Boxer Micky Ward retracted his
endorsement of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown over his opposition
to gay marriage and unions.
The 46-year-old Ward, the subject of
the 2010 film The Fighter starring
Mark Wahlberg, confirmed to the Sun of Lowell his
pending endorsement of Brown after the Brown campaign hinted of
Ward's backing.
But 30 minutes later, Ward reversed
himself, calling the paper to inform staffers that he could not
support Brown's re-election.
“I found out Scott is anti-union, and
I'm a Teamster guy,” Ward
told the paper. “I found out he's also against gay marriage,
and I say if you love someone, you should have the same rights no
matter who you are.”
As a Massachusetts state senator, Brown
vocally opposed the 2003 state Supreme Court ruling which legalized
marriage equality in the state. Since that time, Brown has said he
opposes a federal constitutional amendment defining marriage as a
heterosexual union and believes marriage equality is “settled law”
in Massachusetts.