Former boxer claims he was drugged for gay porn romp BY Carl Stoffers NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 1:07 PM A A A Share this URL Eric Jamison/AP Yusaf Mack, (L) fought professionally for 14 years, retiring with a record of 31-8-2. Yusaf Mack remembers everything except for the gay threesome. Last June, when the Philly-born retired boxer found himself short on cash, an anonymous Facebook offer to film a heterosexual scene for a porn flick seemed to be the answer to his financial woes. Mack said he hopped a train and eventually found his way to an apartment in the Bronx where there were naked women milling around, preparing to film. "I think, 'It's about to go down.' I needed a drink or something," Mack, who said he signed up for the role after he was contacted by an anonymous Facebook user, told Philly.com. "They gave me a pill and a shot of vodka. I took the pill down with the vodka." RELATED: Yusaf Mack plans run to light-heavy title Mack told the website that he remembers nothing after taking the pill until waking up as his train pulled into Philadelphia's 30th Street Station later that day. But he had $4,500 in his pocket and his financial troubles were over. Mack said he didn't think about what transpired in the Bronx — and the blank spot in his memory — until a friend informed him that people found an adult video online showing the prize fighter having a threesome with two other men. dawgpoundusa.com Mack claimed he was drugged and doesn't remember anything about performing with two other men for a gay porn website. But Mack, a father of 10, denied any knowledge of making the adult film. "My whole life, I've been what they call a whoremonger. I love females," Mack told the website. "The only time I touch a man is when I'm in the ring fighting." Mack said he does not remember the location in the Bronx where he went to film the scene, and he cannot reach the account that contacted him on Facebook because he forgot his password, according to Philly.com. He is convinced that the pill he took upon arriving at the apartment was a drug, possibly GHB — but it wasn’t immediately clear if he was preparing to take any legal action. "I'm just hurt right now," he told the website. "I can't really sleep at night, but I'm getting by. Everybody thinks I'm going to hurt myself. I've got to stay strong for my children." Scott Heavey/Getty Images Yusaf Mack weighs in prior to a bout in 2012.
To repeat what's already been posted, why lie? Who is he lying to? Himself or the 100 fans who might believe him? Maybe it's just to the staff to keep up the pretense that he still has the power to make or break anyone.
"...but he had $4,500, and his financial troubles were over." I'm sure he blew through that in a weekend.
Former boxer admits he lied about being drugged for gay porn film BY Carl Stoffers NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Monday, November 2, 2015, 4:44 PM A A A Share this URL Scott Heavey/Getty Images Yusaf Mack admitted that he made up the story about being drugged before performing in a gay porn video. This former boxer is knocking out his cover-up story. Yusaf Mack, who claimed he was drugged before performing in a gay adult film, released a statement to Black Sports Online Monday retracting the outrageous tale. “This is an issued public apology from my heart,” Mack said. “I was completely aware and fully conscious during the film.” RELATED: Ex boxer claims he was drugged for gay porn romp The statement comes after the company that hired him, Dawgpound USA, threatened to sue over the wild drugging story. The one-time pugilist originally claimed he traveled from his home in Philadelphia to the Bronx last June to star in a heterosexual porn flick. After arriving at the shooting location, he claimed he was given a mysterious pill and remembers nothing until waking up at Philly’s 30th Street Station later that day with $4,500 in his pocket. It wasn’t until October that he realized that he had participated in a threesome with two other men, and it was videotaped and posted to the web, the fighter claimed. Eric Jamison/AP Mack admitted he was "completely aware and fully conscious during the film" in a statement on Monday. It was then that he went public with the story, claiming he was drugged and denying he was attracted to men. "My whole life, I've been what they call a whoremonger. I love females," Mack told Philly.com in October. "The only time I touch a man is when I'm in the ring fighting." The father of 10 children, Mack also addressed his sexuality in Monday’s statement. “I did participate in the adult film because at the time I needed money but also because I am a bisexual man,” said Mack. “Meaning I enjoy safely being intimate with whomever I choose.” It is unclear if the statement will prevent Dawgpound USA from pursuing legal action.