ESPN+ took a big hit this week / Boxing and sexual misconduct bad for branding

[Thuglife Nelo]

Imagine all the social media trends of womenz hashtagging agaisnt ESPN+

The WAR has begun. PBC, You Necks!!! Broner where You at son!?

[MastaBlasta]

A booty started the Trojan War. Face it, we're all (ESPN, PBC, DAZN, fans, fighters) gonna get brought down by the Booty ...

... and lifted back up by it too!

[Eff Pandas]

ESPN didn't do nothing. Pulev did.

This would be like condemning DAZN if Canelo were to **** some girl.

Damn you fanboying too much on DAZN. Getting old fast.

[bigdunny1]

One thing that I am noticing is ESPN has been refusing to cover this story. This story is every where it has crossed over from just boxing news or just sports news. This is on CNN front page and TMZ. My local news station talked about it. Meanwhile it's not on ESPN sportscenter, not on their own page you have to go to boxing section and even there all they have is a article with Pulev defending himself saying she is a friend and was laughing about it. Nothing about lawsuits or the woman's own words denying that they are friends.

This is a problem when ESPN a sports news station first and foremost is now covering boxing and something goes down during their fights and they suppressing the story on the biggest sports station in the world refusing to cover a story that is huge right now. If this happened on any other network it's all over ESPN.

[jmrf4435]

See this is naive thinking.

WAKE up, we live in TMZ world.com. This was GREAT for boxing. This was absolutely great....

I think he was wrong by the way!!

[Thuglife Nelo]

ESPN didn't do nothing. Pulev did.

Exactly, this reminds me of people crying about Golden Boy and emails. Condemn the idiot freelancer from another country, not Oscar

[Eff Pandas]

One thing that I am noticing is ESPN has been refusing to cover this story. This story is every where it has crossed over from just boxing news or just sports news. This is on CNN front page and TMZ. My local news station talked about it. Meanwhile it's not on ESPN sportscenter, not on their own page you have to go to boxing section and even there all they have is a article with Pulev defending himself saying she is a friend and was laughing about it. Nothing about lawsuits or the woman's own words denying that they are friends.

This is a problem when ESPN a sports news station first and foremost is now covering boxing and something goes down during their fights and they suppressing the story on the biggest sports station in the world refusing to cover a story that is huge right now. If this happened on any other network it's all over ESPN.

I get you, but I think this is standard almost these days. Its certainty not unusual.

I mean look at when a Team D guy does some bs & MSNBC barely brings it up while Fox talks about it for 2 weeks. Then when a Team R guy does some bs & Fox barely talks about it while MSNBC talks about it for 2 weeks.

How good it works as a strategy is debatable obviously.

[bigdunny1]

I get you, but I think this is standard almost these days. Its certainty not unusual.

I mean look at when a Team D guy does some bs & MSNBC barely brings it up while Fox talks about it for 2 weeks. Then when a Team R guy does some bs & Fox barely talks about it while MSNBC talks about it for 2 weeks.

How good it works as a strategy is debatable obviously.

ESPN also suppressed or flat out refused to cover scandals with their own on air talent. Like Domestic violence that were flooding other news outlets but no mention or response from ESPN. So you are right it's not the first time ESPN has tried to sweep something under the rug. Politics for sure this happens but now the number 1 sports news outlet refuses to cover major news regarding something that went down during their own fights. Shameful