As we mentioned a couple of days ago, George Zimmerman is looking for someone, anyone to fight (though he’s only been linked to fighting Black guys…but that’s all a coincidence, I’m sure). Well, look no further. According to TMZ, George Zimmerman appears to be heading to a bout with Earl Simmons. Better known as DMX.
It’s around midnight as I write this, so I’ve only heard the news maybe 10 minutes ago, so pardon me if this is a bit raw.
F*ck. This. Entire. Sh*t. F*ck it all.
Here’s why (on top of all the reasons I laid out last time)
1. DMX is going to lose this fight. George Zimmerman has been training in MMA fighting and boxing (and was doing so when he was “beaten up” by Trayvon Martin but that’s besides the point), and clearly is ready for a fight. DMX is 175 pounds soaking wet and has been focused on other things besides training and doesn’t seem to have the focus to do that going forward. He’s going to lose this fight.
2. DMX is perfect for George Zimmerman’s agenda. He’s a raging lunatic with a chemical dependency and well-documented issues laid out for the world to see on reality shows for the last 15 years. He’s what Zimmerman apologists think of as a Black man when they close their eyes. He’s a snarling, cursing version of what Zimmerman’s defense worked so hard to make America believe Trayvon Martin would grow up to be. He’s a perfect stand-in for the dangerous Black man, and his involvement in this fight only falls into Zimmerman’s hands.
3. I don’t know why DMX decided to do this fight. I’m sure some of it is a genuine desire to beat up a guy who killed a teenager. But some of it is probably a desire to cash in a check. Whatever the reason, shame on you for taking part in this bullish*t, DMX. You need money and fame that bad that you’ll play the role of Birth Of A Nation villain for George F*cking Zimmerman’s campaign? Zimmerman’s camp picked DMX out of 15,000 applicants. What do you think the criteria were? Martial arts background? Civility? They picked you for a reason, Earl. Hopefully you’ll realize why before it’s too late.
4. Pardon me for belaboring this point but: Rest in Peace and Power, Trayvon Martin. I hate that your loss of life has been treated as a jumping point for a guy’s celebrity career. But your memory and your life won’t be forgotten no matter how hard these worthless human beings try to determine otherwise.
Update: It looks like the rumor is closer to become fact, the nightmare one step closer to reality as Damon Feldman, the owner of Celebrity Boxing, tells CNN Zimmerman chose DMX out of thousands of applicants.
“[Damon Feldman, the owner of Celebrity Boxing] said last week that he was accepting offers for someone to step into the ring for a three-round, pay-per-view fight with Zimmerman.
“‘The news has been out for an hour and my e-mail is overloaded with 8,000 people wanting to fight George,’ Feldman told CNN on Thursday. Early Wednesday morning, he said he’s picked the contender. Out of more than 15,000 e-mailed requests, he’s going with DMX.”
But in order to find out where and when it will take place, we’ll have to wait until next week. Feldman said Wednesday he was shooting for March 15.
Previously: George Zimmerman Challenged Kanye West To A Fight Because F*** George Zimmerman
Note: A portion of this article has been edited since originally published.
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DMX you fuxking let me down.
So far I’ve heard The Game, Kanye and now DMX. WTF is going on?
Whether DMX wins or not this is bound to turn into some bizarre new age minstrel spectacle. But really it didn’t matter what opponent they picked, because there was never any way this was going to end righteously. Unless Zimmerman got Ivan Drago’d.
Google took me all the way to the Finals open thread for this one. Fuck Zimmerman and DMX is wylin for even accepting this offer. No one should’ve said yes and let the fucker continue to grasp at some bullshit ass 15 minutes of fame.
Somebody needs to pull DMX’s card for getting involved in this bullshit. LOX, Puff, Eve, Swizz, hell, any of those cats from the Ruff Ryders Anthem video. The shit ain’t worth it X. You are getting played for a fool with this crap. As for this actual “celebrity fight”, there has got to be some goons that are looking to crash this thing on the spot right?
This is all types of fucked.
well said
only way this ends any way but disgustingly horrible is if x tysons him in the 1st 10 seconds and he gets dain bramage the rest of his life. kinda doubt it’ll happen tho, zimmerman is just gonna do some pussy wrestling shit, he aint trading punches with nobody. after all, last time he got punched he was so afraid he felt the need to shoot someone right?
X gon’ give it to him.
Yeah, but first he’s gonna ROCK! Then he’s gonna ROLL!
I’m gonna try to ignore this as best I can, because clearly the more we talk about it the more Zimmerman is getting his name out there.
Pretty damn furious though. Disgusted, actually. Ugh.
