Boxing Conspiracy Theories

Eddie Machen and Zora Folley were both killed by a gun, although Machen was thought to be suicide Zora had unknown reasons for his death,same for Arturo Gatti,Sonny Liston,and Alexis Arguello,all of them died odd deaths.

 

A hole hidden in Tyson Fury's glove so he could give Wilder a propper bloddy wet willy!

 

Can't forget the Klitschko poisoning

 

I heard that there was a rumor Cus and Jim Jacobs had a homosexual relationship

 

Does that make you jealous?

 

New York Times boxing writer Michael Katz once told me he had long been investigating a rumor/tip that Bert Cooper was Joe Frazier’s illegitimate son. Obviously he was never able to verify it.

 

Arturo Gatti did not kill himself

 

Not to be a nitpicker, but Zora died after hitting his head by a pool where he had slipped while he and some friends were wrestling and messing around. Machen died after falling out of a balcony window.

 

That McCall was being paid more to lose to Bruno than he would have got for winning and then fighting Tyson, as the big money fight was Bruno v Tyson, and McCall didn't really sell well in the States and was paid more to be competitive but lose to Frank.

Sounds bollocks.. But I've heard it a few times

 

Speaking of Cooper, there was a story behind his fight w/ unbeaten TV fighter Richie Melito that he was expected to take a dive in that fight, but when it was learned that agents from the FBI were in attendance (who were investigating whether Melito was taking part in pre-arranged fights), Cooper bailed on the arrangement & flattened Melito w/ a legitimate effort.

IDK whether the Cooper story is true, but it turned about Melito's fights were being investigated by the FBI & the people behind the fixes were eventually convicted.

 

That's enough evidence for me.

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Two pages and not a single mention of the theory that Richard Steele stopped the Chavez-Taylor fight due to his allegiance to Don King and his fighters? I am shocked.

 

1 of the biggest conspiracy theories in boxing is that mob figures fixed Jack Sharkey's title winning decision over Schmeling, which he was then required to repay by taking a dive vs. Carnera.

 

Folley drowned in swimming pool if I'm right.