How does Dan Rafael get away with the shit he comes out with?

[skel1983]

The fat cunt is a disgrace!!

At the moment he is in a bit of a Twitter war with Shannon Briggs and the tasteless fat lump of lard has Tweeted he wishes Briggs had gone 15 rounds rather than 12 with Vitali, you think ESPN would have a word about this, if that was a reporter or Journo in the UK who would be sacked for a comment like that.

[generalbulldog]

ESPN doesn't really care until the journalist gets arrested or charged with some sex crime or harrassing female employees. That's how ESPN rolls.

[killersheep]

ESPN doesn't really care until the journalist gets arrested or charged with some sex crime or harrassing female employees. That's how ESPN rolls.

Stricter than HBO then.

I think Fat Dan gets away with the basura because he's been doing it long enough people assume he's worth listening to and two not enough people follow the sport close enough to really care if what he says is worthwhile or not.

[JT Rock]

He's good and bad, different sport follow different etiquete. If Boxing had a union you best believe he would keep his hole shut. I also believe if he was an MMA writer he would shut his face seeing a guy like DANA white would call him out and tear him to pieces

[Mars_ax]

Other then the basic info I get from Fat Dan, reporting upcoming fights, schedules, cancellations, results, et al, I rarely read or listen to anything he has to say, he's proved over and over again that he's a clueless, bias, buffoon.

[Lance Uppercut]

I dont understand the blind hatred for him by some members on this site. He is a good reporter.

And Shannon Brings was inexplicably accusing Rafael of conspiring to steal his pay check from the Klitschko fight.

Briggs, without a doubt committed slander, and as a result you will notice that he no longer has a twitter account, and I would not be surprised if Rafael sues him.

[skel1983]

I dont understand the blind hatred for him by some members on this site. He is a good reporter.

And Shannon Brings was inexplicably accusing Rafael of conspiring to steal his pay check from the Klitschko fight.

Briggs, without a doubt committed slander, and as a result you will notice that he no longer has a twitter account, and I would not be surprised if Rafael sues him.

A good reporter who is basically saying he wished Vitali caused him permanent brain damage or even death? Yes what a fucking guy I agree legend!!!

I would love to see him get in the ring for just one round if his fat arse could climb through the ropes. The guy is supposed to be a well respected boxing reporter, but he is a childish idiot, who should not be coming out with things like that.

[El Kabong]

....He's still better than Bunce

[marbleheadmaui]

ANYONE who works for a juggernaut like ESPN is going to carry great weight.

But Dan is a decent reporter, a terrible journalist and really doesn't understand the sport the way a writer devoted to one sport should.

[Mars_ax]

I dont understand the blind hatred for him by some members on this site. He is a good reporter.

And Shannon Brings was inexplicably accusing Rafael of conspiring to steal his pay check from the Klitschko fight.

Briggs, without a doubt committed slander, and as a result you will notice that he no longer has a twitter account, and I would not be surprised if Rafael sues him.

Hmmmm, I don't know about "blind hatred", we've got good reasons for not liking the fat fuck, he's a good enough "reporter", but in my view, he's just not well liked by most of the boxing community, mainly because he's a full of himself, bias, baffoon. Are you his mother?

[El Kabong]

I don't know of a boxing journalist/pundit that isn't polarizing: Atlas, Kellerman, Sugar, Lampley, Merchant, Watt, Papa, Bernstein, Bunce, Kinney, etc....they all seem to have people that love them or hate them.

I'm certain this is only an issue because its public knowledge. I don't find Rafael to be too bad, he has some opinions I don't agree with but who doesn't?

[killersheep]

ANYONE who works for a juggernaut like ESPN is going to carry great weight.

But Dan is a decent reporter, a terrible journalist and really doesn't understand the sport the way a writer devoted to one sport should.

Now that was an excellent pun.

[MMASUX]

I think he's a good reporter, but he does get carried away with his twitter stuff, and the bias.

[Lance Uppercut]

Who exactly is he bias against/in favor of?

[killersheep]

Who exactly is he bias against/in favor of?

Anti-Mayweather perhaps?