WNBA Brawl: Boxing or WWF?

Posted by Nicole Pasulka

As Scanner Verena pointed out yesterday, women's sports can get violent. USA Today is claiming this violence is the result of crappy ratings rather than crappy attitudes and while we agree that women can be as agro and nasty as men we haven't seen the WNBA get so much ESPN airtime since, well, ever. Every camera angle, replayed, slo-moed, analyzed discussed and dissected in more detail and depth than a WNBA championship game ever received.  

So here's the thing. We think this fight is real, but the cynic inside our heads is watering a seed of doubt. Video after the jump. What do you say? Is it real? And if not, can you blame the league for trading a little cat fight for a little attention? Put our doubts to rest or destroy our faith in the honesty of female fury forever. 


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Trend Alert: Cat Fights in Underwatched Womens Sports Leagues.


Comments

geek37 said:

Yeah, it was real.  Especially when Cheryl Ford blew her knee out trying to stop the fight.  The irony is that it was the same arena (The Palace of Auburn Hills) where the infamous Pistons / Pacers brawl occurred in 2004.

Stay classy, Detroit!

July 25, 2008 1:33 AM

Mandy from Detroit said:

I'd like you to come here and say that, Geek37.

July 25, 2008 12:09 PM

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