De La Hoya/Mosley Fight Fixed? (Wizbang Sports)

The FBI and New York police are getting ready to blow the lid off of boxing corruption. Corruption and mob influence in boxing? Who would believe that?

SportsBlog did a quick look around the blogosphere after the fight, and the general consensus was that De La Hoya was robbed. Maybe the Goodfellas had it in for him?

A corruption probe of boxing is examining whether the disputed bout between Oscar De La Hoya and (Sugar) Shane Mosley was fixed, the Daily News has learned.

The investigation centers on allegations that Top Rank - one of the world's largest boxing promoters - and a number of its boxers were involved in schemes to throw fights.

Law enforcement sources told The News there also is evidence that scales may have been tampered with to allow boxers of different weight classes to fight each other, and that medical documents were forged.

During the ongoing, 20-month probe, evidence also has been uncovered suggesting that the fight between Mosley and De La Hoya, a Top Rank boxer, may have been rigged, the sources said. Mosley won the September bout by unanimous decision but De La Hoya cried foul, demanding an investigation into the three judges' scorecards.

A law enforcement source close to the probe would not elaborate on the findings, saying only, "We have information that the De La Hoya fight was fixed."

Read the New York Daily News article

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Comments (2)

Figures... I really wonder ... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Bernard | January 10, 2004 11:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Bernard:

Figures... I really wonder how deep the corruption goes in boxing. They should start at the top and nail Don King and others to begin cleaning up the sport.

Posted on January 10, 2004 11:28

2. Posted by Bernard | January 10, 2004 11:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on January 10, 2004 11:29