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

[The Big Dunn]

What is with the false dichotomy from the alt right/brexit set here on NSB?

Is boxing corrupt-yes. Was this a bad stoppage-probably. Was this fight indicative of corruption-no. This fight was the classic tale of a bully who folded when he couldn't intimidate anymore.

[Jewish-Reptile]

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.

I think or should I say more importantly Weeks knew the legal shots were hurting Kovalev and that when he stopped the fight he stopped it on the pretence it wasn't the first time Krusher was not protecting himself in the fight.

First and foremost Weeks is there to protect the fighters when he saw Kovalev was not protecting himself a second time he called it, i see the controversy but I don't ageee with it, fan boys are choosing to overlook Kovalev was done.

[Jewish-Reptile]

I can't fathom why anyone would think this was rigged, Kovalev gave him multiple opportunities to stop the fight and that's what he did. Notice Ward knocked down when he was hurt last fight ? Me too, that's what you do when hurt fight back, Kovalev slumped his body language said 'Im done'

[Tony Trick-Pony]

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.

Correct in every way, man.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

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:

Haha. They're like a team of lawyers lined up...

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I've been saying for a while that this fight was a little weird. It seemed too fabricated while it was being stopped. Kovalev didn't get paid **** officially because he probably got paid under the table. Ward's team starts switching their entire stance to knocking out Kovalev in the week leading up to the fight.

The narrative is built in by the media, the commentators and the build up. Excellent post.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

What is with the false dichotomy from the alt right/brexit set here on NSB?

Is boxing corrupt-yes. Was this a bad stoppage-probably. Was this fight indicative of corruption-no. This fight was the classic tale of a bully who folded when he couldn't intimidate anymore.

I notice how you focus on the bully narrative. Haha. Hook, line and sinker.

[Rip Chudd]

"Been a fan for a long time now."

Followed by claiming Leonard-Duran rematch was rigged.

You can't make this up

[BrometheusBob.]

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.

Good post. You're probably right about Weeks' skepticism about the last blow(s) going low being related to Kov bellyaching after beltline shots moments earlier.

[-Kev-]

"Been a fan for a long time now."

Followed by claiming Leonard-Duran rematch was rigged.

Sounds exactly like those guys in the streets who are borderline casuals and after every big fight, you hear them arguing that it was rigged.