http://www.fightopinion.com/2009/07...erage-in-the-japanese-media-for-josh-barnett/ Amazingly, the major Japanese newspapers (Nikkan Sports, Daily Sports, and Sports Nippon) all played it straight with coverage. You know you are in trouble when phrases like anabolic steroids, failed drug test, and drug scandal are used without any sort of softening by a favorable media corps. Antonio Inoki said that Barnett would be given a chance to fight on 8/9 in Tokyo at Ariake Colosseum for IGF. For a show that had little-to-no media attention going in, suddenly there will be a lot of focus by the media on Barnett. He will be answering a lot of questions. Barnetts drug suspension gained attention because his fight with Fedor was supposed to air on SkyPerfecTV PPV in Japan live. Plus, the show was going to feature Takanori Gomi fighting on the card. The fight between Barnett and Fedor had been marketed in Japan as The Fight of the Century.
Inoki is glad this has happened. Nobody gives a damn about the IGF in Japanand Barnett being under scrutiny will give the show som media attention. You do know IGF is pro-wrestling?
