Holyfield - Bates fixed?

[neils7147933]

Was this the first fight you've ever seen?

I've seen a handful of fights where the guy is taking punishment, and for a psychological edge, or to show the ref he's ok, or just out of embarassment, he encourages the other boxer to come at him.

That's all that was...

[RyanSpaulding]

Rediculous thread.

Do you honestly think the Holyfield camp thought they had even a SLIGHT chance of losing the fight or it being a contest? There's no NEED for a fix when you fight insurance salesmen.

[SryNoAutographs]

When I first saw the fight my first train of thought was that it was fixed....I don't know though.

Why would Holyfield's camp fix against a fighter like this?

[Bonafide]

I havent seen the fight. ANy video of this ?

[Vanilla Gorilla]

It did appear fixed.

That or Bates just wanted out...

[Nautilus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj8Xo-EJZx4

6:35 into the fight, Bates puts his hands up in an odd way which sort of looks like he is signalling to Holyfield to pour it on. To me it clearly looks like a fixed fight from that point. Most of Holy's shots are hitting Bates' gloves until the ref stops the fight.

the fight was "fixed" only in that they put Bates in front of Holy , and not some live top 30 fighter

[Nautilus]

Was this the first fight you've ever seen?

I've seen a handful of fights where the guy is taking punishment, and for a psychological edge, or to show the ref he's ok, or just out of embarassment, he encourages the other boxer to come at him.

That's all that was...

was Etiene-Tyson a fix?

[Nautilus]

prime holyfield would KO bates in 2

guess what ....

the old holyfield KOd Bates in 2 too

[charlie31]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj8Xo-EJZx4

6:35 into the fight, Bates puts his hands up in an odd way which sort of looks like he is signalling to Holyfield to pour it on. To me it clearly looks like a fixed fight from that point. Most of Holy's shots are hitting Bates' gloves until the ref stops the fight.

yeah definitley was a fix, cuz there was soooooooooooooooo much money riding on this fight.




donkey

[Big Right Hand]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj8Xo-EJZx4

6:35 into the fight, Bates puts his hands up in an odd way which sort of looks like he is signalling to Holyfield to pour it on. To me it clearly looks like a fixed fight from that point. Most of Holy's shots are hitting Bates' gloves until the ref stops the fight.

Bates is a insurance salesman who took this fight for 20 grand, nothing fixed about it, the dude is just a can.