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Outside the Lines: Bobby Riggs fixed The Battle of the Sexes
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:18 am
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:18 am
Watching it right now. Fascinating.
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Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:21 am to bobbyray21
pretty interesting stuff here
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:27 am to shifty94
And it makes sense. How does he beat Margaret Court 6-1, 6-2 and then lose to BJK 3-6, 4-6, 3-6? Court was #1 in the world. BJK was #2. Something doesn't make sense there.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:44 am to bobbyray21
BJK knows he threw it.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 4:41 pm to bobbyray21
Probably the most hyped media event in the last 50 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. Seemed like the whole country shut down to watch it.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 4:59 pm to ElderTiger
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Probably the most hyped media event in the last 50 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. Seemed like the whole country shut down to watch it.
Ali Frazier I
Posted on 8/25/13 at 5:18 pm to bobbyray21
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quote: Probably the most hyped media event in the last 50 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. Seemed like the whole country shut down to watch it. Ali Frazier I
My disagreement with you here would be because Ali - Frazier l was a legitimate sporting event...and one hell of a fight... while The Battle of the Sexes was just a made for TV event.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 6:35 pm to ElderTiger
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My disagreement with you here would be because Ali - Frazier l was a legitimate sporting event...and one hell of a fight... while The Battle of the Sexes was just a made for TV event.
Fair
Posted on 8/25/13 at 7:52 pm to bobbyray21
I understand that the match generated a lot more respect for the women's game and female athletes, but I always find it funny when I hear someone cite a 29 year old beating a 55 year old as proof that women can play sports just as well as men.
This post was edited on 8/25/13 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 8/25/13 at 7:59 pm to bobbyray21
From some of the highlights I saw, sure looked like he was tanking it. Of course he was in his 50's so maybe he was just old and tired.
BJK of course said no way, that she's seen tanking and she would know. What would you expect her to say though?
BJK of course said no way, that she's seen tanking and she would know. What would you expect her to say though?
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:14 pm to bobbyray21
So what is their evidence that it was rigged?
Personally I think it'd be funny if it was
Personally I think it'd be funny if it was
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:20 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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So what is their evidence that it was rigged?
IIRC Riggs had huge gambling debts to the Mafia.
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:22 pm to bobbyray21
Wait, Bobby Riggs vs. BJK? How is that a battle of the sexes?
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:49 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 8/25/13 at 8:50 pm to Tiger Ugly
I once saw a documentary on this match and one thing that affected it was Riggs' dismantling of Margaret Court who was the #1 player in the world. As I recall, Riggs went into the Court match in tip-top shape, but because it was so easy, he took King lightly and went into the Battle of the Sexes out of shape. It makes sense that he would take the #2 player lightly after humiliating the #1 player.
Posted on 8/26/13 at 8:54 am to bobbyray21
Bobby Riggs was a hustler. Why would anyone think he was above betting against himself if the odds were favorable?
Posted on 8/26/13 at 8:59 am to trackfan
plus he was what, 55 and BJK was in her 20s?
Posted on 8/26/13 at 9:46 am to Wishnitwas1998
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So what is their evidence that it was rigged?
An interview with a guy who was privy to it. Riggs had huge gambling debts to the mafia and cooked a scheme where he would beat Margaret Court and lose to BJK.
Posted on 8/26/13 at 9:47 am to etm512
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Just got done reading the article on it - LINK
Or just read the article.
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