Most rigged fight ever.

Chavez vs Sweat Pea?

There was also a George Chuvalo fight I saw, where he knocked his opponent down, and the ref literally picked him up, shook him and then started the standing count. (I forget his name)

 

Mike DeJohn was the opponent, I think.

 

De La Hoya vs Sturm was pretty damn bad.

Ali vs Liston II was awful, from Liston laying out on the mat to the terrible officiating by ringside judges to stop the match.

 

That's the one :good

He also mentions it in the Facing Ali documentary.

 

I agree that Ali-Norton III was controversial,but no way near as much as Holyfield-Lewis.

 

Pernell Whitaker-Jose Luis Ramirez I.

That's THE one.

 

Oh and Holmes vs. Spinks II. atsch

as well as Oquendo vs. Byrd and

De La Hoya vs. Trinidad

 

'The Most Rigged Fight Ever'

Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston II
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'The Most Rigged Scorecards'

Wilfred Benitez vs Bruce Curry I

The Judges Scorecards, not Referee Arthur Mercante's Scorecard.
Carol Castellano and Barney Smith.

They got the 'proverbial wink', all rounds go to Benitez, unless
Bruce Curry completely overwhelms Wilfred, and even if Bruce does,
still give score them for Benitez.

They both scored every round for Wilfred Benitez from the 6th thru the 10th.

 

Escalera Vs Tyrone Everett. How could ANYONE score it to Escalera is beyond me.

 

some good examples listed, not as high profile but as obvious as any mentioned : Williams vs Lara

 

Too right Fleaman. It was a bloody disgrace.

 

Tyson-Seldon (Dung King probably paid him to take a dive.)

 

Disagree. I knew Seldon was going out in 1 and bet my friend that way. All Seldon had to do was get out of the 1st round and I'd lose. But that is how confident I was. Just the wrong style matchup for Seldon. I saw Seldon get starched in 1 by Bowe and knew he wouldn't get out of the 1st with Tyson either. A guy with a questionable chin going up against a ferocious ass beater with amongst the most powerful and explosive blows of all time who also happens to be a fast starter. Not good for Seldon.

 

Gans-McGovern was pretty bad. Some people still think that farce was legit though.....

In more recent times, yeah Escalera-Everett was definitely fixed. There's no criteria an intelligent person could use to justify that decision.

And yeah, DLH-Sturm was the joke of the last decade. No doubt...