What are some documented cases of PROVEN corruption in boxing?

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  • boxing is alive
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    What are some documented cases of PROVEN corruption in boxing?

    We speculate a lot (at least some of which must be true based on many piss poor decisions), but what are some cases where it's actually been confirmed and proven that there was corruption involved in a fight? Whether it's the referee, judges, the fighter taking a dive, etc.?
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    Certain fighters have admitted taking a dive.

    There's video footage of IBF officials taking cash from promoters to move their fighters up in the rankings.

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    • Tom Cruise
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      Wasnt one of the judges proven to have taken money in the Lewis Holyfield 1 fight?

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        The IBF has the courts word for it being corrupt.



        http://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/01/sp...ls-of-ibf.html

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          FBI raided Arums office over Mosley vs De La Hoya 2.

          Haye admitted betting to KO Audley in round 3. He and Audley were best friends just before the build up to the fight. Do the math.

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            WBC reinstated Roy Jones Jr as WBC champion while someone else was champion just because Jones asked them and they knew he'd generate more money

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              Didnt Arum get caught trying to bribe a judge

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                Originally posted by boxing is alive
                We speculate a lot (at least some of which must be true based on many piss poor decisions), but what are some cases where it's actually been confirmed and proven that there was corruption involved in a fight? Whether it's the referee, judges, the fighter taking a dive, etc.?
                Watch some of the decsion's like Castillo vs Mayweather Delahoya vs Mosley and Trinidad and use some common sense

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                • ИATAS
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                  Don King and The Ring magazine working together and adjusting the rankings for don king fighters. The most shameless piece of history of The Ring.
                  Don King's "United States Boxing Championships" kicked off in early 1977 and was promoted as a tournament to name America's best fighters in each division. Funded by ABC Television and supported by Ring Magazine, King would leverage the ABC money and exposure into an attempted power grab to sign the country's best talent to exclusive contracts. Ring Magazine, running interference for King, would falsify records and inflate the rankings of at least eleven fighters in order to gain entry into the tournament. Underground boxing scribe, Malcolm "Flash" Gordon and ABC associate producer, Alex Wallau, uncovered the shady dealings and encouraged the network to cancel the entire deal. Ring Magazine would clean house after the scandal and two of Don King's associates would be sanctioned for their roles in the scandal. Don King, however, would suffer no official discipline.
                  Last edited by ИATAS; 01-25-2013, 10:34 AM.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Fetta
                    Didnt Arum get caught trying to bribe a judge
                    I believe it was bribing the IBF so a fighter could be ranked. This obviously still happens today without a doubt
                    In the mid 1990s, Arum committed a host of Felonies when he admittedly gave then IBF President Bob Lee over $100,000 as a “bribe” to allow George Foreman, then heavyweight champ, to fight Axel Schultz instead of a top contender. He accomplished this by laundering the money through Europe with then booking agent Stan Hoffman. Shortly thereafter, Arum admitted such in a US Dept. of Justice affidavit that was published here at RingTalk.com. The fallout saw Arum fined in a number of states, while unable to promote in Arizona.
                    Last edited by ИATAS; 01-25-2013, 10:37 AM.

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