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...officials from the IBF were indicted on racketeering charges, including taking payoffs to rank lower-tier boxers and squeezing unreasonably large sanctioning fees out of fighters. Prosecutors argue that something needs to be done to restore credibility to the sport following a run of fights demonstrating questionable judging (see: Holyfield-Lewis I) and questionable taste (Tyson and the sucker munch...
...more people involved in chess. He told me he was expecting a draw... This [botched e-mail] taints a great experiment. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft invited him back for a rematch." Maybe they could broadcast it live on the undercard of the Lennox Lewis-Evander Holyfield rematch...
...March 13, Mr. King promoted a heavyweight title fight between Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield that resulted in a draw. While it appeared to the untrained eye that Lewis beat the living daylights out of Holyfield, landing 348 punches to Holyfield's 130, the expert judges thought it was superclose. A grand jury is investigating the matter. I suggest a censure resolution. But only because I think that makes me sound smart...
...only now that columnists, commentators and fans are talking about boycotting the sport. Even Hulk Hogan, who knows something about prearranged outcomes, told me he was disgusted by the Holyfield decision. "Any boxer who fixes a fight," he said, "should be hung in the backyard by his toenails for a couple of weeks...
Here, the Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis fighttakes center stage, rather than an Irish musicalsession...