Comments Thread For: Ring Announcer Lt. Dan Hennessey Calls It Quits After Controversy

[Kesslerfan#1]

Maybe his exit was not compleatly voluntary .................... ? the announcer on ESPN acted like it was the most offensive thing that could happen in life...........what a joke the over reaction to making a mistake in boxing not like he knocked the other fighter out to cover up his mistake....

Yeah its almost bullying TBH...Joe Tessitore wasnt it? Id like to troll that ****wit and see how he feels. Dan is a top guy and I can see how this would have rattled him. Anyone taking the piss out of him are just ****heads and I reckon if it was their kids or someone they cared about they would be jumping up and down...keyboard warriors

[Kesslerfan#1]

Geez...everybody with their "mental health" these days. Get deployed in Desert Storm, "Sir, Yes Sir!" Get trolled online where you can just not look at the comments, "I've got PTSD." Seriously, wtf?

if it was one of your kids or parents??

[Tag, You're Hit]

if it was one of your kids or parents??

Kids should be kept away from this stuff, too. Men who are his age should be mature enough to not care. Everybody is a critic. Not everybody is a Viking Warrior.

[Joseph]

One thing I hate about boxing is having to reconcile being tertiarily associated with a bunch of bullying, self-entitled ****heads. Dude made a (arguably minor) mistake, owned up to it, and yet has literally become the target of thousands of people. Grow up.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Man, you had one job to do. To read the result right.

You are useless, lol.

[trippleupper]

All publicity is good publicity... don't quit now, Dan!!

[The Big Dunn]

This is not a big deal. It’s a mistake that is easily corrected.

Apologize for the mistake and move on.

[PBR Streetgang]

It was a pretty big gaffe but not the first time I've seen it happen. No permanent or long term damage happened. Sure Hughes and Johnson went thru roller coasters of emotions but the correct result was ultimately applied. I've seen far worse instances of incompetence in boxing that have had serious consequences.

That being said, he was messing up reading of scorecards prior to that (confusingly reading the losing score first, then announcing a name, etc). He also seems to be taking the criticism a bit like an injured diva.

[Tatabanya]

You'd think a Marine would be more thick skinned.

He was probably the equivalent of Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket.

Only, he committed suicide in front of an audience on a boxing ring.

[Eff Pandas]

If only more boxers would retire after their worst night post prime.