George Zimmerman vs DMX fight cancelled by promoter

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.

HT: Deadspin