According to the promoter, Damon Feldman, the celebrity boxing match between George Zimmerman and the rapper DMX has been scrapped. Feldman took to Twitter to announce why he canceled the fight.
The George Zimmerman fight is canceled I’m sorry for anyone I hurt with this but this was a very big opportunity thank you
— Damon Feldman (@hollywoodbox11) February 8, 2014
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
— Damon Feldman (@hollywoodbox11) February 8, 2014
It was my decision to cancel the george zimmerman fight it was worth a lot of money to me but people’s feelings meant more to me
— Damon Feldman (@hollywoodbox11) February 8, 2014
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 (@hollywoodbox11) February 8, 2014
Do a lot of people want to see George Zimmerman get beat up? Probably, but there were also those who didn’t want to see Zimmerman, essentially, profiting from the death of Trayzon Martin and it appears Feldman ended up siding with the latter.
[source: Deadspin]
By: Ryan C. Miller