George Zimmerman and DMX Fight: Promoter Behind Boxing Match Says That Fight is NOT Canceled; Blames "Twitter Meltdown" For Announcing the Cancellation
Because there's no such thing as a noble promoter, Damon Feldman -- the promoter behind the boxing match between Florida child murderer George Zimmerman and washed-up crack-addicted rapper DMX will take place after all, and he blamed a "Twitter meltdown" for canceling the fight in the first place.
According to The Source Magazine, Feldman says that you can disregard everything he said regarding the cancelation of the fight because, regardless of the criticism and complaints and death threats, it's back on and it's going on with a vengeance. In addition, none of the funds being raised from the fight are going to charity -- this is purely a for-profit event (previously, he said that a portion of the proceeds would go to charity).
"I sent those tweets because I went through an emotional situation. I looked at my kids and I got emotional. I didn't sleep for three days because I'm trying to figure out how this thing happened. As of right now, the fight is not canceled," he told Source reporter April Dawn in an exclusive interview. "This is a life altering thing for me career wise. If I didn't do this and I did call it off, who's gonna take care of my kids and family? If I couldn't do this, who's gonna put food on my table? I understand the blood money thing, but if I don't do this, someone else will."
In addition, according to Philadelphia Magazine, British billionaire Alki David -- who wants the fight to air on his site -- wants the event to go forward, because he also believes that despite Zimmerman's notoriety, the fight between him and DMX will be "good business."
But what's most despicable about all of this is the almost-sociopathic nature of the promoter. While he acknowledges that he doesn't believe that Zimmerman is a celebrity, he blames "America" for turning the murderer into a celebrity, and likened his notoriety to the notoriety of such people as OJ Simpson, Tonya Harding, and Robert Blake. Of course, he neglects to mention that the aforementioned people didn't become famous off of a murder trial, like Zimmerman did -- they were actually well-known and (somewhat) respected in their respective fields before the long arm of the law caught up to them.
Only time will tell if the fight will really go forward. Stay tuned to this space for updates.
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