Comments on: Yakuza Push Back as Rigged Boxing Match Makes Waves in the Japanese Internet http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:17:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Electrotrash http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-69992 Electrotrash Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:07:26 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/#comment-69992 I saw the fight. I was watching it with my friend's parents, both aged 60 +, and both Japanese. When the winner was announced. My friend's father hung his head and then announced that the result brought shame to all Japanese, and that he suspected 'outside influence' straight away. It was clearly rigged. Despite Kameda regrouping and making a fight of it in the middle rounds, he was clearly outclassed, and does not deserve the belt. Note; Daiki Kameda, Koki Kameda's brother, tonight won a slightly dubious points decision in his fight against Valerio Sanchez, who is ranked 156th in the world. The Mexican, at age 36, tagged Kameda throughout the fight with Kameda sustaining a heavy cut over his left eye and was also bleeding profusely from the nose. Yet, when the decision was handed down, Kameda was victorious. The fight was admittedly way closer than the Koki Kameda title fight, and a Daiki Kameda victory was in the realms of possibility. But it does make you wonder.. I saw the fight. I was watching it with my friend’s parents, both aged 60 +, and both Japanese. When the winner was announced. My friend’s father hung his head and then announced that the result brought shame to all Japanese, and that he suspected ‘outside influence’ straight away.

It was clearly rigged. Despite Kameda regrouping and making a fight of it in the middle rounds, he was clearly outclassed, and does not deserve the belt.

Note; Daiki Kameda, Koki Kameda’s brother, tonight won a slightly dubious points decision in his fight against Valerio Sanchez, who is ranked 156th in the world. The Mexican, at age 36, tagged Kameda throughout the fight with Kameda sustaining a heavy cut over his left eye and was also bleeding profusely from the nose. Yet, when the decision was handed down, Kameda was victorious. The fight was admittedly way closer than the Koki Kameda title fight, and a Daiki Kameda victory was in the realms of possibility. But it does make you wonder..

]]> By: Gaijindo » Blog Archive » Rematch after rumours of foul http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-63497 Gaijindo » Blog Archive » Rematch after rumours of foul Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:56:25 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/#comment-63497 [...] Bloggers Mutantfrog and Marxy have written about this, naming the people possibly involved. [...] [...] Bloggers Mutantfrog and Marxy have written about this, naming the people possibly involved. [...]

]]> By: Durf http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-62714 Durf Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:45:34 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2006/08/15/yakuza-push-back-as-rigged-boxing-match-makes-waves-in-the-japanese-internet/#comment-62714 In this case it isn't so much "copyright" as "personality rights" or whatever they're called, right? I can't imagine this aging criminal had too many publications or other creative works that were being referenced on the J. Wiki page. I didn't see the fight and can't really comment on it, but I have heard people argue both sides of it: Kameda was on the mat early, he lost the last few rounds, he was clearly the loser, vs. Kameda performed well in the middle rounds, and a rule change has made it so judges *have* to award a round to one fighter or the other, and he ended up with more rounds than the Venezuelan. And then I've also heard that the whole thing was orchestrated by the boxing industry and/or Dentsu to get Japanese people interested in the sport once again and drum up some eyeballs for the sponsors. Hey, it's the Internet, we need a profusion of wild theories. :-D In this case it isn’t so much “copyright” as “personality rights” or whatever they’re called, right? I can’t imagine this aging criminal had too many publications or other creative works that were being referenced on the J. Wiki page.

I didn’t see the fight and can’t really comment on it, but I have heard people argue both sides of it: Kameda was on the mat early, he lost the last few rounds, he was clearly the loser, vs. Kameda performed well in the middle rounds, and a rule change has made it so judges have to award a round to one fighter or the other, and he ended up with more rounds than the Venezuelan. And then I’ve also heard that the whole thing was orchestrated by the boxing industry and/or Dentsu to get Japanese people interested in the sport once again and drum up some eyeballs for the sponsors. Hey, it’s the Internet, we need a profusion of wild theories. :-D

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