Just when you thought you were safe to give out about them, we have been today reminded that in the tough world of Irish sports administration there is no one tougher than the IABA.
They're the toughest mothatoughers that ever toughed!
After holding their counsel - bar a short statement on Monday - the IABA finally came out with a lengthy response to the whole Billy Walsh saga today but what caught my eye the most was the photoshoot which accompanied it.
Here is their CEO Fergal Carruth, looking like a CEO you would not trifle with.
His old brother Michael may be the one who actually won an Olympic gold medal in boxing but if there was an Olympic sport called 'Looking hard while administrating sport' then Fergal would dominate.
Just look at the evidence:
Carruth makes other sports administrators look like pussycats:
Sometimes Fergal even breaks into a smirk at just how tough he looks:
Will this photoshoot change public opinion? Is Billy Walsh soft? Will life as we know it ever be the same again? Only time and Jimmy Magee can tell.
Also read: IABA Finally Issue A Response And They've Come Out All Guns Blazing
Also read: Who Is Fergal Carruth? - The IABA Chief At The Centre Of The Billy Walsh Saga
