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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by ngokevin on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @05:59AM (#18074386)
Would it be fair to say similar scandals have happened in actual sports (PEDs, judge corruption)? Cheating is often caught and corrected in the speedrunning community.
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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by MiddleEndian on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @07:41AM (#18074869)
As a regular fan of MMA and occasional watcher of boxing, I can't think of a single example of the sports' governing bodies overturning a corrupt result, even in the Olympics. Occasionally judges will be fired later; that's it.

PEDs are enforced almost sporadically; I wish they didn't bother.

Edit: By corrupt result I meant corrupt or inaccurate judging.

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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by kod on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @08:36AM (#18075259)
Cormier vs Jones 2
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Re:'Super Mario Bros.' speedrunner hits nearly inhuman 4:55 ... by MiddleEndian on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @09:00AM (#18075455)
That fight was overturned due to Jones popping for PEDs, not due to improper judging.

When I said "corrupt result" I meant corrupt judging. Sorry I was unclear.

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