AMERICAN sport sites were in awe of Fanning and the very “Australian” way in which he handled the frightening situation.
“Fanning was not injured at all, and was cool enough to give us the most Australian quote possible,” wrote SBNation’s Tom Ziller, referring to Fanning’s statement: “I punched him in the back.”
Fansided.com was full of praise for Fanning, describing him as a “badass”.
“One thing is certain from this whole attack — Mick Fanning just became the world’s biggest badass for fighting a shark live on television and winning without suffering injury.”
