Comments Thread For: Saunders Suspended By British Boxing Board For Controversial Video

[Monty Fisto]

Last I checked being a d-bag isn't a crime and has no benefit in a fight so why suspend him? Because they don't like what he said? Who does? But to stop him from making a living from an obvious joke is too far.

Being a d-bag is not a crime. No one is saying it is. Saunders has not been charged with a crime.

He has, however, been suspending pending a hearing under the board's misconduct regulation. Clearly they feel they need to consider whether he is guilty of misconduct. He is suspended until that hearing to consider whether he has broken their guidelines/regulations or not in this area. No one is boxing right now anyway, so a suspension until a hearing is not the end of the world.

Furthermore, having a licence to fight is a privilege not a right. Abuse the privilege, you run the risk of losing your licence. The BBBofC has a number of social media guidelines that it recommends its licence holders follows. One of these is to consider whether your opinons and activity are appropriate.

Finally, the BBBofC exercises its authority in the long-term interests of boxing.

We have a high-profile fighter publishing a video for public consumption on the right way to beat women, which he says is meant as a joke. Is it out of the question that his actions might damage the reputation of boxing? Are his actions therefore in the interests of boxing or contrary to the interests of boxing? Are his actions appropriate? These are the things they will weigh up at his hearing. I don't think that is too unreasonable.

[MulaKO]

How can you be this foolish to get yourself suspended when the entire world is on coronavirus lockdown? This is like Craig getting fired on his day off. Billy is one ****** motherphuker. LMAO

This was fughin funny ^^^^^^

Lmfao

[aboutfkntime]

he should give BBC the middle finger and fight in the US

[aboutfkntime]

wow there are TONS of crybaby panty-wearers in this thread

LMAO

[LetOutTheCage]

This guy is such an idiot, talk about throwing you're career down the toilet

[deathofaclown]

Ok so Saunders gets suspended for a ignorant video which I get. What I dont get is it's ok for Shields to put a response video on the proper way to not punch a man.

Is there a difference there?

Yeah, double standards

Saunders is a man and Shields is only 50% man

[deathofaclown]

this is absolutely fkn ridiculous

it was a joke... and NOBODY took it seriously

the BBoC look like absolute fkn ass-clowns to me

what a pack of whiney-bltch crybaby f@ggots

I agree

Saunders is ****** though, he’s been in trouble with the BBBoC many times for jokes. He must know how they will react.

That said, it makes no difference, he probably won’t fight in the UK soon anyway

[SUBZER0ED]

When one's actions interferes with one's ability to make money, therapy and a behavioral adjustment are in order. In short, Saunders is either ****** rich and can afford to miss out on big fights, or he's just plain ******.

[Mindgames]

Maybe it was his plan all along to get suspended so he has an excuse for not fighting Canelo. He's been saying for years he wants the big fights but in reality he's doing everything in his power to prevent such fights from happening. Saunders is a moron, plain and simple. He is an inbred British hick with a de****able family of mutant ******* spawn.

Well that thought crossed my mind when he was about to fight Andrade. I think he knew there was a good chance of losing that one, and the massive ego can't take it. I don't think he's hurting for money. I've always said its eventually him and Eubank jnr once or twice more, then riding into the sunset saying everyone ducked him.

[aboutfkntime]

When one's actions interferes with one's ability to make money, therapy and a behavioral adjustment are in order. In short, Saunders is either ****** rich and can afford to miss out on big fights, or he's just plain ******.

NOBODY suggested that Saunders could/should be banned for that comment

NOBODY !

this is a RIDICULOUS knee-jerk reaction by some panty-wearing f@ggots... don't get it bent