Every.Thing.You.Said.
co-sign both Cell and AJ
In all serious though, if this happens, I hope X kicks the ever-loving shit out of this dude.
Not surprised at all but DMX was supposed to fight some other guy a couple of years back but then welched at the last minute so I hope that happens again.
So disappointed. Junkies will do anything for their next fix
That was the main reason I think they picked him honestly.
David D. You put it lightly, the main uproxx readership is backwards as fuck. I remember reading some comments a while back at TSS readers being surprised when they see each other over there. It made me laugh. Then I realised how reasonable and rational most of you guys are compared to the average joe over there.
In concerns to this piece. I want to see a roid rage DMX try and take this guy down.
Unfortunately… Buddy ain’t on THOSE type of drugs… Plus, this cat is only like 5 and a half feet tall. I TOWER over DMX. (funny story actually)
@Smarter
I’ve seen some damn near unstoppable crackheads, meth heads, and coke heads.
I’ve seen fiends get hit by cars, get tasered like 5 times, fall from the roof of two story buildings etc etc; and get up like ain’t nothing happened. There’s a reason people say “Crackheads might wobble but they won’t fall.”
RIP Trayvon. Fuck the rest of this shit. Seriously thinking bout killing Georgie Boy my damn self
“He’s what Zimmerman apologists think of as a Black man when they close their eyes.”
Bruh, saying this as a whitey, this sentence hit me hard. I’d say racism still alive they just be concealing it, but no one’s concealing shit here. This seriously sounds like some fucked up dystopian future where we award monsters with their own gladiator arena.
Can’t say I’m a DMX fan, but if he’s as bonkers as I’ve heard then he might have a chance. Crazy always wins.
I know I’m going to watch, but the fact that he is not only capitalizing on his “name” but also the race relations issues that him killing a teenage raised is disgusting. smh america
I wish Money Mayweather offered to fight Zim… give $1mill to a charity in Zimm’s name, then promptly beat him like a 4-egg omelet. Mayweather would become the new Ali.
+1. But he didn’t get that nickname for being a charitable dude, I don’t think.
@Sage
I’m sure whoever bet him 10 of those EMMMMMS would disagree. LOL
Wow that Facebook post was just disgusting smh so an egotistical musician is comparably to a man who killed a teen ha wow great to see racism is still alive and well
Disgusted!! Wrong on so many levels & shame on whoever the idiot promoters of this fight are!
The whole idea is a bunch of Bullshit… Fuck George Zimmerman & DMX should know better.
R.I.P Trayvon
What’s funny is that out of all the people who was in shape to actually fight that piece of shit they chose X. That piece of shit never goes after people who can really defend themselves.
I wonder what happened to my first post.
Also I wouldn’t count X out. I’ve seen crackheads jump off of the roofs off two story buildings, get hit by cars, and actually fight and get up like nothing happened. There’s a reason why they say “Crackheads might wobble but they won’t fall down.”
Also I think if anyone should fight that piece of shit it should be one of Trayvon’s family members.
Fucking DMX strikes again. He is what a racist thinks about when they see a black man.
Where’s a fucking terrorist when u need one? This is a prime target for a bomb. I have no interest in watching this, come on fam can we boycott something. Can we rally behind some worthy cause and show some unity and stop this shit.
I just want to apologize to that boys parents one more time and say a prayer for them. No parent should bury they child, they damn near diggin him up, spitting on him and burying him again. His moms and pops have carried themselves with class and dignity during this entire process and this is the thanks America gives them. Fuck this place.
the average YT cares as much about Trayvon Martin as the average Black cares about Nicole Brown-Simpson.
Remeber that white-rage the swelled up whenever O.J. tried to do some “celebrity” stuff?
There are so many racial parallels between “that black thug” and “that blonde slut”
Hell, let O.J. fight him…!
…but O.J Simpson was a celebrity *before* that stuff. That’s why it was a huge trial, man.
OJ was in the NFL and acting after the fact. His career was set until the murder fucked it up. He had a show on HBO or SHOWTIME that got cancelled right after the news of the murder hit.
R Kelly should fight Zimmerman, I hear he can box.
Sigh!…..Where is Kimbo Slice when you need him?
Ayo, here’s a petition to get this fight cancelled. It takes like 5 minutes to do. here’s the link===> [petitions.whitehouse.gov]
Damn.. Only 99,400 more to go. Shit, hopefully it hits that 10,000 because I do not want to see this happen
No need to cover this shit TSS…let the rest of the world be the morons that continue to give this dude shine including any and all 15,000 applicants who wanted to fight this dude, despite what their reasons are…we gotta be the example over here of not feeding into shit that we cannot morally accept
agreed, i feel the same way about the beiber arrest shit
“I am going to beat the living fuck out him,” DMX said of Zimmerman, who agreed to a boxing match against a celebrity. “I am breaking every rule in boxing to make sure I fuck him right up…Once I am done with him, I am going to whip my dick out and piss on him…right in his muthafckin’ face…Zimmerman is a piece of shit and that’s what he needs to drink.”
