rudee
01-21-2017, 09:00 PM
Danny is a good guy... but he has to dump his nutso father!!!
In one of the most despicable, outrageous displays at a boxing event in years, Angel Garcia went on a vile rant in which a riot was prevented only because Keith Thurman is such a classy, decent human being.
Thurman will fight Danny Garcia in a WBA-WBC welterweight title unification bout on March 4 on CBS in what should be one of the best fights of the year.
Kudos, though, to Thurman for having the type of self-restraint that enabled him to remain cool despite Angel Garcia calling him all manner of racial epithets. Angel Garcia is Danny Garcia’s father and trainer.
Danny Garcia has throughout his professional career been a soft-spoken, respectful man who frequently has been humiliated by his father’s wild antics.
What happened at Wednesday’s news conference, though, was far beyond simple trash talk. A boxing license is a privileged one, and the New York State Athletic Commission should take bold action against Angel Garcia for this type of behavior.
Angel Garcia erupted and used a racial epithet multiple times when Thurman said at the dais that he figured he would knock Garcia out. He used a derogatory slang word for a gay person to refer to Thurman, blasted immigrants and spoke of seeing Thurman die in the ring. He also referred to Thurman with a slang term for female genitalia.
He also inexplicably invoked President-elect Donald Trump’s name during his rant, in which he became unhinged.
Promoter Lou DiBella, who tweeted “N-words, homophobic epithets and anti-immigrant rhetoric have no place at a boxing press conference [or anywhere else],” told Yahoo Sports that because of Angel Garcia’s actions, no member of either fighter’s team will be allowed on the dais at the fight week news conference.
“Angel Garcia will not have the opportunity to have the microphone at the [final] press conference,” DiBella told Yahoo Sports. “It’s only going to be myself, the fighters themselves, a representative of the site, a TV executive and some sponsors.”
The New York commission released a statement to Yahoo Sports condemning Angel Garcia’s words.
“The New York State Athletic Commission does not in any way condone or excuse Mr. Garcia’s words and actions,” it read. “Angel Garcia is not a licensee of the commission and therefore is not subject to its jurisdiction at this time. In the event Mr. Garcia pursues a license with the state athletic commission, this incident and all relevant information will be reviewed and this matter would be revisited in that context.”
WBC champion Mauricio Sulaiman said he’s already submitted a report on the matter to his board of directors and noted that Angel Garcia could face some sort of punishment. He spoke out vehemently against his behavior. Danny Garcia is the WBC champion.
“We cannot in any form or manner accept these type of words,” Sulaiman told Yahoo Sports. “We completely reject this kind of behavior and what he did is absolutely contrary to what boxing represents. The WBC is outraged by this behavior as are the many people who have contacted us about it.
“I want to make clear that this has nothing to do with the boxer himself. But it’s a poor representation of his team and because Danny is the WBC champion, we have to address this.”
In one of the most despicable, outrageous displays at a boxing event in years, Angel Garcia went on a vile rant in which a riot was prevented only because Keith Thurman is such a classy, decent human being.
Thurman will fight Danny Garcia in a WBA-WBC welterweight title unification bout on March 4 on CBS in what should be one of the best fights of the year.
Kudos, though, to Thurman for having the type of self-restraint that enabled him to remain cool despite Angel Garcia calling him all manner of racial epithets. Angel Garcia is Danny Garcia’s father and trainer.
Danny Garcia has throughout his professional career been a soft-spoken, respectful man who frequently has been humiliated by his father’s wild antics.
What happened at Wednesday’s news conference, though, was far beyond simple trash talk. A boxing license is a privileged one, and the New York State Athletic Commission should take bold action against Angel Garcia for this type of behavior.
Angel Garcia erupted and used a racial epithet multiple times when Thurman said at the dais that he figured he would knock Garcia out. He used a derogatory slang word for a gay person to refer to Thurman, blasted immigrants and spoke of seeing Thurman die in the ring. He also referred to Thurman with a slang term for female genitalia.
He also inexplicably invoked President-elect Donald Trump’s name during his rant, in which he became unhinged.
Promoter Lou DiBella, who tweeted “N-words, homophobic epithets and anti-immigrant rhetoric have no place at a boxing press conference [or anywhere else],” told Yahoo Sports that because of Angel Garcia’s actions, no member of either fighter’s team will be allowed on the dais at the fight week news conference.
“Angel Garcia will not have the opportunity to have the microphone at the [final] press conference,” DiBella told Yahoo Sports. “It’s only going to be myself, the fighters themselves, a representative of the site, a TV executive and some sponsors.”
The New York commission released a statement to Yahoo Sports condemning Angel Garcia’s words.
“The New York State Athletic Commission does not in any way condone or excuse Mr. Garcia’s words and actions,” it read. “Angel Garcia is not a licensee of the commission and therefore is not subject to its jurisdiction at this time. In the event Mr. Garcia pursues a license with the state athletic commission, this incident and all relevant information will be reviewed and this matter would be revisited in that context.”
WBC champion Mauricio Sulaiman said he’s already submitted a report on the matter to his board of directors and noted that Angel Garcia could face some sort of punishment. He spoke out vehemently against his behavior. Danny Garcia is the WBC champion.
“We cannot in any form or manner accept these type of words,” Sulaiman told Yahoo Sports. “We completely reject this kind of behavior and what he did is absolutely contrary to what boxing represents. The WBC is outraged by this behavior as are the many people who have contacted us about it.
“I want to make clear that this has nothing to do with the boxer himself. But it’s a poor representation of his team and because Danny is the WBC champion, we have to address this.”