The Boxers do deserve their bad rap because of their action but the British do as well because of what they did. During the boxer rebellion, there was a  governor, that had supported the Boxers, he let all of the foreigners into his house and into the courtyard saying that they would be safe but when they were all there, he opened the doors and let the Boxers in, and all the foreigners were massacred by the Boxers. This shows that the Boxers and their supporter when not afraid to kill people that had done nothing wrong but be there. This implies that the Boxers were incredible violent with there actions and how they treated the foreigners that they had captured.