SCANDELOUS! - The fight was a fix!!!!

rooq · Nov 14, 2010

Frank Warren had a few things to say about the alleged bet...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9187962.stm

Promoter Frank Warren has questioned the ethics of David Haye betting on himself to beat Audley Harrison.
Haye claimed after the successful defence of his WBA heavyweight crown that he had backed himself to win in round three on Saturday.
And the 30-year-old, who also promoted the fight, then stopped Harrison in that round in Manchester.
"For a fighter promoting it who is in the ring I think it is unacceptable," Warren told BBC 5 Live's Sportsweek.
"It shouldn't be allowed to happen. It is not as though they're not getting a fortune to fight in the first place."

You can't predict what round you're going to beat somebody. It can be your undoing
Former WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch
The British Board of Boxing Control has no specific rules prohibiting boxers from betting on their own fights, but Warren believes any such bets undermine the sport.
"If I was a member of the public and that happened, I don't think I would be too happy about it," suggested Warren.
"I'm sure the board of control will make its own decision on that but I don't think it looks good for the game or David Haye if it is true that he had that bet."

However fellow promoter Frank Maloney said there is nothing to stop fighters such as Haye from betting on a round for victory.
"[If] he can earn some more money and he believes in his ability that's up to him," suggested Maloney. "Sportsmen bet on themselves. I don't think there's anything to stop them [boxers betting on themselves]."
And former WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch also opined that there is nothing wrong with a fighter backing himself in such a fashion.
"I've got nothing against it, if a fighter is that good - if he can hold someone up for a couple of rounds and then finish him when he says he can," argued Froch.
"It's not match-fixing because that would be saying you've put a load of money on the fight and then taken a dive in a round.

BEN DIRS' BLOG
Harrison somehow managed to be even less effective in challenging for David Haye's WBA heavyweight crown than even his most vociferous critics could have imagined
"He didn't publicise it before the fight so it might have just been a publicity stunt."
However, Froch did admit that it was a risky strategy for a boxer, adding that he would have expected Haye to have ended the fight earlier if an opportunity had presented itself.
"You can't predict what round you're going to beat somebody. It can be your undoing," said Froch.
"You say you're going to knock someone down in round three and go for a swing you can end up walking into a shot or rush something. All good boxers will tell you, when you look for the knockout it doesn't come.
"If David Haye had sensed a chance and Audley had thrown a left-cross last night and fell short, trust me David Haye would have jumped on him and hit him with a big counter-punch and followed with a big combination."

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tony mush · Nov 14, 2010

loginistooshort said: ↑

Shoulda put money on it.
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i did

BoxingFanNo1 · Nov 14, 2010

kidgloves said: ↑

Wasn't a fix at all. What a ****ing ridiculous statement. All you needed to do was watch both fighters last bout to understand how last night happened. Haye nearly ko'd Harrison with his feints alone ffs.
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Exactly.

Haye didn't need to fix the fight, he knew that once he picked it up Audley would go into his shell and it was fight over.

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