Which fights do you suspect were fixed in order not to ruin another, major fight?

Hm, I never considered that. Though I consider that a robbery.

 

Thanks for respectfully informing me.

 

Not TMI at all, thanks for sharing.

 

I’m sure you weren’t the only one. Hearns looked awesome in the lead up to the Hagler fight.

 

Langford v Ketchel so Ketchel could challenge Johnson.

 

Well ALL Ducked & Avoided fighters were avoided for those very reasons,

but Yes, some were obvious as decisions to fight or not were made evident in Reports written, as were Challenges & Arrangements made for other fights Reported on, proving the much needed outcomes for avoidance and/or robbed decisions against such fighters.

 

None of them that I've seen no proof of. I'm talking of pre-arranged results regarding all parties.

It'a a rabbit hole i really wouldn't want to go down at any rate.

If we expand/change "fixed" to actually equal judges being paid off n case of a close fight then that might be another matter altogether but again it's not something i'd like to "suspect" lightly. Where guys like Don King are involved however it's very likely, obviously.

The sort of fight I'd be potentially suspecting would be one like Michael Spinks - Eddie Davis. The Spinks - Qawi rematch was already virtually set. Now while i don't agree Eddie won the fight some people do and it's entirely fair to say it was a reasonably close competitive fight.

One card had it 115-114 Spinks which many would consider a reasonable card yet the other two cards 119-109 and 118-111. I find that a little bit suspect and i wouldn't like my life to be riding on it being above board.

 

Not exactly the next fight but future big fights......

Fundora v Clark
Browne v Hot Rod

 

ex champ Alan Minter was robbed against Mustafa Hamsho in order that Hamsho get a shot at Hagler.

that kind of result happens all the time.

 

That fight wasn't a robbery. You simply have to be kidding yourself.

 

Randall Cobb once put it to me this way, and said he wasn’t just talking about boxing: Big money always takes an angle on small money.

I don’t think it’s so much a case of judges/ref being paid off or someone being told to lie down or having the cuffs put on as the money fighter gets the edge because everyone knows where their bread is buttered (not so much the opponent of course, but officials).

 

No way was the decision going to Alan. It was close but Mustufa didn’t win.