Here we go.
this makes casey anthony look so much better..because well, your not thinkin about her any more
Why does a black life only seem to hold value and garner media attention when we’re shot by a white person ( or someone we thought was white) but black on black violence is ignored by our so called “leaders”? …and fuck DMX for agreeing to this nonsense.
I’m against anything that gives this man money. Zimmerman deserves to be ignored and forgotten. What’s sad is there are probably plenty of people who will pay to watch this garbage, and not give a second thought to the fact that they’re gonna be putting money in the pockets of a man who killed a teenager.
The only way I’m paying to watch this is if Zimmerman’s share goes to Trayvon’s family.
DMX is an idiot.
Definitely okay with this article being the last time TSS covers this piece of shit. As an old school TSS-er…stop giving this guy shine.
Someone needs to talk DMX into backing out of this. Not enough money in the world.
Not advocating it… but on the real (not even exaggerating), if this were the early 90’s, Pac would have put a bullet in the guy and put his hands behind his back for the handcuffs…
All in the name of fairness and justice. Good or bad. An ignorant man to the world for his actions… or a hero to few… he would have squeezed first and questioned his actions later.
You see, again, I am not advocating it. But I was having a serious discussion with someone I highly respect last week – a Professor and author who I have known since I was a child. They were saying that they have heard plenty of Black males (quite a few with absolutely nothing to lose… ones who will most certainly end up back in prison for the rest of their lives on their final strike) speak on how if they ever caught this guy out, alone, how they would end his life – yet it has, to date, never happened. And it has been how long since the verdict was handed down that they disagree with? This guy is not walking around with security or hiding. Killing is cowardice… but so is saying that you will do something for “the cause” and never do.
This person, my friend, asked the question as we had a serious discussion and it opened up a lot of serious thinking as a result. A lot of Black men would resort to violence and kill another Black male over the dumbest things… yet this guy is still walking around, breaking the law (having a blatant disregard for it), running his mouth, etc., etc., etc. I am not saying he should be killed. I am giving no opinion… simply passing along a very good observation.
What would the above type of person have to lose, provided they will end up back behind bars, anyway.
a very intriguing thought. plenty of ppl have claimed that they would take this man’s life given the chance. maybe coming across that chance is more difficult than it’s worth. I find it annoying when someone says they’d kill so and so for something so and so did just because that someone feels strongly about it. I understand there’s passion involved in the response but you wouldn’t really kill that person. the consequences are too severe. you kill someone on the street, you may get away with it. you kill Zimmerman, you’re going straight to jail. no questions asked. they will find you. the question is who’s really willing to take one for the team and give up their freedoms and livelihood to show just how strongly they feel and possibly be a hero to part of America while being hated and looked down upon by another part? is it truly worth it?
The only people who should fight that overgrown piece of shit is one of Trayvon’s family members.
Also I have a feeling that that piece of shit is gonna get killed like on Sam Jackson’s Shaft and New Jack City.
I hope George Zimmerman never dies. I hope he lives to be 110. I hope he never finds work (those Tea Party supporters don’t like your resume Mr. Zimmerman?), suffers mentally from alienation and has to sleep in the streets until he expires. He doesn’t deserve rest or peace imo…..
I would get on my soapbox and cry foul about how hard it is for single mothers, college grads and people with tattoos to find work while this ***hole has an opportunity to make money. But life isn’t always fair….
America needs to wake up.
No one should watch this garbage fest they are putting on. All he is doing is continuing to spit in the face of the Martin family. He is gonna get his one day.
This motherfucker is going to be a celebrity for killing a kid and it sickens me. Just you wait, in a few years some slapdick tv producer is gonna have him on celebrity apprentice or some shit like that.
Pac would have fought zim…. nuff said
can’t believe yall are entertaining this bullshit
Zimmerman will get his due. Reminds me of OJ, you got away with murder dumb fuck just disappear. First it was all that speeding bullshit in multiple states and now this nonsense talking about he wants to fight rappers. SMDH
The promoter announced today that he is cancelling the fight via his twitter account; [twitter.com]
I am glad that he decided to cancel the fight, but I could never truly respect him for even suggesting it. I applaud his efforts to listen to the backlash though.