Is boxing rigged?

[Publius]

How rigged is boxing, do you think? And in what ways?

I appreciate any insight you can provide, especially any evidence.

[The tucker]

I think boxing and all competitive sports are somewhat rigged.

But whenever I think of stuff being rigged in boxing TEXAS comes to mind.

If you are not from there I would try to avoid fighting there at all cost.

[spytactics]

Yes, see Timothy Bradley vs Pacquiao 1 for insight to your question.

[Publius]

I think boxing and all competitive sports are somewhat rigged.

But whenever I think of stuff being rigged in boxing TEXAS comes to mind.

If you are not from there I would try to avoid fighting there at all cost.

Why do so many Mexican fighters fight there, then?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Yes...when it comes to scorecards... Have you ever seen an underdog get a close decision vs the house fighter in a main event

[Deeznuts]

Rewind to last week, watch Pascal vs Gonzalez

[Publius]

Rewind to last week, watch Pascal vs Gonzalez

Yes, see Timothy Bradley vs Pacquiao 1 for insight to your question.

Yes...when it comes to scorecards... Have you ever seen an underdog get a close decision vs the house fighter in a main event

Yes, to all of you, I'm familiar with these things being a regular occurence but my question is more specifically how it is rigged?

That is, who participates? Do the fighters take a dive? Do the promotors pay the judges? Do the networks decide? Has there ever been any proof discovered?

The thing is, I don't doubt it happens but the truth never seems to come to light. So it's all unsubstantiated, but I'd like to be wrong.

[Hype job]

Paulie and Danny were pretty friendly at the weigh in.

[racer59]

Only in the UK. Phuck those guys.

[Deeznuts]

Yes, to all of you, I'm familiar with these things being a regular occurence but my question is more specifically how it is rigged?

That is, who participates? Do the fighters take a dive? Do the promotors pay the judges? Do the networks decide? Has there ever been any proof discovered?

The thing is, I don't doubt it happens but the truth never seems to come to light. So it's all unsubstantiated, but I'd like to be wrong.

Well there is no direct evidence on the pascal vs gonzales match. But the promotion was set up as a rematch between kovalev vs Pascal, the way the commentators were selling it in the middle of the fight that the fight might be close even though anyone with a brain saw the opposite, and the way all the judges had the same score at the end of the fight.