Conflict of Interest: Impropriety in Combat Sports

By: Jesse Donathan“You can't hide your lyin' eyesAnd your smile is a thin disguiseI thought by now you'd realizeThere ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes” – Lying Eyes, The Eagles.
In perhaps one of the most widely disputed judge’s decisions in recent boxing history, the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder twelve round show down for Wilder’s World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship of the world was officially ruled a split draw by the three judges ringside. Wi