Dark History of the World of Professional Boxing

World Boxing now we hear quite a bit dim echo . not like it used to be known as the Professional lagi.Tinju " Sweet Science " , but in the presence of corruption , collusion , fraud , threats of violence behind them , and the birth of a new body of MMA , has threatened the existence of the world of professional boxing . Here are the events that have contributed to the destruction of the sport of boxing .
James Butler

Butler was a very promising young fighter from New York City , known by the nickname " Harlem Hammer " . In November 2001 , James Butler competed against Richard " The Alien " Grant . This fight is a charity event for the survivors of the September 11 attacks after losing by unanimous decision , Butler walked to the center of the ring to say congratulations on Grant .
Grant reacted by stretching his hand in a motion for merangkul.Sebaliknya , Butler ( who had removed his fist gloves ) threw a powerful punch to the face of Grant . Richard Grant suffered many facial injuries including a broken jaw , tongue torn and some jahitan.Butler , in turn , was arrested and convicted of assault , and was jailed for the attack .
Unfortunately , the story does not end there . James Butler to continue his career after the incident , but was never able to duplicate his earlier success . In October 2004, Butler was arrested and charged with the murder of Sam Kellerman , brother of HBO Boxing analyst Max Kellerman , with a hammer , and then burning the body in a fireplace . Butler pleaded guilty in 2006 , and was sentenced to 29 years in prison .
Riots in Madison Square Garden

Polish boxer Andrew Golota entered the ring on July 11, 1996 , with a 27-0 record and a remarkable peak in superstardom.Yang he had to do was get past former undefeated 38-1 Heavyweight champion , Riddick Bowe . Golota responded with a brilliant performance . With style Polandianya he repeatedly punched the former champions round -by- round , until the opponent almost submissive. He also excels in value and seems to approach knockouts over his opponent .
In the 7th round , the fight began to turn very strange . Golota ( for reasons known only to himself ) began to blatantly and repeatedly punching Bowe below the belt line . Golota was warned several times and he even received deduction points , but the offense kept him continue .
After a low blow even more striking look , the referee was forced to disqualify him . From the corner , Riddick Bowe responded with a rush into the ring and viciously attacking Golota and his team . This immediately sparked race riots larger audience. MSG security forces are not equipped to handle a big fight and riot police had to wait for New York to come . Boxing official personnel and police personnel were injured in the incident is embarrassing and weird .
Only Happen in America

Not just anyone can have a professional football franchise . Not just anyone can have a baseball franchise . But anyone can become a fight promoter , even a convicted killer who never kills the operator of Cleveland . In 1974 , Don King massively promoting his first professional boxing bout and turned out to be well-known for featuring Ali vs. Foreman " Rumble in the Jungle " in Zaire .
This mega - event instantly transform King into the main promoter in boxing for 30 years.
However , unfortunately, the main player likes to play dirty ; many exploits of King hidden . He has committed fraud for the sake of fraud in each and almost every young boxer who promised to join sasananya . Don King has been indicted in : murder , bribery , theft , betting , breach of contract , and assisted extortion mafia . Larry Holmes once said , " Don King changed his hairstyle like that so that he can hide his horns " .
Sonny Liston and Mafia Sony

By all accounts , Liston had a sad childhood . Very poor and many have suffered physical , Liston left home at a young age and participated in many violent crimes . While incarcerated , he acquired boxing skills and soon after his release , he began to destroy opponents in the course of the string for the title of Heavyweight .
Liston extraordinary prowess attracted the attention of several associations including the mafia , Frankie Carbo and " Blinky " Palermo . By the time Sonny Liston fight against young Cassius Clay on May 25, 1965 , a lot of press already suspected that Liston is controlled by the mafia .
He still participates in one of the most obvious improvements in the history of the sport . In the first round , Liston diving and allowed himself to be beaten by a blow Clay ( Ali ) who is famous for " phantom punch " . In slow motion shows a quick combination that seems to miss , or just grazed Liston . Incidentally , their first fight also ended controversially when Liston refused to come out of his corner in round 7 , he claimed a shoulder injury . Sonny Liston finally died 5 years later , the circumstances and the situation is very suspicious .
 Corrupt Richard Steele

A very rare event occurred on March 17, 1990 . On this night two undefeated champions , either in the heavyweight match and in their prime , fighting each other . Julio Cesar Chavez, who has a record of 68 match wins and no defeats ( promoted by Don King ) met Olympic gold medalist unbeaten , and middleweight champion , Meldrick Taylor .
Chavez is the champion favorite but Taylor dominated the fight from the opening bell . At the end of the round speeds Taylor began to wane but he still led the acquisition value of including in the final round . Some time before the end of the game , Chavez scored a knockdown but Taylor stood up with cepat.pertandingan keeps going , Taylor will still be won by unanimous decision , but it does happen .
Bout referee , Richard Steele , stop the match when time 2 seconds remaining in the final round , and gave victory to Chavez . There was a direct protest of the Taylor , but the Nevada State Athletic Commission ( body whose integrity is often questionable ) insisted the final decision . Taylor Career and subsequently destroyed health and stolen , it is becoming the preferred ritual boxer Don King , who like to tarnish the sport sportsmanship Boxing .
Scandal International Boxing Federation ( IBF )

