Comments Thread For: Daniel Kinahan - BBC Documentary Alleges The Controversial Figure is Still Advising Boxers

[Blackstarr]

I'm just glad that SJWs such as yourself have no power in boxing, otherwise this sport would be in an even worse state than it already is.

Fury and MTK aren't going anywhere, every UK boxing card features MTK fighters, as if Hearn or Warren will ever stop working with them, and despite how much guys such as yourself and McGuigan cry about it, there's nothing you can do about it.

Boxing is boxing, it's always attracted criminals, it is what it is, maybe you should follow professional knitting instead, that way you can get a good nights sleep, you shiny, white knight.

I’m an SJW because I’m against cheating, corruption and intimidation? I thought I’d heard it all. Filth attracts filth and this just shows how scummy you are tbh, not that it wasn’t news to me already.

[soul_survivor]

It sounds like certain people are upset & out of pocket re MTK Global's success, McGuigan being the obvious example.

MTK by all accounts, do a brilliant job at looking after the boxers they represent, and any organisation that helps a boxer keep his hard earned money in his pocket is alright in my book.

McGuigan is a money grabbing scumbag who has fleeced Frampton and no doubt many others.

Kinahan has no criminal convictions and is innocent until he is found guilty in a court of law.

But Kinahan is head of one of Ireland's worst crime families as reported by Interpol itself. Whether or not he has been convictedi t would be plain ****** to ignore the facts, as presented in the documentary and in court documents in Spain. His associates and family members have also been convicted of various organised crimes.

You can be a fan of Fury but it doesnt meant you need to be a ******.

[joe strong]

Exactly this, I know several fighters signed with or who have worked with MTK Global and I’ve never heard any of them complain about not being paid, money being owed, late etc.

MTK has been great for boxing IMO. Especially in the UK.

Kinahan is a shady character but it’s not like boxing isn’t already full of them. I doubt these Saudi Arabs financing AJ-Ruiz and potentially Fury-AJ have clean money and clean pasts. Nobodies questioning them...

Don’t forget that wonderful law abiding human Don King... A true gentleman of the sport

[stellen]

Is it any wonder the convicted drug abusing, steroid munching gyppo is affiliated with the kinahans?

[boxinglife8]

The only convicted drug dealer in boxing is Anthony Joshua, Kinahan and Fury have no criminal records, and those are the facts.

So my AJ loving friends, don't go pointing fingers if you have dirty hands.

Well Fury has admitted to using drugs get out of his ass

[Kiowhatta]

It's all about context, and few people on this thread are not even capable of providing a coherent argument, let alone a valid or sound one.

As for AJ being a criminal mastermind: in 2009, Joshua was put on remand in Reading Prison for what he describes as "fighting and other crazy stuff." He was made to wear an electronic tag on his ankle when released.

In March 2011, Joshua was pulled over by the police for speeding in Colindale, North London. He was found with eight ounces (226.8 grams) of herbal cannabis hidden in a sports bag in his Mercedes-Benz. He was charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug, an offence that carries a maximum 14-year sentence. Joshua was suspended from the GB Boxing squad and was sentenced to a 12-month community order and 100 hours' unpaid work after pleading guilty at crown court.

This does not scream major criminal, rather more typically a young lad making poor decisions.

Kinahan has been the subject of multiple accusations, Fury is a well-documented former drug addict, and when one of BBC's serious investigative programs explores his history, dealings, relationships and so forth, they typically do so after covering their legal arses.

McGuigan was the only boxing figure to speak openly; he has had issues with fighters...

But are we that surprised that:

Boxing is still intrinsically linked with organised crime and corruption?
That boxers engage in drugs, *** and so on?
That relationships where trainers and fighters spend 6-7 days a week for years break down?

What I want to know is why hasn't boxing caught up with every other sport in terms of current political attitudes?

Is boxing so stuck in the past that we still are yet to hear about a single gay or lesbian boxer? Or advocating/supporting important current issues?

This is what intrigues me.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Don’t forget that wonderful law abiding human Don King... A true gentleman of the sport

Exactly man. Boxing is a dirty business. It’s mafia connections run deep. Kinahan is small fry to some of the figures of boxing past.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

It’s not a criminal offence, but personally I believe taking PEDs in combat sports should be

So I assume you refused to watch Whyte-Povetkin based on these principles?

I assume you won’t be watching Canelo-BJS too?

They’re all using PED’s tbh man. Certain fighters just haven’t been caught.

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Is boxing so stuck in the past that we still are yet to hear about a single gay or lesbian boxer? Or advocating/supporting important current issues?

Nobody cares if a boxer is gay or supports ***, why bring this s*** into sport?

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I’m an SJW because I’m against cheating, corruption and intimidation? I thought I’d heard it all. Filth attracts filth and this just shows how scummy you are tbh, not that it wasn’t news to me already.

lol u mad?