot" Tyson was pretty despicable all around, and people were well aware of it. They just didn't care.

I'm not sure it's any different for any other athletes who are good enough that people want to see them anyway.