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Attorney for man in Broner bowling incident questions Spike TV fight
Mitch Abramson
March 29, 2016
Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter face off before their 2015 fight. Photo: Naoki Fukuda
The attorney for the man who claims Adrien Broner robbed and beat him up outside a Cincinnati bowling alley questioned whether Broner should be allowed to fight Ashley Theophane in a junior welterweight title fight Friday in Washington, D.C., on Spike TV.
“I think that’s a question for the boxing commission: Do they want someone like this representing their industry, their profession? To me it’s a significant issue,” said Chris Finney, who is representing Christopher Carson in a civil lawsuit against Broner.
Finney also wondered why the warrant for Broner’s arrest was downgraded from nationwide to include only the state of Ohio, shielding him from risk of extradition back to Ohio if he’s picked up in Washington, where he remains. Julie Wilson, chief assistant prosecutor and public information officer for the Hamilton County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s office confirmed that the warrant was changed.
“I think it’s interesting that locally… who amended the arrest warrant and why?” Finney said in a phone interview. “Why did this rich guy get special treatment? Somebody pulled the plug and screwed things up.”
Wilson said Broner, who is in Washington, is expected to turn himself in after the bout.
“That is our understanding,” she said. “(We’ve received) assurances from his attorneys that he would turn himself in after the fight. Now if that doesn’t happen, we can always change the pick-up radius and it can be a different process.”
Broner was charged with felony assault and aggravated robbery after the 26-year-old allegedly beat and robbed Carson outside a Cincinnati bowling alley on Jan. 21, Cincinnati police said. Carson contends in a civil suit filed on Feb. 5 that Broner knocked him out after the two competed against one another in high-stakes bowling games and, when he awoke, he was missing $12,000 he had won in gambling bets. Broner has trained for his bout for Theophane in Washington.
Broner’s attorney is not listed in court records and could not be reached.
“I find it remarkable that they will allow a man who’s indicted for these charges to remain free,” said Finney, who also questioned the decision to grant Broner a license in spite of the arrest warrant. The D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission did not return numerous emails and calls for comment.
“Everybody is entitled to due process but there’s a whole ‘nother issue: Under what circumstances will Mr. Broner’s boxing license be suspended or revoked?” Finney asked. “I don’t know the answer to that. I don’t know boxing at all but I do know that years ago Mike Tyson’s (license) got suspended (in Nevada for twice biting Evander Holyfield) for a while so that’s what governs whether he’s allowed to fight or not. Again, I’m not out to ruin the guy’s life or prevent him from boxing or anything else. I just want him to stop slugging people. I want him to compensate my client for his injuries.”
Bob Bennett, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said that because Broner has not been convicted of a crime it would be hard to deny him a license. “It’s a judgment call,” he said in a phone interview. “You have to weigh all the issues. Major consideration has to be taken into account if what he did will bring discredit to the commission. But he hasn’t been convicted yet. So you have to also consider that when you’re making your decision.”
Broner was scheduled to work out for the media on Tuesday afternoon but the event was canceled “due to the delayed arrival of flights out of Las Vegas,” a press release said. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday and a weigh-in on Thursday before the fight at the D.C. Armory.
Attorney for man in Broner bowling incident questions Spike TV fight - Ring TV
fukk that bytch ass attorney trying to stop this fight
Cincinnati ain't nothing but a few hours away
Mitch Abramson
March 29, 2016
Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter face off before their 2015 fight. Photo: Naoki Fukuda
The attorney for the man who claims Adrien Broner robbed and beat him up outside a Cincinnati bowling alley questioned whether Broner should be allowed to fight Ashley Theophane in a junior welterweight title fight Friday in Washington, D.C., on Spike TV.
“I think that’s a question for the boxing commission: Do they want someone like this representing their industry, their profession? To me it’s a significant issue,” said Chris Finney, who is representing Christopher Carson in a civil lawsuit against Broner.
Finney also wondered why the warrant for Broner’s arrest was downgraded from nationwide to include only the state of Ohio, shielding him from risk of extradition back to Ohio if he’s picked up in Washington, where he remains. Julie Wilson, chief assistant prosecutor and public information officer for the Hamilton County (Ohio) Prosecutor’s office confirmed that the warrant was changed.
“I think it’s interesting that locally… who amended the arrest warrant and why?” Finney said in a phone interview. “Why did this rich guy get special treatment? Somebody pulled the plug and screwed things up.”
Wilson said Broner, who is in Washington, is expected to turn himself in after the bout.
“That is our understanding,” she said. “(We’ve received) assurances from his attorneys that he would turn himself in after the fight. Now if that doesn’t happen, we can always change the pick-up radius and it can be a different process.”
