You've Got to be an Idiot if You Think This Stuff Isn't Set Up

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I've been a fan for a long time now and I have to say, it definitely is. When you follow the money, it's very obvious. It just makes no sense for boxing to leave everything to chance. Fighters don't fight often enough to take a chance anymore.

The storyline to Ward-Kovalev only works with a Ward victory. Kovalev is the bully and the racist and the bad guy and the foreign guy who doesn't bring in a lot of money. He was the perfect foil. Ward is the Olympic medalist who all kinds of money has gone into. This was exactly what his career needed- especially a knockout. Now they're looking at cruiserweight and what better division to have a well-known recognizable guy inject much needed money fights in the division? Kovalev wouldn't be able to do that.

You take the Duran-Leonard rematch. It made no sense money wise for Duran to win. If he did, what was next? No, the Leonard-Hearns fight had to happen- too much money for it not to and I'm very happy it did. Was excellent. Duran vs. Hearns was a blowout and while I think Duran could have done better had he been focused, but the interest just wasn't there.

Come on, folks. There's no way they leave all of this to chance. Boxing's got a long history of being set up and nothing changes. Ali-Liston being a prime example. So many others have been as well. I can't explain it all and I don't have all the answers of course, but from a money standpoint, it makes no sense not to fix these fights. And are both guys in on it? I think so. They're selling you a much more realistic version of WWE.

[SonnyboyReturns]

I've been a fan for a long time now and I have to say, it definitely is. When you follow the money, it's very obvious. It just makes no sense for boxing to leave everything to chance. Fighters don't fight often enough to take a chance anymore.

The storyline to Ward-Kovalev only works with a Ward victory. Kovalev is the bully and the racist and the bad guy and the foreign guy who doesn't bring in a lot of money. He was the perfect foil. Ward is the Olympic medalist who all kinds of money has gone into. This was exactly what his career needed- especially a knockout. Now they're looking at cruiserweight and what better division to have a well-known recognizable guy inject much needed money fights in the division? Kovalev wouldn't be able to do that.

You take the Duran-Leonard rematch. It made no sense money wise for Duran to win. If he did, what was next? No, the Leonard-Hearns fight had to happen- too much money for it not to and I'm very happy it did. Was excellent. Duran vs. Hearns was a blowout and while I think Duran could have done better had he been focused, but the interest just wasn't there.

Come on, folks. There's no way they leave all of this to chance. Boxing's got a long history of being set up and nothing changes. Ali-Liston being a prime example. So many others have been as well. I can't explain it all and I don't have all the answers of course, but from a money standpoint, it makes no sense not to fix these fights. And are both guys in on it? I think so. They're selling you a much more realistic version of WWE.

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[SplitSecond]

A good example of a rigged fight is mayweather maidana II.

If I had to guess the two ward-kovalev fights were rigged, its just too odd to have that much money in ward and too odd that none of the three judges gave kovalev the 10th.

Most of those tmt/haymon cards were rigged, lots of robberies, favortisms and just wierd refeering. It was funny seeing weeks after the mayweather-maidana fight now jumping on like kenny bayless to stop any in fighting, he was obviously told off or told how to officiate if he wanted to be on the cards.

[NaijaD]

So Ward is the money guy now??

I thought you guys said he was the 300K on BET guy?

[SplitSecond]

So Ward is the money guy now??

I thought you guys said he was the 300K on BET guy?

For whatever reason they have a lot of money invested in ward.

I will say he is the most accomplished american, so its natural that they are trying to build him.

[Jimmy 23]

Excuses...

[Kosta]

I was about to mention mayweather maidana 2 as well

Look of course these things are set up. Anyone who works in business knows this. I used to work at a tv business and most game shows are set up, most talk shows r fabricated. I mean anything that's pop culture and generates money these days simply has too much investment behind it for it to be left to chance. I absolutely agree, not talking any specific one fight but I believe boxing in general is a fixed storyline.

[mlac]

We all know boxing is corrupt to the core, logic dictates if a nothing fight on the undercard of a huge main event can be fixed ( hooker v perez) then why can't the main event be fixed?
Considering the fight is 100x bigger, which 100x more money involved...

You won't get any serious replies though, just a bunch of fangirls posting cry/salty gifs.

'we winning' ward ruining lives etc."peeleft:

[ironmt]

Long time fan here also and boxing has always been corrupt. I wouldn't be surprised In the least to find out that boxing Is no different than the WWE.

[j0zef]

I don't think that fight was worth being set up. It was not a huge money fight, and there are no huge money fights left for ward, unless he really fights AJ.

I think weeks saw kov fake a low blow once where the shot was legal but borderline, had proceeded to treat him like boy who cried wolf. The stoppage was still bs though.