JohnButts@JBMedia - Reports:
To the delight of some, and to the chagrin of others, the proposed bout between rapper DMX and George Zimmerman has been canceled by promoter Damon Feldman. Dubbed a “celebrity” boxing match, the
fight was proposed last month with a contender being chosen from a list of people who wanted to fight George Zimmerman.Game was the firstcelebrity to say he wanted a shot in the ring with Trayvon Martin’s killer. DMX came next,
promising to piss on the former neighborhood vigilante. Though
Zimmerman said, Game would be the perfect challenger, DMX was allegedly
said to be the opposing fighter for the bout.
However, many people were vehemently opposed to the visual diarrhea, saying it is a travesty that child killer George Zimmerman would be labeled a celebrity and making money off the notoriety he gained from shooting an unarmed Black child. Many in the Black community, including Al Sharpton, stepped forward with their opposition of what seemed to be a lose, lose situation no matter who won in the ring.
After hearing all angles, Feldman has decided to cancel the bout, claiming he now realizes the whole thing was a bad idea. Feldman released the following statement via his Twitter account.
All you people are right. The George Zimmerman fight is canceled I’m sorry
for anyone I hurt with this but this was a very big opportunity thank
you. I want to thank everyone for the good n bad comments I’ve made the
choice to cancel the fight w George Zimmermann more to life then money.
It was my decision to cancel the George Zimmerman fight it was worth a lotUPDATE: In response to the cancellation of the fight, DMX’s publicist Domenick Nati has released the following statement…
of money to me but people’s feelings meant more to me. I walked away
from av million dollar payday with this fight but to be honest I’d
rather be happy and make people happy thank you.
“Damon Feldman has announced that the George Zimmerman fight is cancelled via his Twitter. As previously stated, DMX never agreed to the fight and we thank you for all of the support from DMX’s fans. This situation will not affect any of DMX’s upcoming concerts in America or around the
world.”
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