Comments on: Jeremy Lappen says both ESPN & SI ‘misquoted’ him

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[...] Jeremy Lappen says both ESPN & SI ‘misquoted’ him [...]

By: D.Capitated

D.Capitated — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:00:52 +0000

Well, the last two shows have been produced by Showtime Sports, so I’m thinking that’s the direction they’ll go in. I wouldn’t be shocked to see Gary Shaw back with some sort of authority in that case, but I would be pretty surprised to see the rest of the crew around, son included. Should be interesting to see if they keep the current matchmakers or not.

By: Michael Rome

Michael Rome — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:49:05 +0000

I hope Kelly Kahl fires their entire management and replaces them. It’s a disgrace, but the fighters don’t deserve to be punished for it.

By: Ivan Trembow

Ivan Trembow — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:40:04 +0000

Whoever put the muzzle on Jared Shaw needs to put that same muzzle on Jeremy Lappen now. If it comes out in the Florida investigation that Shaw and/or Lappen had anything at all to do with paying Petruzelli not to attempt takedowns, then they should resign.

In addition, Gary Shaw’s quotes alone in that L.A. Times article are more than enough to warrant his resignation. In his case, he was already forced out of power and now has a cushy one-year severence package that is being called a “consultant job,” but he should also be forced to resign from that because ProElite should not want to be associated with Gary Shaw in any way, shape, or form after he made those ridiculous comments to the L.A. Times.

Quite frankly, if EliteXC does end up getting purchased by CBS and/or Showtime, and if the new owners decide to wipe the slate clean by getting rid of Jeremy Lappen, Gary Shaw, and Jared “Stephanie McMahon” Shaw, that might be the best thing for everyone involved.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:45:41 +0000

So, Mr. Lappen has insulted me as a fan to think I’m so stupid that I will believe all of this. It’s really a lack of respect for not only Josh and Franklin, but every person he attempts to sell this too.

This whole thing is just disgusting. Shaw, Lappen, the whole company have all suffered massive damage now. And the more Lappen speaks, the more it keeps piling on. They all need to know when to STFU.

By: Michael Rome

Michael Rome — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:36:20 +0000

So at my job, there is a bonus for hours if you hit a minimum number. Surprisingly, you only get it IF YOU COMPLETE THE HOURS.

There’s no such thing as a bonus in advance. It’s a quid pro quo, not a bonus.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:00:46 +0000

That was the point that I was going to make.. Why would they give him a KO bonus before he even stepped into the ring?

By: Steve Barry

Steve Barry — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:19:22 +0000

Zach,

That may not even be the biggest story in Lappen’s quote.

Look at his last sentence.

“We gave Seth a knockout bonus before the fight started. That was part of the deal.”

You can’t give a knockout bonus to someone if they haven’t knocked anyone out yet!

Unless he meant to say he offered a knockout bonus or he meant we included the opportunity to earn a knockout bonus as part of the deal, that sounds like a huge slip up to me.

Makes a huge difference when money exchanged hands. You can’t call what they allegedly did a knockout bonus and everything’s fine and dandy. It’s still a bribe if you give a fighter money beforehand whether you tell him here’s money to stand and not take him down, or here’s money to go knock him out. Either way, you’re giving him money upfront to fight a certain way, thus attempting to influence the outcome of the fight.