What a shit reg in Sunny bill williams fight!
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What a shit reg in Sunny bill williams fight!
Sonny Bill UD
Thee was no way Williams was ever gonna lose this unless there was a KO. Botha is not making noise yet as he can get a rematch for some $$ .
How in hell a scheduled 12 round fight gets cut to 10 rounds when the home fighter is in trouble and doesn't cause a stink I will never know.
Australian sport has been under the microscope this week for drug use enquirires and betting scandals, now this BS. I hope one of the British fighters challenges SBW and they can make it for the Commonwealth title. Let's see him in there with a hungry fighter in his 20's.
I watched the last few rounds after I realised that it was on mid-morning over here. I think there was some confusion towards the end, as Wiziwig had the fight listed as a 10 rounder. Was it just the commentators from down under who got it wrong, or had it been promoted for 12?
No it seems like corruption
Weigh in stated 12, even the TAB (betting agency here) had odds on 11 & 12 round ko's.
They are refunding those that place bets on that
http://i.imgur.com/tng5iDo.jpg
Down for 12, moved the goals when SBW was looking like he was getting tired and could go at any time.
Well, I can see why people are calling foul play then. Looking at previous WBA International title bouts it looks they can be over 9,10 or 12 rounds scheduled.
SBW for a boxer, he is one hell of a Rugby league or Union player, a big lad but I would stick to
the Rugby if I was him.;)
I find it odd that the ref lifts Williams hand before he is even anounced the winner.
YouTube
Looks like Botha has tested positive for a banned substance
What is really tragic is that he actually thought he was eating beef burgers from Tesco. You just don't know what's in those damn things any more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
This whole fight is a farce!
No one official has done any testing!
@ ross i think over 10 round title fights the ref scores the match... But i have never been too much of a fan about this sonny guy. And from what i hear the fight was a sham.
The mysteries surrounding this bout just grow deeper & deeper...
Not sure why either camp just doesn't present their signed contract(s) to reveal the truth about the intended distance
The positive test scandal is another whole can of worms
Botha Now Claims 150K Was Offered To Take a Dive - Boxing News
This is getting weird now.
I hope this fight was not PPV in Australia.
$30 in NZ, same in Oz I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
I heard Tua challenged SBW, but Nasser came back with a cycling challenge!?
Quote:
NZ Heavyweight champion Sonny Bill Williams has today announced his intention to challenge David Tua in track cycling.
Says Williams: “Im not afraid, I’ll take him any day of the week.”
When asked why Williams had chosen to take on Tua in cycling, rather than boxing, manager Khoder Nasser had this to say:
“People will say we’re trying to avoid a boxing match with Tua because we’re afraid, but that’s simply not the case. Sonny Bill is a multisport athlete, and we feel like giving fans 2 boxing matches in a row will just come across as stale and unimaginative.”
“Not only are we going to give fans a lot of entertainment, we are also going to trial some exciting new rules to keep them on their toes. For example, we may change the length of the race several kilometres from the finish line, depending on factors which we will determine on the spot.”
Nasser claims these rule changes will be inspired by his early career, when he made a name for himself hosting illegal chicken fights. However, many in the chicken fighting world still refer to allegations of foul play during this time.
Says Robert Jones, of the Australian Chicken Fighting Association:
“I have no doubt those fights were rigged by Nasser. There were times when he’d pull the chicken out half way through the fight and replace it with a paper mache chicken, only to put the real chicken back at the end, right in front of everyone! Everyone in the sport knew he was a crook, but I mean we’re chicken fighters… Who do we go and complain to?
Williams himself says the real motivation for the matchup will be to knock Tua off his perch as Palm Corned Beef spokesman:
“Wearing the black jersey was a huge honour for me, but I always saw it as more of a stepping stone. From the moment I saw Dave as the face of corned beef, I knew where I wanted to be.”
Trainer Anthony Mundine is confident about the race, and has enlisted the help of Lance Armstrong’s nutritionalist David Wyatt.
“We’re pretty confident Dave will give us a little bit of an edge, if you know what I mean.” Mundine then gave a telling wink to the press members present.
The race is scheduled for February 24th, with the course length ‘to be confirmed’ by Nasser no later than 3 seconds before the end of the race.
Haha
Looks like a Botha rematch is on the cards for the future
Boxing: SBW-Botha rematch 'definite' - Sport - NZ Herald News
That is a joke that it was PPV!!!!!
Do you reckon all of this shit was hyped up just to secure the rematch and and gain more interest In it?
http://www.boxingscene.com/sonny-bill-williams-francois-botha-rematch-play--62493