Chris Mannix Archives - Awful Announcing

Chris Mannix on Sports Illustrated shift from Arena to Minute: ‘There’s a lot more emphasis on quality.’

"The entire staff is wildly optimistic about the future of this place."

Chris Mannix on the Awful Announcing Podcast

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"It was definitely hard to talk about at times, but he was always open about everything that was going on."

An unknown outlet deprived us of one final 'Woj Bomb.'

"Nobody remembers [breaking stories] in the end. It’s just vapor."

"Call me an optimist, but I'm a believer that we're gonna get Inside the NBA on Amazon Prime."

"There are people involved who are expressing skepticism that this specific fight is going to move forward."

Mannix worked at SI from 2004-16 and 2018-2024.

An Arena Group executive reportedly removed a Chris Mannix story on transgender boxers from an upcoming print edition of Sports Illustrated.

"I would like to thank all the naysayers out there, that picked against the Denver Nuggets every single game of every single series"

"The Nuggets' problem is that they're not respected, they're just not talked about."

"It's pandering, obviously...he's also wrong"

"This was the first time that I've had it finalized and sent out and we've had to go back."

Mannix was at Sports Illustrated from 2003-2016. He's now returning there after a stint at Yahoo.

DAZN has brought in some big names on the boxing side.