Was 'The Battle of the Sexes' Fixed?
The 1973 'Battle of the Sexes' tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs was a cultural landmark, celebrated as a feminist triumph — but investigative reporting suggests Bobby Riggs may have thrown the match to erase gambling debts owed to the mob.
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