24 Sports · "Prime Time" Sanders. Boxing had "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Smokin" Joe Frazier. The NBA...
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BEACON, July 10 – July 16, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 24 Andrew Rosario, Sports Editor Sports SUBSCRIBE to the New York Beacon 405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174. $35.00 per year 212-213-8585 www.newyorkbeacon.com “Big Baby” loser By Andrew Rosario I n baseball, three strikes and you're out. In the case of Jarrell "Big Baby" Mill- er it only took two strikes. Miller established himself in the heavyweight class that included Tyson Fury, Joshua Anthony and Deontay Wilder. With a record of 23-0-1(20 KOs) he was scheduled to fight Anthony who at the time held the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. The two were introduced at a press conference at Madison Square Garden last February 19th 2019, which turned out to be an afternoon of verbal vulgarity between both fight- ers. At one point, not only did Miller shove Joshua with both hands to his chest but he also violently and repeatedly slammed both hands on the desk in front of him trying to make his points. Miller's ac- tions had "roid rage" written all over it as his camp attempted to restrain him. Come to find out that Brooklyn's own Miller, who was scheduled to make $4.875 million dollars, tested positive for performance enhancing drugs after submitting a sam- ple in late March. One month later, The New York State Athletic Commission denied his application for a license to fight Anthony which was to take place June 1st, 2019. Ac- cording to his reps, Miller was devastated by the news and issued a video statement via instagram. "I’m going to get straight to the point. I messed up. I made a bad call. Lot of ways to handle the situation. I handled it wrongly and I'm paying the price for it. Missing out on a big opportunity and I’m hurtin' on the inside. My heart is bleeding right now. I hurt my family and friends, my team and my supporters. But I'm going to own up to it. I'm going to deal with it. I'm going to correct it and I'm going to come back better." Not much had been heard from Miller as Fury, Wilder and Anthony continued mak- ing their names in the heavy- weight division. Fury and Wilder fought two great fights while Anthony was stunned by Miller's replacement, little known, Andy Ruiz, Jr who became the first Mexican heavyweight champion. Josh- ua would defeat Ruiz in the rematch later that year. After not being in the ring for 18 months, it was an- nounced this past June 18th that Miller would take on Jerry Forrest on July 9th. Forrest won 23 of his previous 26 fights. Another opportunity for Miller to get back in the hunt and bring another champion- ship title back to his borough. Something that hasn't been done since the days of Mike Tyson. Then came the shocking news that Miller once again tested positive for three differ- ent PEDs: GW501516, EPO, and HGH two weeks ago. The fight, slated to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada was cancelled. Said Forrest when he found out the fight was cancelled and why, “any time you’re willing to cheat and use PED’s in a sport where you’re physically hitting someone, to me that’s attempted murder in my eyes, because we can kill anyone with one punch,” he told Box- ing Scene. It is very possible that Miller could be banned from the sport forever. The New York Beacon had set up an interview via phone with Miller this past Monday. When the news surfaced, the representative for Miller can- celled the interview. The rep sent the following statement from co-promoter, Dmitriy Salita: “I am disappointed. I was looking forward to July 9th and Jarrell’s return to the ring. This news is shocking to me as well. Hopefully soon we will find out more facts. As Bob Arum said, we're all going to be guided by the decisions of the Nevada Athletic Com- mission." Plenty of athletes, in every sport, have been suspended for testing positive for PED's. They have come back and been successful in their respec- tive sport. You would think that Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller would have known better af- ter his first suspension which came in 2014 when he was part of the Glory kickboxing organization. Miller was fined $2,500 and was suspended nine months. Think of some of the great- est athletes who are know by their nicknames. It fit them as they dominated their sport. Football had Kenny "Snake" Stabler and Dieon "Prime Time" Sanders. Boxing had "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Smokin" Joe Frazier. The NBA had Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson" and Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. Baseball had Walter "Big Train" John- son and Reggie "Mr. October" Jackson. The list can go on forever. Tonight was the night Miller was to redeem himself and get back as a contender in the heavyweight division. Unfortunately, with the mis- takes that Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller has made, his nick- name fits him perfectly. Just not the way he wants to be remembered. Was Miller's (R) Rage Due to Roids? Photo: Special to the NY Beacon Harsh Words From Forrest Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
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“Big Baby” loserBy Andrew Rosario
In baseball, three strikes and you're out. In the case of Jarrell "Big Baby" Mill-
er it only took two strikes. Miller established himself in the heavyweight class that included Tyson Fury, Joshua Anthony and Deontay Wilder. With a record of 23-0-1(20 KOs) he was scheduled to fight Anthony who at the time held the WBA, WBO and IBF belts. The two were introduced at a press conference at Madison Square Garden last February 19th 2019, which turned out to be an afternoon of verbal vulgarity between both fight-ers. At one point, not only did Miller shove Joshua with both hands to his chest but he also violently and repeatedly slammed both hands on the desk in front of him trying to make his points. Miller's ac-tions had "roid rage" written all over it as his camp attempted to restrain him.
