Dan Rafael: "I wish Vitali - Briggs had been 15 rounds!"

[ChopperRead]

so write espn and ask for him to get fired for his briggs comments then.

also stop reading his articles and chats so he doesn't get that much site traffic.

Different issue than what you were saying previously.

[BesWorldChamp]

It'd be like if Dan Rather tweeted on 9/11 "LOL 9/11 Dead People. ROFL ROFL."

I strongly disagree with this analogy... I think you went too far.

I read the transcript earlier, and didn't think much of it at first... but now I understand where everyone is coming from. The comments were probably made in bad taste. However, calling him a "fat bastard" doesn't say much for your professionalism either. I know you all aren't journalists, but a man should act like a man... right?

[Forza]

Id like to see briggs punch that fat ass, bare knuckle

[ChopperRead]

mate , the only reason we watch the sport of boxing is to see them harmed.anyways i don't really care that much about rafael's comments so i'm not gonna go out of my way to defend him.

the comment/joke don't bother me so i don't care.

You have a point to make there. It's truer than many of us want to admit.

How much harm is too much harm? There's a thin line.

[ChopperRead]

I strongly disagree with this analogy... I think you went too far.

I read the transcript earlier, and didn't think much of it at first... but now I understand where everyone is coming from. The comments were probably made in bad taste. However, calling him a "fat bastard" doesn't say much for your professionalism either. I know you all aren't journalists, but a man should act like a man... right?

What's really interesting is how the remarks vanished from the transcript after we started talking about it here -- somebody at ESPN obviously thought it was a problem.

[Kevin Malone]

What's really interesting is how the remarks vanished from the transcript after we started talking about it here -- somebody at ESPN obviously thought it was a problem.

I "tweeted" about it, and got re-tweets from Steve Kim, and Mike Coppinger (a Ring and USA Today contributor)

Some in the boxing media clearly know about it. Ben in London also tweeted about it.

Twitter kicks ass. Stories like this can get some traction this way.

[ChopperRead]

I "tweeted" about it, and got re-tweets from Steve Kim, and Mike Coppinger (a Ring and USA Today contributor)

Some in the boxing media clearly know about it. Ben in London also tweeted about it.

Twitter kicks ass. Stories like this can get some traction this way.

Good for you. I guess the fact that they pulled the remarks is an admission that Rafael crossed a line ESPN wasn't comfortable with.

Dan loves Twitter so much when it's working for him, let's see how he feels about it when the attention turns negative.

[Kevin Malone]

Good for you. I guess the fact that they pulled the remarks is an admission that Rafael crossed a line ESPN wasn't comfortable with.

Dan loves Twitter so much when it's working for him, let's see how he feels about it when the attention turns negative.

Agree. I'm not gonna demand an apology, or that he loses his job. I'd just hope for more professionalism.

[ChopperRead]

Agree. I'm not gonna demand an apology, or that he loses his job. I'd just hope for more professionalism.

Here's a piece on it:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/684767-dan-rafael-vs-shannon-briggs-the-verbal-war-continues

[deanrw]

I don't understand what people are getting so huffy over.

If I was in his position and someone attacked my reputation and integrity, I would rip them back far worse than he did.