The proposed boxing match between George Zimmerman and DMX has been cancelled. Promoter Damon Feldman has cited concerns over “people’s feelings” as the reason for the cancellation.
Here are a series of tweets where Feldman explains the decision:
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
The bout had upset many due to the idea that Zimmerman would profit off of the name he made via the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.