We've hit rock bottom..

[Hastykiwi]

SBW fight Frans Botha tonight. Williams is well ahead on points ending the ninth round, but Botha starts to collect him with the right hand, (some late ones in there but mehh), anyhoo, into the 10th and the ref suddenly announces its a 10 round fight, despite the fact that it has been lodged, publicised etc as a 12 rounder.
Botha is pummelling SBW in the tenth, and Sonny Bill is only just staying on his feet, then the ref calls 30secs left in the round, but the official clock still says 90 secs. The fight goes the 90 secs, but by now Sonny is out on his feet.
SBW gets the win on points, but the crowd is ****ed and once again Boxing decends into a farce. The fight was clearly rigged once they realised SBW was in trouble.
And this a day, the very next day after a major report into match fixing in Australian sport.

[Ferret]

Rigged? SBW was always going to win? Maybe SBW was referring to his own upcoming victory the other day when he tweeted- "hanging out with @Mundine, celebrating a victory"

[460cixy]

I'm not surprised I love boxing but its crooked as a dogs hind leg. Edit. I just watched the highlights and in the last seconds of the tenth sbw was looking very second hand and in big trouble

[Firefish]

Sport in general lost all credibility once it became professional.

There was a time where being a "sportsman" had nothing to do with what we today refer to as "sports". Cricket, football and such were considered "pastimes", and receiving money to play was tantamount to prostitution.

Fast forward a couple of centuries, and "professional sport" is now just an elaborate tool for parting the general public from their hard earned cash, and anything goes in making sure this happens as efficiently as possible.

[incisor]

and that surprises anyone...

surely you know the calibre when you see mundine in their corner..

gold.....

[Chucaro]

For the troubles with match fixing, etc I put the blame on the politicians for allowing gambling in sports

[460cixy]

For the troubles with match fixing, etc I put the blame on the politicians for allowing gambling in sports

I agree they go on about drugs and alcohol and how bad they are in the community gambling seems to really fly under the radar and probably ruins more family's then the booze and drugs

[VladTepes]

For the troubles with match fixing, etc I put the blame on the politicians for allowing gambling in sports

I completely disagree.
Politicians should be interfering in our lives LESS not more.

[clubagreenie]

Boxing can't be seen to not be at the bottom rung when it comes to credibility. So in the days after the drugs report they pull one out of the bag.

[Chucaro]

I completely disagree.
Politicians should be interfering in our lives LESS not more.

Yes, go back to the wild west after all law and order interfere with our life

Ops! there is no more a Soap Box here, end of the rant