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Robeson

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Wed Oct-05-05 02:53 AM
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11. Sorry, I respectfully disagree. And I don't think I'm the first to...

Edited on Wed Oct-05-05 03:23 AM by Robeson

...come up with the idea of fixed matches. I've seen Jimmy Young beat the living hell out of Ali, and watched the match called for Ali. I've seen Hearns beat the hell out of Sugar Ray, and Hearns not get the match. Fixing fights is not a unique idea. Many movies have been made on the subject. Here's an article from Miami Times Herald on multiple boxing fixes... http://www.boxingsfinest.com/fixed_fights_tarnish_boxing.htm

Just a cursory look in to Google on the topic, will find hundreds of examples. Its not like its a big secret, or anything.

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