[Lilo]

Sonny Bill Williams vs Frans Botha

Was meant to be a twelve rounder but at the start of the tenth "tenth and final round was announced". SBW was hurt badly in round 9 after Botha cruised throughout the first 8, SBW was well up on points. For 8 rounds Botha, a 60+ fight veteran couldn't hold off a 6 fight novice from tying up any time he came near him.

This was on PPV at 40 bucks a pop (26 quid) and the controversial ending means, guess what, there'll be a return on PPV. Well isn't that funny.

This fight was dogged with fix rumours pre-fight. All over the forums, interesting to see how the bookies react.

The question is not "Was it a fix?" but more; "Was Botha in on the fix?". This result benefits Botha too, who gets another handsome payday in the return.

Beside the grotesque main event, it had possibly the shittest undercard in PPV history:

Quade Cooper vs ??? (debut for Rugby 'star')- KO1
Leapai vs ??? - KO1
Jarrod Fletcher in a decentish fight.


Aussie's are being taken for mugs.

 

[JamieC]

aussie ppv's are always shit, why do they pay for this standard of sport?

 

[Roe]

I seriously have no idea why anyone would ever pay anything towards any of these fights. A complete sham.

 

[scribbs]

Sonny should stick to the NRL

 

[Nyanners :sad5]

aussie ppv's are always shit, why do they pay for this standard of sport?

There is fuck all there in Aussie land. So glad I don't live there, what a shitty continent. Not only do you have any good shows or boxing, you're on the opposite side of the world to most english speaking countries so you're never online when they are.

It's got to be fucking lonely to be an Aussie on the internet.

 

[Lilo]

Honestly it's just like WWF/E.

Scripted bullshit.

 

[Lilo]

There's no way a guy who used to operate at world level but obviously still has a punch that would knock out any novice would:

a) completely forget how to cut the ring off
b) completely forget how to avoid being tied up by a 6 fight novice
c) throw as few shots as he did against someone with little power and an untested chin

It fucking stinks. Of shit.

 

[Roe]

 

[GazOC]

Aussie boxing lives in its own little eco-system where normal rules/ logic doesn't apply.

 

[SimonTemplar]

It's got to be fucking lonely to be an Aussie on the internet.

:lol:

 

[Thomas!!]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/8281615/Quade-Cooper-claims-first-round-KO

 

[Barlivia]

Looked a messy affair from the highlights. Not too bothered about who won or lost as neither of these guys mean anything but had to have a look after reading about the controversy.

Sonny bill should call out flintoff :yep

 

[Earl-Hickey]

Botha clearly was cruising for 8 rounds, but he had his man out on his feet in the 10th, sonny bill was finished.

Only chopping the last two rounds prevented a KO.

Was it a way to get sonny the win without botha losing too much face? Everyone knows Botha was never hurt and was seconds away from Ko'ing williams

who knows?