 The man said that he heard several members of the Mafia talking about Riggs throwing the match in exchange for cancelling his gambling debt to the mob.However, the article says that Riggs' close friend and estate executor Lornie Kuhle vehemently denied that he was ever in debt to the mob or received a payoff from them.The article also quotes Riggs' son, who claims that his father felt that he had made a terrible mistake and was depressed for six months following the match.