Title Fight at Fatburger

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Who would have thought that on a Sunday night in Las Vegas, you could go down to your local Fatburger restaurant and catch a title fight featuring Floyd “Money “ Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather is considered by many to be one of if not the best boxer to ever lace up a pair of boxing gloves. He has an unblemished record of 46-0, 26 of those wins coming via KO. His ability to adapt to a fight and counter punch his opponent are virtually unmatched. The only problem is that this fight wasn’t on Pay-Per-View, HBO, or even Showtime.  It was literally at a Fatburger restaurant on the Las Vegas strip.

Now you might be thinking to yourself, who in their right mind would be dumb enough to challenge a man who hands are registered lethal weapons? That man is none other than Clifford Joseph Harrison Jr. Who? Well… you might know him better as T.I., the rapper.



According to TMZ (http://www.tmz.com/2014/05/25/t-i-mayweather-fight-video-vegas-about-tiny-fatburger-wife-stabbing/), the incident started when T.I.’s wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle posted pictures on Instagram of her with the world champ and his daughter. What allegedly pushed T.I. over the edge was that Tiny called Floyd Mayweather’s daughter her “new boo”. T.I. was very upset with Tiny because he felt disrespected that she would post those types of pictures. T.I. decided to confront the champion and that’s when a brawl broke out. Chairs and punches were thrown between both entourage. Both T.I. and Floyd left before the authorities arrived at the scene.



Tiny & her "new boo"

There is no question that most people get their sport news through what is consider to be traditional sports media like ESPN, FOX Sports, or their local newspaper. But, there is a new wave of media that is taking the world by storm. With Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr, social media is newest and hottest way for everyone to get information right at their fingertips. Social media is the perfect way that fans are able to stay connected with their favorite athletes, teams, or organization. Though social media has a lot of benefits, you can also see from this example that social media can get athletes in trouble. Isn’t it amazing that T.I. was so heated because his wife posted picture for all her followers to see. Tons of athletes will post their thoughts and feelings on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and then later regretting their comments.  A good example is Matt Barnes from the Los Angeles Clipper. He made some comments about his teammate Blake Griffin after he was fined for by the NBA for a fight that broke out during a game. He was later remorseful for his comment and released an apology to the Clippers organization, the NBA, and his teammate Blake Griffin.