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[QUOTE="JAXCUSE, post: 4660281, member: 516"]
Yes, don’t usually see that…..  And clearly “looks” corrupt/unethical when a “local” or “house” pug benefits….
Not to defend the “cartel,” but believe the the announcers were wrong - it is within Suleiman’s authority to “change” a ref’s call if the bout is “sanctioned” by the organizational body….
Seldom see it, but it has happened before.….  Watched the WBC do something similar to “save” Alfredo Escalera during a JrLight Title Fight in the late 70’s.  
Who can forget Don King “muscling” the WBC about Tyson’s count in the aftermath of the Buster Douglas upset.  If I recall, Suleiman (the Elder) announced the fight as a “N/C” early the next day (Buster dropped by an uppercut and received a “long” count a few rds before the finish).  But, because everyone saw the result live on HBO, there was press blowback and he recanted the announcement…
Wonder what the “cartel” would have done during Tunney-Dempsey II?  Dempsey (and Ruth) were the star celebrity athletes of the era.  And Tex Ricker (Dempsey’s promoter) “owned” the sport at the time.  Lol…..
Never a dull moment in boxing.  More corrupt (in some ways) today than during the “Mob Era” of the 40’s, 50’s and early 60’s.
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