Hernandez vs Ross, Holyfield vs Valuev scoring

[karvkate]

When i see Hernandez it always reminds me the spanking 37-year old Troy Ross gave him. Ross also floored him in the 5th and had him badly hurt, only to be "awarded" by the fantastic scores of 114-113, 115-112 and 116-112.
116-112 HOW IS THIS F.....G possible? Why is it that just a regular boxing fan on a coach drinking beer and eating chips can score the match better/properly than a PROFESSIONAL judge who get's paid for it. That's ridiculous. There are of course many more examples but one that still hurts & is fresh in my mind (because i'm a huge fan) is the Holyfield vs Valuev fight. I was enjoying as the Real Deal was giving a boxing lesson to Valuev and warriored his way to a title at the advanced age of 46 - LEGEND! I was really sad because in my opinion it would have been a fantastic way to end his career. Let me know if you remember watching those fights and how did you score them. Also you can say your all time worst robberies.

[crusader]

I didn't have much of a problem with the Holyfield-Valuev scoring and I think the outcry was unjustified. Holy basically did nothing over the second half of the fight while Valuev was at least working consistently and occasionally landing jabs. The American commentary for the fight was very biased as well, as they continually mentioned how inactive Valuev was and suggested that he wasn't throwing punches while Holyfield regularly was, yet I rewatched the fight and compiled my own punches thrown stats, and Valuev significantly outworked Holyfield.

This virtually sums up my thoughts:

http://www.fightwriter.com/nikolai-valu ... -holyfield