How Much Corruption in Boxing?

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  1. drunkboat

    drunkboat Active Member Full Member

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    How much corruption do you think is in boxing today? You always here how it was basically a racket back in the day, but people assume it doesnt happen today.
     
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  2. J Griz 757

    J Griz 757 Arturo "Thunder" Gatti Full Member

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    There is a lot of corruption on boxing. As with many sports.

    And to those that think there isn't much boxing, I say the word gullible is not in the dictionary.
     
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  3. drunkboat

    drunkboat Active Member Full Member

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    you think it is evident in the big big matches or just out of sight with the little guys?
     
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  4. awesome1612

    awesome1612 Guest

    Boxing has much more corruption then other sports besides Basketball. Notable fights with obvious corruption was the Klitschko-Brewster drugging and the Golota-Byrd fight
     
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  5. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    not as much as people think. I have been to fight cards with my friend who is or was a boxing manager, and most guys behind the scenes love boxing and try to be honest. I do not consider hometown decisions to be corruption.
     
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  6. aka TORA

    aka TORA ☳ Full Member

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    unfortunately boxing is ruined by promoters and other bigwigs with to much influence, reading an old ring magazine the other day with an article about don king, its people like him that made boxing a niche sport
     
    aka TORA, Jul 28, 2011
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  7. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    the politics side is ugly..

    if you mean corruption as in the mafia is in on it? In America, I don't think it exists..
     
    DobyZhee, Jul 28, 2011
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  8. drunkboat

    drunkboat Active Member Full Member

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    That's true, I think the American mafia got out of that when they saw casinos and slot machines were the way to go back in the 60s.
     
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  9. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    its poorly run with no real person to call the shots, like the NFL which has a commisioner, baseball, basketball... boxing has so many rules that only apply in certain states,, some fights have no 3 knockdown rule,some dont, some have no standing 8 counts, so dont, way too many governing bodies....they make and break their own rules every day
     
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  10. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :thumbsup
     
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  11. Slacker

    Slacker Big & Slow Full Member

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    Haye wins decision over Valuev

    /thread.
     
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  12. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    Holyfield robbed of decision against Valuev
     
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  13. the_truth

    the_truth Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxing is not the only sport involve in corruption:good
     
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  14. leocouture

    leocouture Chinchecker KILLA!!!!!! G Full Member

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    All of pac ww wins.. Oh and that farce of a ko that marquez displayed..
     
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  15. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    more than you can fit in a bread box
     
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