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Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Sunday, July 25th, 2010 9:47am PDT - promote requested by original submitter bleedmegood.

One mans dive is another mans prosperity? Could taking one on the chin for a friend reap greater financial benefits to them both than a fair fight?

Wait, is this soccer or boxing?

Are you a wizard?

Anyone know what that guy was even in the ring to begin with? I imagine if one is fighting for an international championship one has to defeat numerous competitors to get there.

What fucking language is he speaking?

Why is this nearly 7 minutes long when the dive was 3 seconds into the fight??

>> ^Unsung_Hero:

Why is this nearly 7 minutes long when the dive was 3 seconds into the fight??


The speech at the end was entertaining as well.

Yeah, I hate it when people speak in an accent different to mine.

To be fair to Briggs, diving is harder than it looks.

Oh, and http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing/police-may-investigate-danny-green-paul-briggs-boxing-farce/story-e6freygr-1225896325085

The boxer who took the dive was found unfit to fight in Sydney by the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority.

On 21 July 2010 Briggs returned to the ring in Perth to take on Danny Green for the IBO cruiserweight title. Before the bout Green labelled Briggs "unprofessional" after the latter weighed in nearly 4kgs over the agreed-upon weight. The ensuing fight was seen as a "farce",[4] with Briggs collapsing after 29 seconds following an innocuous left jab by Green, his first in the fight, which appears to have at most brushed the top of Briggs' head. Briggs was subsequently booed out of the stadium by irate fans, and had to be protected by management from projected missiles being thrown at him. In a post-bout interview Green labelled Briggs a "less than canine" and claimed he would not be getting paid for the fight, while also apologising to fans who had paid to attend.[4] Speculation has arisen as to whether Briggs threw the fight, as online bookmaker Centrebet labelled the bout "highly, highly dubious" following a massive betting plunge shortly before the fight.[5] The fight had been due to be held in Sydney but was moved at the last minute after the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority refused to commission the bout claiming Briggs was "unfit" to fight.[6]

Only in my home town

But PCSC chairman Simon Watters confirmed the bout could be deemed a "criminal offence" if any irregularities could be proved.

"We've had information from a number of big betting agencies alerting us to very unusual patterns of betting on the afternoon before the fight," Watters said.

"That, coupled with the way the fight ended, has caused enough concern for us to want to hold a full inquiry.

"If it turns out that it was a sham contest then we will refer that to the police. It is a criminal offence to hold a sham contest.

"Under our Act there are also sanctions. I think one of them is 12 months in prison."

The fight should have never taken place. As for the 'winner' and his speech, seriously, the guy was never going to be competitive. Whoever lined this fight up needs their head read.

To be fair, it looked like his neck could have gotten compressed.

Just sayin'



ps. I think it was a dive too.