Maurice Hooker arrested for DWI

Maurice Hooker’s decision to forego the World Boxing Super Series tournament in favor of facing top contender Alex Saucedo may or may not have been a bad decision, but this one certainly was. The newly crowned WBO Super Lightweight Champion was booked for “misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor unlawful possession of a handgun” Tuesday morning, posting bond on both charges.

While the charges aren’t particularly eye-catching, the details suggest that Hooker (24-0-3, 16 KO) might be in a whole heap of trouble.

According to the arrest affidavit, Hooker was allegedly spotted speeding on Interstate 35E around 1:50 a.m. While he was being followed by one Dallas police car, Hooker crashed into a squad car ahead of him that was being used to redirect traffic in a construction area around Empire Central Drive.

The car following Hooker collided with another unoccupied police vehicle at the construction site, the document said. Two officers were hospitalized. One suffered a broken arm, while the other had no major injuries.

As a fellow Texan, all I can say is that he’d have to be drunk to think taking I-35 was a good idea under any circumstances.

According to ESPN, Roc Nation and Top Rank are negotiating for Hooker to fight Saucedo (28-0, 18 KO) in Dallas “this fall.” If Hooker did, in fact, injure two officers and damage their cars, he might need that payday sooner rather than later.