Micky Ward KOs Senator
“Boxing has an advantage over politics. In the ring you know exactly what your opponent’s intentions are.”—Eder Jofre
Boxing and politics make for strange bedfellows.
Micky Ward is best known for his go-for-broke boxing, his trilogy with Arturo Gatti, the Oscar-nominated film The Fighter, and for being the strong, silent type.
But Ward recently broke his silence and took a stance regarding Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown.
The Republican that replaced Ted Kennedy is not to everyone’s taste (nor for that matter was Kennedy). Middle of the road on some issues and reactionary on others, Ward responded to two of Brown’s positions in a recent interview with The Sun of Lowell.
“I can’t support Scott Brown. I just can’t do it,” said Ward. “I found out Scott is anti-union and I’m a Teamster guy. I found out he’s also against gay marriage, and I say, if you love someone, you should have the same rights no matter who you are.”
Irish Frankie Crawford Beat Saijo 10:07am, 09/02/2012
Micky you are a great human interest story…. and it’s refreshing to see you exercising your First Amendment right to free speech! Just one thing….considering the fact that so many are out of work and hurting in this economy and the fact that you are a millionaire and deservedly so, why don’t you step the hell aside and let someone else take that steering wheel and earn those union wages and benefits for their family….you can still keep up your union dues if you like!