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Whoever the officials are, warren might have made them an offer they couldn't refuse.

If there's anything close to an early stoppage or if the scores look way off, somebody was definitely on the take.

The ref just better not step into the ring with a big bulge in his back pocket. Leave the white envelope in the car
Yeah that's a fair point. When Calzaghe fought Manfredo I'd have spent money bribing the ref and judges too. Even though Calzaghe could have won with a blindfold on and one arm, it's better to be safe than sorry
Hehe. Do you think maybe there is a tendency for certain refs to wave fights off early in general over there though? Obviously it's not a matter of corruption in most cases, just wondering if that's a fair shout. I'm not familiar with many of the regular officials or anything like that.
Definitely the Brit refs are safety first merchants and you get premature stoppages. (I think this stems from the tragedies that happened in Britain in the 90s)