IBF is a major boxing entities based in New Jersey . Each agency has a boxing champion from his version . Champions are only allowed to fight boxers ranked in the top 15 . Rating committees determine who gets ranked . Chairman of the committee has the final decision determinant rating and is famous for its corruption . In November 1999 , the IBF president Bob Lee Sr. was indicted and convicted on charges of extortion lot .
Lee conspired with other ranking chairman , C. Douglass Beavers , to rig the ratings system that supports boxer promoters willing to pay bribes to their larger . The duo regularly generate hundreds of thousands of dollars from people like Don King and Cedric Kushner , as a reward for their fight inflate ratings . Promoters who do not pay do not get a degree . The result is a system that is completely corrupt that not based on merit . This is one of the darker side of the sport of boxing .
Boxing is not derived from the golden age

James D. Norris is a very rich and very powerful in the mid 20th century . He has a lot of company and very involved in the world of sports , including the National Hockey League franchises have , have a great interest in Madison Square Garden and horse racing . Jim Norris is also very poor people and associating with known criminals . As president of the International Boxing Club , Norris has a virtual monopoly on the championship game , because of the lucrative contracts the IBC should be broadcast on national television .
Jim Norris is personally responsible for repairing a variety of evidence , including Harry Thomas vs. Max Schmeling in 1937 , and Jake LaMotta vs. Billy Fox in 1946 . Real corruption knows no bounds . In addition to setting the game he also unofficially managing many boxers ( which is usually against their will ) and persuading them to hire his associates as an advisor .
Olympic Seoul , Korea - 1988

Many people remember a young Roy Jones Jr. was robbed of his Olympic gold medal by corrupt judges , but few remember the events that preceded it worse . Keith Walker of New Zealand , the official bantamweight bout between Byun Jong Il of South Korea and Alexander Hristov of Bulgaria . This fight is full of rottenness and Walker had to repeatedly penalize Jong for head butting .
At the end of the fight , Hristov was announced as the winner but this only angered supporters host Jong . A number of recent official boxing coach from South Korea and stormed to the ring and viciously attacked referee Keith Walker with punches , kicks , bottles and even a chair . Walker fears and could barely escaped serious injury and headed straight to the airport and take the first plane back to New Zealand.
Embarrass and humiliate , Korean Boxing Federation President and President of the Korean Olympic Committee , both resigned after this deplorable incident .
Actions of Panama Lewis

At the time , Carlos " Panama " Lewis is a world -class coach , but on the other hand , his character totally world class . Although he was under a cloud of suspicion for allegedly giving his boxers water spiked with illegal stimulants and for gambling on the fights involving him in this dirty action , Panama Lewis concocted an evil plan to petinjuya , Luis Resto .
In 1983 , Resto nothing more than a journeyman fighter amateur and professional new opponent when he became champion against undefeated Billy Collins Jr. new star , on June 16, 1983 Knowing your opponent is far above Resto , his trainer Panama bubbles of gloves hand and add ballast to the glove fist illegal . Luis Resto went on to torment unsuspecting opponent for 10 rounds .
Having declared the winner , Resto approached Collins corner . Father Collins , who was suspicious of the new powers Resto , Resto hand touching and immediately notify the offisial . Boxing gloves were confiscated by the state Athletic Commission, and both are included in the charges . Panama Lewis and Luis Resto permanent license has been revoked and was given a prison sentence .
Unfortunately , Billy Collins Jr. will not fight again , ever promising career ruined by injuries he received . Collins Jr. died less than a year later , it was decided by suicide although a lot of suspicion
The death of Duk Koo Kim

A superstar in South Korea , Kim has come up to the lightweight rankings and try to win the world title against Ray " Boom Boom " Mancini , on 13 November 1982 . The fight was so brutal , especially for Kim , who has started to fall at the final round after receiving so many tremendous blow from the winner .
At the start of round 14 , Mancini hit Kim with a right hand that caused him crashing to the ropes and then slammed his head on the canvas . Kim managed to rise , but the fight was stopped by the referee . A few minutes later Duk Koo Kim fell and fell into a coma , was taken out of the ring and straight to the hospital .
Tragically , this Korean boxing star died 4 days later from severe brain trauma . Of the hundreds of victims who never recorded a boxing ring , Kim's death is one of the saddest . Opponent Kim , Ray Mancini , will never again be the same caliber fighter , and was widely announced that he blames himself for the death of Kim .
Kim's mother committed suicide three months after her son 's death by drinking a bottle of pestisida.Wasit fight , Richard Green , plagued by guilt , also committed suicide shortly after the death of Kim.