In your honest opinion, does taking dives, etc. still exist today in 2010?

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  • Agent Mulder
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    #21
    Originally posted by -Top Rank-
    This fa99ot........smh

    What do you me "whenever you try"? LOL
    English is clearly not your first language.

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    • puga
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      #22
      Originally posted by JDezi4
      I'm sure it does, look at that one Danny Green fight. But I think the more mainstream guys just pay off the judges. It's easier.
      floyd vs jlc 1..

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      • DARKSEID
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        #23
        Originally posted by Hyacinth
        At the end of the day, boxing is a business. But it's hard to conceive that boxers in this day in age take dives, payouts, etc. Cheaters will always be around, ie steroids and illegal hand wraps, etc. But flat out losing on purpose? i'm not so sure...

        speak on it.
        It's impossible to claim that it DOESN'T exist. So yes.

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        • uncle_ray
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          #24
          i think that promoters are more likely to influnence judges than fighters, at the championship level to take "dives".

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          • brick wall
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            #25
            it could still be happening...not as much as trolls and ****** alts do exist in boxing forums though.

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            • JDezi4
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              #26
              Originally posted by puga
              floyd vs jlc 1..
              I suppose...
              Among others.

              It's kinda sad that that's the first one to come to ur mind.
              Last edited by JDezi4; 10-12-2010, 10:55 PM.

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              • Dempsey-Roll
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                #27
                clottey was a pathetic fight. he gave lots of excuses (scared of getting knocked out, stomache...etc)
                i'm not gonna say it's a fixed fight, i'm just gonna say that clottey's a chicken =P IMO

                mayweather vs mosley HOWEVER, was su****ious. how can mosley start SUCKING... RIGHT AFTER when he ALMOST floored Floyd?!

                I just hope Pac vs Marg is an entertaining fight.
                whenever i see a "if marg losses, its cuz he dived" ...those are just excuses.

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                • MXboxingfan
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                  #28
                  Originally posted by Dempsey-Roll
                  clottey was a pathetic fight. he gave lots of excuses (scared of getting knocked out, stomache...etc)
                  i'm not gonna say it's a fixed fight, i'm just gonna say that clottey's a chicken =P IMO

                  mayweather vs mosley HOWEVER, was su****ious. how can mosley start SUCKING... RIGHT AFTER when he ALMOST floored Floyd?!

                  I just hope Pac vs Marg is an entertaining fight.
                  whenever i see a "if marg losses, its cuz he dived" ...those are just excuses.
                  Mosley stopped landing punches. He did not stop throwing punches. The defense of Mayweather was just too much for Mosley.

                  Joshua Clottey however, threw very few punches.

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                  • jrosales13
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                    #29
                    I am not sure about any major fights.

                    There hasn't been a major fight that I felt a fighter took a dive.

                    Maybe, the lower scale type of fights yes I am pretty sure it happens. There has been fights that I have seen were a fighter just tanked it IMO.

                    But, I don't think it happens anymore in the major fights.

                    A fighter going for a payday is not the same as taking a dive, judges being bought out is not taking a dive, Those 2 are more possible of happening in the major fights IMO. But, dives not so much. Lower scale type of fights? Absolutely.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by MXboxingfan
                      Mosley stopped landing punches. He did not stop throwing punches. The defense of Mayweather was just too much for Mosley.

                      Joshua Clottey however, threw very few punches.
                      Joshua Clottey fought like Joshua Clottey.

                      There was nothing su****ious about that fight. I serious doubt he took a dive in that fight.

                      And, is ridiculous to think Shane Mosley took a dive against Floyd also.

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