Where the sport more corrupt during the 70's?

60's and 70's are a mess, The mafia, the Muslims, everybody shady had a big interest in Boxing at this point.

George Chuvalo had interesting comments on it, when he was interviewed for the 'Facing Ali' film.

Factor in scumbags like Don King and it's one big game of Cluedo.

 

I thought king started controling the wba in the 70's, bribing jduges and getting his bxoers titleshots, bob admitted he has done this **** as well I think, promoters are scum I dont know about boxing with the mob, most likely but I think their grip became less since the mid 60's

 

It was dirty then and I've no doubt that it's not at least equally as dirty today with the amount of money involved.

 

It was more so before the 1970s.

Look at the corruption in the 1950s with Frankie Carbo, Blinky Palermo, Jim Norris and the IBC.

 

If I remember right, Cus D'amato refused to let Floyd Patterson fight anyone linked to them?

Cus and Corsell helped to expose them?

 

No. The sport has more outside parties causing corruption, but with the amount of money going around these days I have no doubt that corruption is still around, just less visible and more in-house.

 

Same as it ever was.

 

I think it was worse, it seemed like EVERY boxer had money issues. Frazier died broke, Ali and Foreman both had money problems... they got filthy rich off their image later on in the 90s but they both had issues with getting their full money from the fights.

 

There's less outright corruption now(fixed fights, etc) in large part because its just easier to rig the rankings and match up guys against people they'll beat no matter what.

 

IMO, The old point system gave boxing a corrupt look back then.

 

Any era after this is like an Enid Blyton novel compared to this period.Just read LaMotta saying he paid 20k and took a dive just to get a shot with these guys.

 

Thats the big one. So many belts these days that there is no champion.