Newspaper decisions

psychoshane · 01-20-2011, 10:35 PM

A lot of those old fights were newspaper decisions meaning they were scored by press row instead of official judges. Did a newspaper decision count on any official record?

hhascup · 01-20-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by psychoshane

A lot of those old fights were newspaper decisions meaning they were scored by press row instead of official judges. Did a newspaper decision count on any official record?

No!

One newspaper might have it one way and another the other way. Say a boxer was from New York, the papers their might have him winning, and the boxer that was from Philly, their newspapers might have him winning. Sometimes the writers were even paid off to write the winner. When I do my research I go by as many newspapers as possible so I can get the real story.

klompton · 01-21-2011, 12:09 AM

A concensus is the way to go.

Unforgiven · 01-21-2011, 11:23 AM

The telegram reports are the most notoriously unreliable. Sometimes a manager would wire a "result" through before the fight had even commenced, or finished, and it was often a race to the telegraph office to wire a false report. Or so I've heard.

Newspapers decisions were not official, but I think gamblers might still make use of them.

Reporters in those days were low-paid and took bribes to write false reports.

having said all that, are "official" decisions any better ?

01-20-2011, 10:35 PM	#1
psychoshane Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 261 vCash: 500	Newspaper decisions A lot of those old fights were newspaper decisions meaning they were scored by press row instead of official judges. Did a newspaper decision count on any official record?
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01-21-2011, 12:09 AM	#3
klompton Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,851 vCash: 1000	Re: Newspaper decisions A concensus is the way to go.
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01-21-2011, 11:23 AM	#4
Unforgiven Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 13,142 vCash: 1000	Re: Newspaper decisions The telegram reports are the most notoriously unreliable. Sometimes a manager would wire a "result" through before the fight had even commenced, or finished, and it was often a race to the telegraph office to wire a false report. Or so I've heard. Newspapers decisions were not official, but I think gamblers might still make use of them. Reporters in those days were low-paid and took bribes to write false reports. having said all that, are "official" decisions any better ?
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