Broner was charged with felony assault and aggravated robbery after the 26-year-old allegedly beat and robbed Carson outside a Cincinnati bowling alley on Jan. 21, Cincinnati police said. Carson contends in a civil suit filed on Feb. 5 that Broner knocked him out after the two competed against one another in high-stakes bowling games and, when he awoke, he was missing $12,000 he had won in gambling bets. Broner has trained for his bout for Theophane in Washington.
Broner’s attorney is not listed in court records and could not be reached.
“I find it remarkable that they will allow a man who’s indicted for these charges to remain free,” said Finney, who also questioned the decision to grant Broner a license in spite of the arrest warrant. The D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission did not return numerous emails and calls for comment.
“Everybody is entitled to due process but there’s a whole ‘nother issue: Under what circumstances will Mr. Broner’s boxing license be suspended or revoked?” Finney asked. “I don’t know the answer to that. I don’t know boxing at all but I do know that years ago Mike Tyson’s (license) got suspended (in Nevada for twice biting Evander Holyfield) for a while so that’s what governs whether he’s allowed to fight or not. Again, I’m not out to ruin the guy’s life or prevent him from boxing or anything else. I just want him to stop slugging people. I want him to compensate my client for his injuries.”
Bob Bennett, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said that because Broner has not been convicted of a crime it would be hard to deny him a license. “It’s a judgment call,” he said in a phone interview. “You have to weigh all the issues. Major consideration has to be taken into account if what he did will bring discredit to the commission. But he hasn’t been convicted yet. So you have to also consider that when you’re making your decision.”
Broner was scheduled to work out for the media on Tuesday afternoon but the event was canceled “due to the delayed arrival of flights out of Las Vegas,” a press release said. A press conference is scheduled for Wednesday and a weigh-in on Thursday before the fight at the D.C. Armory.
Attorney for man in Broner bowling incident questions Spike TV fight - Ring TV
fukk that bytch ass attorney trying to stop this fight
Cincinnati ain't nothing but a few hours away
TheLukieBaby
Pro
I just have never experienced this type of logic.You can't with these nikkas breh they will hate on Ward regardless.
shyt is like Crawford fighting outside of Nebraska unless it's for a guy who is a bigger draw it makes zero sense.
I could bring up the attendence #s from fights where kkkov was the draw but you already know what those look like
In the end, it is boxing and I typically watch all of it and hope it does well, so I get bigger shows
seemorecizzy
Superstar
Cant wait to read @ChocolateGiddyUp's response to this
Also...this officially ends that little side debate I had with #MatthysseMafia that Marcos Maidana > Lucas Matthysse.
Axum Ezana
Driving in the fast lane
lets go champ
Jesus Christ Lucas you're embarrassing.
Maybe he got that arengtinian not give a fukk about boxing after he's made some dough? But I doubt he's made a TON. Prolly just cause he's shook.
Maybe he got that arengtinian not give a fukk about boxing after he's made some dough? But I doubt he's made a TON. Prolly just cause he's shook.
Corey Erdman
Lanardo Tyner and the value of good sparring
March 29, 2016
When Lanardo Tyner’s cell phone rings, it’s usually because somebody wants to beat him up.
Sometimes it’s a promoter who wants for him to be beaten up by their fighter du jour. But more often than that, it’s a fighter who would like to employ him to be beaten up, in order to prepare themselves to beat somebody else up.
There are plenty of boxers who will proclaim that they will fight anyone, anywhere, any time, and indeed, one who steps inside a prize ring for a living is likely brave enough to do just that. However, as any reasonable person who has a choice would, they would only take such risks under certain conditions. Is the timing of the fight right? Is the style of the opponent suitable? Is the money right?
For Tyner, the conditions are never perfect, yet when the calls come, he almost always says yes.
Over the past three years, “The Pain Server” has become of the sport’s most in-demand sparring partners, having worked with Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez, Danny Garcia, Keith Thurman and more.
Recently, that’s been somewhat out of necessity. Following his bout with Christopher Pearson on Feb. 28, 2014, in Verona, New York, both Tyner and his opponent tested positive for marijuana. On Sept. 4 of that year, the Michigan Unarmed Combat Commission passed a somewhat extreme motion to suspend Tyner’s license for two years, rendering him unable to fight in the United States.
On March 12 of this year, Tyner took the consolation prize of an exhibition bout against Shawn Porter, who wanted to stay active when his upcoming fight with Thurman was postponed due to an injury. It was a 12-round glorified sparring session complete with a referee, judges, and a cell phone camera streaming the bout on Facebook. Tyner was admittedly out of shape, and was mostly dominated throughout the session, but he remained on his feet and moving forward as often as he could for all 12 rounds.
“That’s the thing with me, guys know that whether I’m in shape, out of shape, whatever, I’m coming to fight and bring the pressure,” said Tyner.
