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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts) Thu Aug 2, 2012, 08:52 AM Aug 2012

Boxing judges under fire amid "fix" claims

http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/boxing/judges-under-fire-amid-fix-claims.html

Boxing is just corrupt - even in the Olympics!!

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Boxing judges under fire amid "fix" claims (Original Post) RockaFowler Aug 2012 OP

Always has been. MrSlayer Aug 2012 #1

I just watched the video Renew Deal Aug 2012 #2

Saw It Yesterday ProfessorGAC Aug 2012 #4

What a shock! joeybee12 Aug 2012 #3

MrSlayer

(22,143 posts)

1. Always has been.

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 12:05 AM

Aug 2012

Who could forget Roy Jones Jr. getting totally jobbed in 1988?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2041221/The-day-Roy-Jones-Jnr-robbed-Olympic-gold.html

Renew Deal

(81,856 posts)

2. I just watched the video

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 01:01 AM

Aug 2012

What a joke!

ProfessorGAC

(65,010 posts)

4. Saw It Yesterday

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 08:32 AM

Aug 2012

That guy absolutely killed his opponent. Worse yet, they gave his opponent the ROUND when he knocked the guy down a half-dozen times. He outpunched that guy 8 to 1 in that round, and the judges awarded the other guy the round.

The fix was in.
GAC

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. What a shock!

Reply to RockaFowler (Original post)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 05:48 AM

Aug 2012

Actually, no, it's not a shock. It's pretty much always been like that. Sucks.

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