When Schwartz collaborated with Televisa, he had a run-in with Joserra, who at that time was the sports director of Imevisión, which over time became TV Azteca
Fernando Schwartz almost got into a fight with José Ramón Fernández (Photos: YouTube/Toño de Valdés//JoseRa in interview)
In the world of sports journalism, José Ramón Fernández is one of the most emblematic figures in the industry. Due to his experience and demands, he established himself as the top benchmark for TV Azteca , previously Imevisión . But not all sports analysts respected him and he even had feuds with some.
Such was the case of Fernando Schwartz, current sports commentator for Fox Sports, recently the Mexican journalist revealed the anecdote in the who almost got into a fight with Joserra. In an interview with Jorge Burro Van Rankin for the YouTube channel of La Saga Schwartz told how his first meeting with José Ramón Fernández was and what triggered the conflict.
During the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, Fernando got to know the character of José Ramón and was not intimidated by the emblematic journalist. At that time, Schwartz was a collaborator with Televisa , a company that Joserra did not like and that even came to train his team to “hate” him. to the Chapultepec television station .
José Ramón Fernández in one of his offices on TV Azteca (Photo: YouTube/Historias Engarzadas)
Fernando Schwartz covered different events of the Olympic joust, but the one that caused him problems with JoserraIt was the walking competition. That event was extremely important because Daniel Bautista participated, an athlete who was one of the prospects for a medal for the Mexican delegation.
In the competition, the Olympic medalist was disqualified a few meters from the finish line and one of the controversies is that he was overtaken in a tunnel and later penalized. That is why Fernando Schwartz immediately sought an interview with him. Despite the fact that the competition was better prepared, the former Televisa reporter got the exclusive.
“I almost came to blows with him (José Ramón Fernández) in Moscow 1980. They were an army, Ortega and I on our side and I won the interview for the elimination of Daniel Bautista under the tunnel ”.
Fernando Schwartz passed by the offices of Imevisión, (TV Azteca) and heard how Joserra called him behind his back ( Photo: Facebook/@Fernando Schwartz)
That event did not go unnoticed by José Ramón, which is why he was annoyed that his team did not get the interview with the Olympic athlete. The clash between the two characters happened by coincidence because Fernando Schwartz passed by the offices of Imevisión, (TV Azteca) and heard how Joserra called him behind his back.
“I went by the Imevisión office and José Ramón says: How the hell, a scoundrel, a moron comes to win us?! , I don’t know what’”, recalled the current Fox Sports analyst. For this reason, the reporter did not give up and steeled himself to face that qualification.
“And I got in, (I said) ‘here is the moron, what do you have against me?’, and I went over him and they separated us, it was the only time I almost came to blows with him.”
Fernando Schwartz left Televisa, while Joserra left TV Azteca, on ESPN they coincided (Photo: Youtube/ESPN Deportes)
Although he did not reveal who else witnessed the event, he did confirm that there were people who prevented the problem grew more, since Joserra was not intimidated by the competition, much less if it was someone from Televisa.
Over the years, Fernando Schwartz left Televisa, while Joserra left TV Azteca. Both characters took different paths but coincided again on ESPN. The Moscow 80 incident was in the past and both sports communicators forged a relationship of professional respect.
However, Schwartz was fired from ESPN years later, and considered it one of the most difficult moments of his professional careerWell, he lost credibility and was out of work for a long period, but shortly after he joined Fox Sports, a television station where he continues to operate.