Stuttering John Cowards Out of $100,000 Fight Against Tuki
"John guaranteed he'd knock him out in the first round... so John should be looking at $100,000... but John has proven he's a great a pussy." — Blind Mike
What began as a low-stakes challenge from Stuttering John morphed into a massive financial showdown this week. John initially offered to pay the "puppet" Tuki $500 to fight him in Las Vegas. However, the offer was drastically "sweetened" by Patrick Melton, who put up a $10,000 purse, offered to fly John out, and provide a hotel. When John continued to brag, the stakes were eventually raised to a staggering $100,000 if John could secure a first-round knockout. The backstory here is rooted in John's desperate need to maintain his "tough guy" persona from his 1990s celebrity boxing days. He has spent weeks claiming he would easily destroy Tuki in the ring to avenge insults against his family. Tuki officially accepted the offer on two different shows, leaving John with nowhere to hide. Instead of signing the contract, John began making bizarre technical excuses about who would referee the match and what the logo in the ring would look like. The hosts mocked John's "weaseling," noting that he finally claimed he wouldn't fight because he didn't want Patrick Melton to make any money as a promoter. The Aussie Guy compared John to a "washed-up band" that thinks they are Metallica, refusing to accept a life-changing payday out of pure ego. "He's going to have a heart attack," added Dabbling Doofus, noting John's "training" consists of a brisk walk on an incline for 35 minutes. The status of the fight is "dead on arrival" due to John's refusal to call the bluff. Patrick Melton has publicly stated the offer is a gamble, knowing John is too afraid to step up. Blind Mike summarized the consensus of the "Dabbleverse" chat: "The chat is completely 100% telling John he's a pussy and calling him out for this... he should be shamed into going to Las Vegas."