Tyson Fury is getting fined by the BBBC for twitter abuse. Ummm, excuse me, but isn't that freedom of expression? Is the BBBC taking fascism lessons from the NBA? Just goes to show you that people get too big for their britches if allowed. Mind your damn business, UK boxing, and regulate fights. Fury is doing nothing more than what Ali and countless others have done. You are begging for a lawsuit here.
Speaking of begging for a lawsuit, can the fans file class action against egomaniacal promoters? I am waiting for that precedent setting event. With all the Top Rank / Golden Boy bickering, as well as PEDs it s making heroes out of the few fighters we know to be behaving correctly. Nonito Donaire, Timothy Bradley with the clean drug testing, as well as Gary Russell and Austin Trout with the small/no promoter method. Wish they got more publicity than the ones who make good copy for negative nonsense.
Speaking of Trout, his team deserves a ton of credit for maneuvering him into two major fights. He is not exciting, not Latino, not outspoken, and not represented by one of the big two promotional outfits. Yet, he stands one fight away from potentially being a 7-figure attraction. Well deserved.
Speaking of seven figure attractions, HBO bid adieu to Adrien Broner, by dropping Golden Boy. Don't think for two seconds that he is not the next multi-fight multi-million attempt by Showtime. Especially since he is entering the glamour divisions at the same time as his prime. An explosion of fights and dollars are around the corner, and HBO won't have any piece of it.
Speaking of prime, Paul Spadafora needs to retire. He is at 140, still undefeated, and no promoters will touch this guy. He is also white, a legal risk, and not a puncher. So, I am not saying I blame them. His only kitch is being undefeated... and he should learn from Aaron Pryor and not lose that.
Chris Strait
www.convictedartist.com
