Skip Bayless Trashed By One Of His Own At Espn

Typically, however, those comments don’t come from colleagues at ESPN … until Monday.

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Bayless, an outspoken Manny Pacquiao supporter, went berserk Monday morning defending the Filipino fighter after his unanimous loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. After ripping off a Mayweather hat and T-shirt he was forced to wear after losing a bet with co-host Stephen A. Smith, Bayless echoed Pacquiao’s belief from Saturday that he actually won the fight. 

In response, ESPN boxing reporter Dan Rafael said in a tweet that has since been deleted: “The nonsense being uttered by Skip is absolutely laughable about #MayweatherPacquiao. This is a train wreck.”

Granted, Rafael’s tweet was mild compared to ones that surfaced after Bayless’ display, but ESPN generally frowns upon in-house trash talk …  just ask Tony Kornheiser, who was suspended in 2010 after he shared some not-so-complimentary thoughts on one of Hannah Storm’s outfits. Bill Simmons has also been critical of First Take in the past.