Espn's Mike Coppinger blocked from covering Spence-Crawford

[MoneyKing]

I think Dan got kicked out of the Wilder vs Helenius post fight press conference I seem to recall.

[4truth]

Maybe Stephen A. Smith has learned a lot about boxing since I last saw him teamed with Kellerman but he used to be absolutely clueless.

[joseph5620]

I did criticize Arum for getting rid of Teddy. It happened after Teddy went on a rant about the scorecards for the Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight.

Atlas wasn’t replaced by a ***, though. That’s why I wouldn’t have claimed anything like that.




Is Stephen A. Smith as knowledgeable about the boxing scene as Mike Coppinger? No. It’s not even close. His expertise is the NBA but he is a huge casual when it comes to boxing.

​Also, see above. I absolutely did do that with Arum who is my least favorite of all the promoters. I don’t recall Golden Boy denying a credential to a big time reporter but if they did I’d be against that too.

You never claimed Arum denied a credential because of race. Never. So stop lying or answer the damn question. Did you do this with Arum or not? You know the answer to that already which is why you're avoiding it.


The event loses nothing without Coppinger. So you can stop with the BS narrative that he has an irreplaceable amount of boxing knowledge. Stephen A Smith is qualified for the job and obviously ESPN also believes that. So you can stop with that BS too.

[ShoulderRoll]

You never claimed Arum denied a credential because of race. Never. So stop lying or answer the damn question. Did you do this with Arum or not? You know the answer to that already which is why you're avoiding it.


The event loses nothing without Coppinger. So you can stop with the BS narrative that he has an irreplaceable amount of boxing knowledge. Stephen A Smith is qualified for the job and obviously ESPN also believes that. So you can stop with that BS too.

Right. I have criticized Arum for denying credentials, but I never claimed that Arum denied a credential because of race because that wasn’t the case.

Not like the current situation where PBC denied a credential to Coppinger and gave it to the less qualified Stephen A. Smith instead. This is the same side of the street that has Deontay Wilder giving exclusive interviews to the race baiter 78sportstv so it’s more relevant.

[The Big Dunn]

SAS is the top reporter at ESPN. The fact that he's covering the fight shows that ESPN values it.

While I agree with this, not extending a credential to Coppinger is significantly different than ESPN only sending Stephen A.

Imagine being Coppinger and having your employer choose someone else for the biggest boxing match of the year?

[ShoulderRoll]

Maybe Stephen A. Smith has learned a lot about boxing since I last saw him teamed with Kellerman but he used to be absolutely clueless.

He hasn’t.

[joseph5620]

Right. I have criticized Arum for denying credentials, but I never claimed that Arum denied a credential because of race because that wasn’t the case.

Not like the current situation where PBC denied a credential to Coppinger and gave it to the less qualified Stephen A. Smith instead. This is the same side of the street that has Deontay Wilder giving exclusive interviews to the race baiter 78sportstv so it’s more relevant.

How do you know? You have as much knowledge and evidence of that as you do with PBC. Which amounts to nothing. There is absolutely no evidence of race being the reason Coppinger was denied. You even said yourself that they don't like his reporting. So that eliminates any asinine, baseless, racial factors you're trying to implement.

Stephen A Smith is bigger than Mike Coppinger and nobody without an agenda is going to miss Coppinger. The fact that you object to Stephen A because he's replacing a white guy speaks volumes about you and proves everything I said about you.

[IronDanHamza]

Right. I have criticized Arum for denying credentials, but I never claimed that Arum denied a credential because of race because that wasn’t the case.

Not like the current situation where PBC denied a credential to Coppinger and gave it to the less qualified Stephen A. Smith instead. This is the same side of the street that has Deontay Wilder giving exclusive interviews to the race baiter 78sportstv so it’s more relevant.

How do you know Atlas credential wasn't denied because he was ***ish?

[IronDanHamza]

How do you know? You have as much knowledge and evidence of that as you do with PBC. Which amounts to nothing. There is absolutely no evidence of race being the reason Coppinger was denied. You even said yourself that they don't like his reporting. So that eliminates any asinine, baseless, racial factors you're trying to implement.

Stephen A Smith is bigger than Mike Coppinger and nobody without an agenda is going to miss Coppinger. The fact that you object to Stephen A because he's replacing a white guy speaks volumes about you and proves everything I said about you.

You'll have to take your time with him on things like this

He doesn't understand how the burden of proof works.

He doesn't understand how many things work to be honest.

[ShoulderRoll]

How do you know? You have as much knowledge and evidence of that as you do with PBC. Which amounts to nothing. There is absolutely no evidence of race being the reason Coppinger was denied. You even said yourself that they don't like his reporting. So that eliminates any asinine, baseless, racial factors you're trying to implement.

Stephen A Smith is bigger than Mike Coppinger and nobody without an agenda is going to miss Coppinger. The fact that you object to Stephen A because he's replacing a white guy speaks volumes about you and proves everything I said about you.

How do I know? Because in the case of Teddy Atlas he himself has explained why he got removed from ESPN. It didn’t involve race.

Stephen A. Smith might be bigger but he is not more knowledgeable or better qualified than Coppinger when it comes to boxing.