Comments Thread For: Michael Conlan, Donnelly Named in Olympic Betting Judgement
In a judgement released on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) named Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly as the two Irish fighters who violated its rules. [Click Here To Read More]
Who cares if a boxer bets. Didn't Hopkins bet on himself to knock Trinidad out?
The problem would be if judges or refs are betting on fights they are officiating
Because a boxer can throw a fight, carry the fighter to get decision, or play with him to prolong the KO in a certain round all of which can be bet on.
The IOC said Donnelly had placed eight cumulative bets, two of them backing his Mongolian opponent Tuvshinbat Byamba to win. Donnelly, however, won the bout and lost his money.
Who cares if a boxer bets. Didn't Hopkins bet on himself to knock Trinidad out?
The problem would be if judges or refs are betting on fights they are officiating
A boxer should be allowed to bet on himself to win (or method of victory, round, etc.) but not to lose. If he bets on himself to lose and gets KO'd then people could always claim he threw the fight on purpose.
Because a boxer can throw a fight, carry the fighter to get decision, or play with him to prolong the KO in a certain round all of which can be bet on.
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