TMZ released a video of on their website of LSU running back Leonard Fournette and offensive lineman Garrett Brumfield horsing around on campus, which they described as a street fight.

From the video you can tell that it was just friendly horseplay and LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette told TMZ the same.

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But LSU Associate Athletic Director of Communications Michael Bonnette tells TMZ Sports the team has spoken to both players and have determined it was all an intense game of slap boxing.

"A game where they basically have to touch the other person twice."

"What you don't see is when the video cuts off, they hug it out. They're not mad at each other. No one was injured."

In the video you can also hear other players in the background laughing, which suggest that nothing serious was going on.

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Street Hawk

It's not just slap play if we are being honest. The failed haymaker says otherwise. Coach needs to pull aside #7 and have a chat with him. Defending him blindly is the same as the PT board defending Trump.

Reply•86 months

Displaced

Looks like a classic case of "baws will be baws"

Reply•86 months

olddawg26

Yep this is definitely LSU based lol

Reply•86 months

olddawg26

It's certainly not "brutal" but it's certainly not playful slap boxing either. We can be honest.

86 months

BayouBengal61

Well not gonna lie those looked like some real punches but seriously can't believe how the media (specifically TMZ) blew this up and tried soil Fournette's reputation as if this one incident was gonna tarnish his future and hurt his draft stock...really sad coming from someone who is working to get a job in the media.

Reply•86 months

Datbayoubengal

it's literally just slap boxing. I've seen it so many times with friends throughout high school. Would people get offended with bloody knuckles, or mercy? Those are also two "violent" games and both require the loser to give up out of pain.

Reply•86 months

sonuvapitcher

Reporter thought that was brutal. He must have been a Texas A&M defensive starter.

Reply•86 months

CalTiger53

I though the media was horrible with the 2016 election only

Reply•86 months

bkirby2

Real fight? IDK. Slap boxing? No. Definitely didn't stop after "2 touches". Not buying the story. With that said.....nice counter punch move at the end by Buga. :)

Reply•86 months

Tigers4Lyfe

Real or not, too much of an injury risk to be doing that.

Reply•86 months

LSU Coyote

LF7 is more at risk power driving skirts on campus. Will you tell him to stop slamming white chicks?

86 months

Tigers4Lyfe

You lie.

86 months

rcocke2

It looked like most of it was 'slap-boxing'.

Reply•86 months

Chrisb6586

I know one thing, in not trying to get into a street fight with fournette

Reply•86 months

BayouBengal61

Or Brumfield

86 months

monsterballads

if you thought this was a "real fight" you might be retarded.

Reply•86 months

the LSUSaint

Playing around. But that haymaker that missed looked real

Reply•86 months

Corch Urban Myers

Probably just got a bit amped up in that moment.

86 months

stewie

Didn't something like this happen in 2013 outside of Shady'sor Bogies? that was a pretty good year for the team, good sign ... Savages

Reply•86 months

Jcorye1

Their comment section makes the average OT poster look like an African Americans Studies professor.

Reply•86 months

lilmoonlsu

Real fights don't look like boxing matches and Leonard could have stuck Garrett a few times at the end when Garrett was off balance...if it was a real fight

Reply•86 months

UptownnMike

TMZ is downbad for this. Obvious horseplay. Just can't be 21 anymore I guess

Reply•86 months

CSATiger

"brutal fistfight" oh please

Reply•86 months