Smilodonfatalis
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Report: Bobby Riggs-Billie Jean King battle of the sexes was fixed - News | FOX Sports on MSN
I remember watching this match as a kid. Some pundits are skeptical about this claim, but I remember Riggs not chasing down balls he could have gotten.
Allegedly, Riggs did this to pay off $100,000 in gambling debts.
He decisively beat Margaret Court a few months earlier. Court was ranked higher than Billie Jean King.
It was a classic suckers bet.
I remember watching this match as a kid. Some pundits are skeptical about this claim, but I remember Riggs not chasing down balls he could have gotten.
Allegedly, Riggs did this to pay off $100,000 in gambling debts.
He decisively beat Margaret Court a few months earlier. Court was ranked higher than Billie Jean King.
It was a classic suckers bet.