{"id":76973,"date":"2018-12-18T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76973"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:32:54","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T14:32:54","slug":"scorecards-trilogies-and-money-boxings-big-business-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76973","title":{"rendered":"Scorecards, Trilogies and Money &#8211; Boxing\u2019s Big Business Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76973\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=76973\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2487 size-full\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/boxingringheader1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>By Tyler \u201cThe Miracle Man\u201d White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After what is, in my eyes, a pretty shocking result, Deontay Wilder retained his WBC Heavyweight World title by securing a draw against Tyson Fury.<\/p>\n<p>Tyson Fury was the clear winner in what I believe to be the majority of boxing fans\u2019 eyes, recovering from 2 knockdowns in the fight to outclass his American adversary.<\/p>\n<p>However, what the majority of boxing fans thought really has no relevance, as the verdict lays in the hands of the 3 judges at ringside.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What these scorecards said to me, is that boxing has confirmed its own corruption and it really has cemented itself as more business than sport.<\/p>\n<p>I say this because last year when Canelo fought \u201cGGG\u201d for the first time, we were once again presented with an unsatisfactory result and yet another draw and one ridiculous scorecard in particular.<\/p>\n<p>The same thing has happened again with Fury and Wilder; despite the fans knowing clearly in their hearts who really won the fight, the World of boxing is stripped of the real result\u2026<\/p>\n<p>This seriously suspicious scoring is becoming all too common, particularly in fights of the biggest magnitude and the reason is quite simply: MONEY!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Here is my theory on what\u2019s going on with promoters\/organizations\/boxing businessmen:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Build up a big fight<\/p>\n<p>Make a ton of money<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the scorecards result in some sort of draw, regardless<\/p>\n<p>Rematch<\/p>\n<p>Repeat for 3 fights<\/p>\n<p>Rig the scorecards, make it into a trilogy of fights and see the money roll in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Whilst it\u2019s a great model for making money and also a very safe way to get your \u201ccash cows\u201d (the fighters) drawing in the big bucks, it\u2019s unfair on the fans of the sport and it\u2019s also unfair of the fighters in one sense.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the fighters will get more money in the long term, but it means that there\u2019s yet more blows to the head, more miles on the clock and once those scorecards have been written, legacies get tarnished by a greed and a thirst for money.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I believe we\u2019ll end up seeing Tyson Fury Vs Deontay Wilder again and then no doubt, we\u2019ll probably end up seeing a third fight.<\/p>\n<p>The same applies for \u201cGGG\u201d and Canelo, I think we will eventually see a third fight between the pair.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I love boxing, I sure all hell hate the corruption that goes alongside it, the dodgy scorecards and the lack of respect the \u201csport\u201d has for it fans by stripping them of their honest winner.<\/p>\n<p>One final point that I\u2019d also like to make, is that with 2\/3 fights between Wilder and Fury, it means that Anthony Joshua\u2019s career will effectively be \u201cput on hold\u201d for another 12-18 months at least.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because he will not get an opportunity to face either man whilst they\u2019re embroiled in building up more hype to fight one another again.<\/p>\n<p>The promotion teams behind both Fury and Wilder are clearly looking at ways to get more market share\/value in the heavyweight scene by trying to draw the limelight and attention away from the WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, if only boxing was simple!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Check out Tyler \u201cThe Miracle Man\u201d White who is part of a new podcast called \u201cBritish Boxing Talk\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/british-boxing-talk\/id1431854098?mt=2#episodeGuid=Buzzsprout-809170\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2C5I5RJLKFMgU5kNVfwAQd?si=0qdo191VSxSKNBfPtxiy2w\">Spotify<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lpUzZTnlHbE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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