It seems there’s been more written about Tyson Fury’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award nomination than his heavyweight title win.
A petition demanding that the Mancunian boxer is removed from the list has drawn in excess of 50,000 signatures.
Discussing the matter on a latenight newspaper review on BBC News, Clive Myrie delivered his frank assessment on the matter.
“It’s after the watershed,” he notes, glancing at his watch. “You cannot be a d*ckhead and win Sports Personality.”
Oh well done @CliveMyrieBBC "You can not be a dickhead & win Sports Personality of the Year" @Tyson_Fury #SPOTY pic.twitter.com/EmQsrPLxez
— Monty Moncrieff MBE (@MontyMoncrieff) December 8, 2015
Although his comments were indeed after the watershed, seeing someone in a BBC newsroom utter the term “d*ckhead” was a bit of a surprise.
Nevertheless, his straight talking went down well on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/running_good/status/674013028308951040
I think @CliveMyrieBBC wins the internet today https://t.co/eqHpzit5Ny
— carl packman (@CarlPackman) December 8, 2015
@CliveMyrieBBC Well said. More of that sort of thing. Refreshing. #tysonfury #dickhead
— Dr. Jason O'Rourke (@jasonoruairc) December 7, 2015
