Phoenix Jones, Seattle’s Real Life Superhero (Video)
Some of you may have heard of the costumed vigilante running around the streets of Seattle. Maybe you’ve even gotten lucky enough to see him in action.
Now, we all get to see former and current professional MMA fighter, Ben Fodor, and the founder of the Reign City Super Heroes up close and personal. Here is a feature on Phoenix Joes that aired Sunday on SportsCenter. It feels more like a movie trailer. Come to think of it, this would actually make a pretty sweet movie.
Some of the best quotes:
“Ben could have made it the bigs. The NFL of MMA, which is the UFC. I poured three or four years into him, and he throws it away to run around and protect Capitol Hill.” -Aric Wiseman, MMA trainer
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“It’s not something that we sanction as a department. It’s not we authorize in an way shape or form. This is Seattle and Seattle is a ver unique city. What I would say to Phoenix Jones is, ‘Hey, you’re doing a pretty thing, but there is a line. Don’t cross it.” -Seattle PD spokesman, Sean Whitcomb
“You can question whether I’m sane. You can question whether I’m actually effective. You can question whether the word ‘super hero’ is the right word. But what you can’t question, that there’s a guy in a suit, running around, actively stopping crime.” -Ben Fodor AKA Phoneix Jones
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