Option 1:

Slip McScruff actually started this thread himself because he wanted to discourage people from fighting him. He thinks that people won't fight him if they think he's a coward because there is nothing to brag about if you win and total embarrassment if you lose. It actually worked too well. Now, people who themselves are pushovers have been instigating fights with Slip McScruff in order to boost their own cred.

This has two side effects. One, Slip has to fight a whole lot more because of this attention. Two, Slip is kicking so much ass that tougher guys want a slice. Now he has accidentally become a league heavyweight when he just wanted the opportunity to relax a bit more instead of being an enforcer.

Well, there was also a third side effect that is slightly less hockey related. Fans have been throwing chicken tenders onto the ice whenever Slip wins a fight, so he generally gets a mid-game snack from a few choice pieces he can catch.