{"id":122916,"date":"2014-12-16T10:39:41","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T18:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=122916"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:01:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:01:16","slug":"rourke-opponent-admits-dive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rourke-opponent-admits-dive\/","title":{"rendered":"Rourke&#8217;s Opponent Admits To Taking Dive In Boxing Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/report-mickey-rourke-beat-homeless-man-moscow\/rourke-wins\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-120958\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120958\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rourke-wins.png\" alt=\"Rourke wins\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rourke-wins.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rourke-wins-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Rourke-wins-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, acting legend <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/replay-mickey-rourke-returns-combat-stop-opponent-second-full-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mickey Rourke returned to the ring<\/a> at the ripe age of 62 and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/replay-mickey-rourke-returns-combat-stop-opponent-second-full-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KO&#8217;d Elliot Seymour in under two-rounds.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, after going viral, Rourke&#8217;s opponent admits to being paid-off to fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2014\/12\/15\/mickey-rourke-boxing-elliott-seymour-fight-was-fixed\/\">TMZ<\/a> has the scoop:<\/p>\n<p><em>Elliot Seymour tells TMZ Sports the deal was he would go down from a body shot in the 2nd round &#8230; and he would get $15,000 &#8212; $10k up front and the rest when he got back to the U.S.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Rourke&#8217;s trainer still denies the fix, and tells us he believes Seymour will change his story to whatever he thinks will make him more money.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/replay-mickey-rourke-returns-combat-stop-opponent-second-full-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WATCH THE FIGHT REPLAY RIGHT HERE!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, acting legend Mickey Rourke returned to the ring at the ripe age of 62 and KO&#8217;d Elliot Seymour in under two-rounds. 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