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To: Janice Shell who wrote (24268)	11/1/1999 10:38:00 AM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26163

I wish I had had the same opportunity. OT: I hope George is not involved. Boxers Paid To Fix Fights - Miami Herald Report 10/31/99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIAMI (Reuters) - More than 30 prizefights including one involving former heavyweight champ George Foreman have been fixed or tainted with fraud in the last 12 years, the Miami Herald reported Sunday. Some fighters took payments to throw fights while others took dives to avoid injury and earn a quick paycheck, the newspaper reported, citing interviews with participants in the fights. One-time world ranked heavyweight Tony Fulilangi said he faked a second-round knockout by Foreman on Oct. 27, 1988, in Marshall, Texas, the Herald said. ``I really hate to say this because it's not good for the sport,' the newspaper quoted Fulilangi as saying. ``I took a dive.' The Herald report cited sworn statements and interview with more than 60 fighters, promoters, trainers, managers, matchmakers and commissioners. Professional boxing has been shaken in recent months by a number of incidents including a March 13 title bout at Madison Square Garden in New York between Evander Holyfield, holder of the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles, and Lennox Lewis, the World Boxing Council champ. Many expert observers were shocked when the bout was called a draw, believing Lewis had clearly won. The decision raised questions about possible corruption or whether the judging was incompetent. The bout spurred a Manhattan grand jury investigation into whether the judges received illegal payments and resulted in tougher rules in New York state-sanctioned matches. A U.S. grand jury in New Jersey is investigating whether boxing sanctioning bodies committed fraud by selling rankings, which determine title fights and other matches. In June the FBI raided the Deerfield Beach, Florida, offices of top boxing promoter Don King. The raid was connected to the New Jersey investigation, according to media reports. The Herald reported Sunday that Andre Smiley, a former heavyweight, said he made thousands of dollars faking 14 knockouts from 1990 to 1997, the Herald said. ``I made a lot of money throwing fights,' the Herald quoted him as saying.' The newspaper said an examination of videotape of Fulilangi's 1988 fight with Foreman confirmed the boxer's claim that he fell into the ropes and then to the canvas after a Foreman punch that did not connect. ``I went down just to get the money,' Fulilangi said. ``I went to the airport with a smile on my face.' The Herald said Foreman laughed when told of Fulilangi's account of the fight.