Come to find out that Brooklyn's own Miller, who was scheduled to make $4.875 million dollars, tested positive
for performance enhancing drugs after submitting a sam-ple in late March. One month later, The New York State Athletic Commission denied his application for a license to fight Anthony which was to take place June 1st, 2019. Ac-cording to his reps, Miller was devastated by the news and issued a video statement via instagram. "I’m going to get straight to the point. I messed up. I made a bad call. Lot of ways to handle the situation. I handled it wrongly and I'm paying the price for it. Missing out on a big opportunity and I’m hurtin' on the inside. My heart is bleeding right now. I hurt my family and friends, my team and my supporters. But I'm going to own up to it. I'm going to deal with it. I'm going to correct it and I'm going to come back better."
Not much had been heard from Miller as Fury, Wilder and Anthony continued mak-ing their names in the heavy-weight division. Fury and Wilder fought two great fights while Anthony was stunned by Miller's replacement, little
known, Andy Ruiz, Jr who became the first Mexican heavyweight champion. Josh-ua would defeat Ruiz in the rematch later that year.
After not being in the ring for 18 months, it was an-nounced this past June 18th that Miller would take on Jerry Forrest on July 9th. Forrest won 23 of his previous 26
fights. Another opportunity for Miller to get back in the hunt and bring another champion-ship title back to his borough. Something that hasn't been done since the days of Mike Tyson.
Then came the shocking news that Miller once again tested positive for three differ-ent PEDs: GW501516, EPO, and HGH two weeks ago. The fight, slated to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada was cancelled. Said Forrest when he found out the fight was cancelled and why, “any time you’re willing to cheat and use PED’s in a sport where you’re physically hitting someone, to me that’s attempted murder in my eyes, because we can kill anyone with one punch,” he told Box-ing Scene. It is very possible that Miller could be banned from the sport forever.
The New York Beacon had set up an interview via phone with Miller this past Monday. When the news surfaced, the representative for Miller can-celled the interview. The rep sent the following statement from co-promoter, Dmitriy Salita: “I am disappointed. I was looking forward to July 9th and Jarrell’s return to the ring. This news is shocking to me as well. Hopefully soon we will find out more facts. As Bob Arum said, we're all going to be guided by the decisions
of the Nevada Athletic Com-mission."
Plenty of athletes, in every sport, have been suspended for testing positive for PED's. They have come back and been successful in their respec-tive sport. You would think that Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller would have known better af-ter his first suspension which came in 2014 when he was part of the Glory kickboxing organization. Miller was fined $2,500 and was suspended nine months.
Think of some of the great-est athletes who are know by their nicknames. It fit them as they dominated their sport. Football had Kenny "Snake" Stabler and Dieon "Prime Time" Sanders. Boxing had "Iron" Mike Tyson and "Smokin" Joe Frazier. The NBA had Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson" and Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. Baseball had Walter "Big Train" John-son and Reggie "Mr. October" Jackson. The list can go on forever.
Tonight was the night Miller was to redeem himself and get back as a contender in the heavyweight division. Unfortunately, with the mis-takes that Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller has made, his nick-name fits him perfectly. Just not the way he wants to be remembered.
Was Miller's (R) Rage Due to Roids?Photo: Special to the NY Beacon
Harsh Words From ForrestPhoto: Special to the NY Beacon
