The Game vs George Zimmerman?
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(Reuters) - The celebrity boxing match between rapper DMX and former Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman has been called off, entertainment news website TMZ said on Saturday.
Promoter Damon Feldman said on Twitter that the three-round match, which generated a public outcry this week, was called off because there's "more to life then money," TMZ said.
The potential match was set for March 1, which would have been the 19th birthday of Trayvon Martin, who was killed in 2012 by Zimmerman. It would have pitted Zimmerman, who was found not guilty in the shooting death of the unarmed black teenager, against the trash-talking musician with a history of arrests, most of them drug or driving offenses.
Martin's shooting and Zimmerman's self-defense claim polarized the nation on issues of racial justice, stand your ground laws and gun control.
TMZ quoted Feldman as saying on Twitter, "Just looked at my son and daughter today wow I'm so lucky those people must be in so much pain ... all you people are right."
After the fight between Zimmerman and Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, was announced earlier this week, Feldman met a barrage of criticism, with civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton cautioning against glorifying Zimmerman.
The promoter also came under intense attack on Twitter. One Tweet to him said, "We just wish you could make a living without helping a killer profit from his deed."
Feldman's Tweets that the fight was called off were deleted from his Twitter feed.
Promoter Damon Feldman said on Twitter that the three-round match, which generated a public outcry this week, was called off because there's "more to life then money," TMZ said.
The potential match was set for March 1, which would have been the 19th birthday of Trayvon Martin, who was killed in 2012 by Zimmerman. It would have pitted Zimmerman, who was found not guilty in the shooting death of the unarmed black teenager, against the trash-talking musician with a history of arrests, most of them drug or driving offenses.
Martin's shooting and Zimmerman's self-defense claim polarized the nation on issues of racial justice, stand your ground laws and gun control.
TMZ quoted Feldman as saying on Twitter, "Just looked at my son and daughter today wow I'm so lucky those people must be in so much pain ... all you people are right."
After the fight between Zimmerman and Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, was announced earlier this week, Feldman met a barrage of criticism, with civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton cautioning against glorifying Zimmerman.
The promoter also came under intense attack on Twitter. One Tweet to him said, "We just wish you could make a living without helping a killer profit from his deed."
Feldman's Tweets that the fight was called off were deleted from his Twitter feed.
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fucking shit is cancelled
George Zimmerman and DMX Celebrity Boxing Match Is Canceled—Find Out Why | E! Online
George Zimmerman and DMX Celebrity Boxing Match Is Canceled—Find Out Why | E! Online
This country and their pop culture is disgusting. I haven't had cable since 2010. Actually I don't get any tv channels. All I have the tv for is gaming 
Id be interested to see who wins this duel but there is no chance in hell i'd ever fall into this hype.
Id be interested to see who wins this duel but there is no chance in hell i'd ever fall into this hype.
