Paul Briggs is +750 against Danny Green!

StainedKnuckles said:
Briggs' nervous system is shot. They wouldn't license him to fight in the original location. Sad to see him go down like that, but to say Briggs took a dive is pushing it.
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pushing it? he didnt even get hit. it brushed over. how is his nervous system shot, what is wrong with him?
 
i'll need to watch the replays real closely, only seen it on the news so far. that was fucked up big time, you can only use the term glancing when there's brief contact made...im not even sure that it landed. the jab ended up well over his head.
 
Roids said:
pushing it? he didnt even get hit. it brushed over. how is his nervous system shot, what is wrong with him?
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Big health rumors going into the fight. He retired 3 years ago due to a nervous system problem and they refused to license him in NSW.

Someone dropped the ball big time here. Either he shouldn't have been allowed in the ring (like I believe) or he took a dive (which is hard to believe considering it's Briggs...I hope).

Rumors already circling about lots of money being put down on first round KO right before the fight. Betting sites not paying out. Full scale investigation likely pending.
 
Ye i just read some news reports on his health. Apparently he passed all neuroligcal tests and they couldnt find anything wrong with them. Seems to be a mental break down, stress issue from personal problems he has had. He is probably depressed and didnt give a fuk about taking a dive.
 
The question everyone should be asking is why was this fight made in the first place? Shit, even Mundine is more legit than Danny Green at the moment.
 
MMAmouse said:
The question everyone should be asking is why was this fight made in the first place? Shit, even Mundine is more legit than Danny Green at the moment.
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It's because Briggs is a warrior who put on some absolute classic fights. They wanted him to come in and make it an all out brawl (I don't think anyone thought he was going to outbox Danny over 12 rounds). People wanted to see him either smash or get smashed, everyone thought that a guy with Briggs' reputation would at the very least bring the heat for a few rounds. Instead he goes down in 30 seconds from a jab and shit hits the fan.
 
StainedKnuckles said:
It's because Briggs is a warrior who put on some absolute classic fights. They wanted him to come in and make it an all out brawl (I don't think anyone thought he was going to outbox Danny over 12 rounds). People wanted to see him either smash or get smashed, everyone thought that a guy with Briggs' reputation would at the very least bring the heat for a few rounds. Instead he goes down in 30 seconds from a jab and shit hits the fan.
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I understand the thinking behind the fight, but throwing a guy in the ring who has had documented nervous system problems and expecting a war is pretty foolhardy.
 
I don't mind losing a wager on a heavy underdog..

but It fu*king irks me all to hell when the fighter takes an obvious dive...
 
May be a reason for such an obvious dive.

Danny Green knocks Paul Briggs out in 29 seconds in IBO cruiserweight title fight | The Daily Telegraph

One that started about 1pm yesterday when TAB Sportsbet shut down the betting on which round Briggs would go down in.

"The money just kept coming for the first," TAB Sportsbet spokesman Glenn Munsie said yesterday.
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"The outcome of the fight was highly, highly dubious," Centrebet spokesman Neil Evans told Fairfax.
"We've never ever in the history of boxing seen so much money go on a specific decision outcome, as in a first or second-round knockout.
"There was a massive go on first or second round knock-out starting from very early yesterday morning, right through the day, certainly up until early afternoon.
"There were hundreds and hundreds of bets of all different shapes and sizes, and a lot of them from Western Australia. There was one bet of $50,000 which is extraordinary on an option of a first-round knock-out, even on a hot favourite.
"They were both into even money, paying $2 each at around lunch-time almost, such was the amount of money just poured in the gate."
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It was worth a shot.... Really suprised Briggs done that.
 
I saw a pic in the paper today and I'm not convinced he took a dive, his eyes were glazed and not there. You can't fake that sort of stuff.
 
I love how the sportsbooks are adamant about not paying out, since they would lose big money if they had to pay those winning wagers. Also, if they are able to call off the bets, do they still collect on all the wrong bets?
 
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