It’s that mentality that kept him in the good graces of Mayweather during the final stages of his career. Tyner had just stepped out of the ring after pushing one of Mayweather’s fighters, Pearson, to the limit when he was approached by Floyd. The two had a conversation right there, ringside, before he walked to the locker room. The groundwork was laid, and Tyner was off to camp at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas within weeks, and would return there leading up to all four of Floyd’s final bouts.
Mayweather’s lavish expenditures are highly publicized. Among them were his sparring partners, whom he paid in excess of $2,000 a week, plus additional perks and gifts along the way. Granted, Mayweather likes to overspend in general, but he typically likes to buy whatever he deems to be the best of anything. When it came to the fighters entrusted with getting him ready for an upcoming bout, he knew that shortchanging wasn’t the way to go.
“I want my sparring partners to be durable and skilled,” said former world champion Paulie Malignaggi. “Be on a level where I’m going to have to work if I’m going to beat the shyt out of you.”
A look at any top fighter’s camp roster illustrates the importance and value of good sparring. Muhammad Ali’s list of sparring partners reads like a lineup of the best heavyweights in the generation that followed him, and the same goes for Wladimir Klitschko, who has employed everyone from Deontay Wilder to Tyson Fury.
Fury himself clearly took note. According to Adam Harris of Hennessy Sports, the man in charge of arranging sparring for the heavyweight champ, camp expenditures for his last bout exceeded $250,000. Said Harris, “Some of the guys in camp made more money sparring Tyson than they had in their entire careers.”
Following the Joe Louis-Max Schmeling rematch, A.J. Liebling penned a New Yorker profile on one of Louis’ sparring partners, George Nicholson, who at the time was considered to be the premiere heavyweight campmate. Liebling saw that particular camp, and the relationship between Louis and Nicholson, as monumental.
“Writers covering Louis’ camp frequently reported that the partners were outboxing the champion. Schemling’s camp was run on quite a different basis. His sparring partners were four virtually anonymous human punching bags,” wrote Liebling. “Louis paid twenty-five follars a day apiece for his sparring partners; Schmeling paid ten. A Schmeling victory, therefore, would have meant economic catastrophe for the sparring-partner industry.”
Nicholson made a very comfortable living bouncing between camps for other heavyweights such as James Braddock, but was mostly beholden to Louis. The Brown Bomber employed Nicholson as his lead sparring partner throughout his title reign, and also took him on a 100-day exhibition tour while both were enlisted in the Army during World War II. For a time, Nicholson became assistant trainer for Louis, in addition to helping Ezzard Charles in his preparation for Jersey Joe Walcott.
As for his own competitive career, Nicholson never put much stock in it at all. He finished with a record of 8-8-1, with his “highlights” being a pair of close decision losses to Buddy Knox. Nicholson recognized the difficulty in getting fruitful fights as a black heavyweight at the time, and that by focusing purely on sparring, he could make more money, and with headgear and his slick defensive style, could keep his wits intact. When Louis finally retired for good, Nicholson more or less retired as well, settling down with his family in New York City.
Tyner now faces a similar predicament. With Mayweather’s retirement, a major source of his income has dried up. At one point, Floyd even allowed him to double dip, leaving camp for one week in order to take a fight in Mexico against Antonio DeMarco, before returning to the gym the following Monday. But, unfortunately, now he has to move on with a lot of free Money Team paraphernalia and a good reference from Floyd.
In George Nicholson’s case, he never wanted more than his cozy career as a helping hand. Tyner meanwhile, wants to start focusing on his own career. At the age of 40, he may already be hitting his head on the ceiling, but he feels as though he owes it to himself to try.
“I just need somebody to help me out, man. I help these guys and spar, and don’t get me wrong, they’re paying me good, but I need a fight now, you know? I need my back scratched,” said Tyner.
Tyner will not have a chapter of his own in the history books when he retires, like some of the men he spars or fights on short notice, but his name should show up somewhere in the passages about them. Every time he answers the phone and says “yes,” he’s providing an invaluable service to the sport that he loves.
“Boxing needs us. Without us, the sport doesn’t work,” said Tyner.
Mike Tyson won the award for Best New Actor at the 2016 Macau International Film Festival Aries Awards on March 9 for his role in Ip Man 3
Mike Tyson won the award for Best New Actor at the 2016 Macau International Film Festival Aries Awards on March 9 for his role in Ip Man 3
Iron Mike..honestly Mike needs to do more flicks...he did do a good job in Ip Man 3...put him in the next expendables or raid flick or something
Since #AboutBillions is fighting this week, I thought I'd drop the new Broner theme for nikkas to get hype to.
Addressing all the haters in the process.
Aye my nikka @Newzz
We did it breh.
Classic material
Im gonna repost this song so much on here, that people are gonna be sick
#AboutBillions....we finally got our own theme music
:aboutbillions: