Receipts, Respect, and Reality: Setting the Record Straight
1. Receipts That Speak Louder Than Narratives
Poe has receipts. Not vague claims. Not whispers. Documented proof. He has spoken directly with EA developers, 2K developers, and others in the industry about boxing games, realism, and how the sport should be represented. These aren’t conversations taken out of thin air; they are real exchanges with real developers who respected the knowledge he brought to the table.
He also has receipts showing he talked with boxers and their managers over the years, advocating for them to appear in boxing video games. This wasn’t done for personal gain—it was about making sure the sport and its athletes were represented authentically.
When Poe supported the Round4Round Boxing project, he even sent boxers over to ESBC/Undisputed, helping SCI get access to names that fans would actually want to see in a boxing game. That’s a contribution most fans wouldn’t even know about, let alone put the work in to make happen.
2. Ash Habib’s Comment and the Attempt to Dismiss
Recently, Ash Habib said that some people “think they know so much.” It’s unclear if he was aiming those words at Poe or at someone else. But let’s be clear: if he was pointing in Poe’s direction, that comment is both misplaced and misleading.
Poe isn’t a random person on a forum pretending to be an expert. He isn’t a child. He’s a decorated amateur boxer, Golden Gloves champion, and someone with over four decades of passion inside and outside of the ring. He’s lived boxing. He’s studied boxing. He’s worked with the community, boxers, developers, and historians.
When someone with that background speaks on boxing or boxing video games, it isn’t “thinking you know so much.” It’s lived experience meeting years of documented contribution.
3. Will Kinsler Cannot Rewrite History
If these dismissive narratives are being whispered through Will Kinsler, then the truth has to be laid out. Will cannot, under any circumstances, speak on the relationships Poe has had with EA developers, 2K developers, boxers, and managers. Those were direct relationships Poe built long before SCI came into the picture.
Will can’t erase the receipts. He can’t rewrite the fact that Poe’s been in these conversations, influencing projects and advocating for boxing authenticity when others weren’t even in the room.
4. Decades of Passion, Not Empty Claims
This isn’t about ego. This isn’t about pretending. This is about making sure the history and contributions are not erased or dismissed by vague insults. Poe has over four decades of boxing passion—as a boxer, a community voice, a historian, and an advocate.
When SCI talks down to the fans or waves off voices like his, they aren’t just dismissing one person—they are trying to rewrite the reality of what fans have fought for. The truth is simple: Poe has receipts, experience, and respect in this space.
Final Word
Discrediting long-time fans doesn’t erase the work they’ve done. Poe’s history is documented, and the relationships he built across the sport and gaming industry are real. The fans, the boxers, and the community know the truth: he’s been working for years to see boxing represented the right way.
Attempts to downplay that are nothing more than smoke and mirrors.
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