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Crocker needed to bring a mix of the old and the new, not just the new.

I have Crocker edging that thanks to 2 KDs, landed the better shots in other rounds too, Paddy landed more tippy tippy shots but didn’t outbox him enough to make up for the KDs

Think Crock got that - close, but 2KDs is enough to nick it surely....

Croc maybe won 3 rounds.
Abject performance really, had Donovan in queer Street with the second knock down.
Why didn't he go for it?
Donovan not keeping the belt against the proper top boys.

Buncey and Josh Taylor have Crocker edging it.

Scorecards!!

115-111 Donovan
114-112 Crocker
114-113 Crocker

Winner by split decision
And NEW IBF champion

Lewis Crocker!!

Wow! wtf?

How?

Damn!!!!!!

What’s Eddie Hearn doing?

Questioning?

Don't agree with that, maybe took lots on the gloves, but had so much less output.

Irish now dodgy judges too?

They trying to mask it with the very right scorecards.

I was at the world champs in Liverpool, but watched it from the second on my phone in the taxi home. How did youse score the first? I had it a it around even, with Paddy winning every round he didn’t get dropped, except one around the 6th or 7th.


What we saying team?

So on the cards, the KD’s won it for him.

Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

Not a great fight but if anyone won that I'd edge it to Paddy

I didn't score that but felt like Paddy won 8 rounds, maybe 9.

i like croc, but gonna need to match him with kid gloves to keep that title

its unfortunate to me how much he's just become a walk ahead slugger these days, winging haymakers. ironic to say that when hes just won a major title, but he used to box and move and counter so wonderfully.

Glass Joe wrote: ↑13 Sep 2025, 18:24 Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

Eddie was talking in the week about the winner facing Benn despite him doing absolutely nothing to deserve a shot at any kind of title let alone a world belt

Glass Joe wrote: ↑13 Sep 2025, 18:24 Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

He's promoting.

Cash out fight with Benn makes the most sense.
Hope he makes a few quid while it lasts.

eddie gottaa be dripping, benn would have a good chance for sure to beat crock, eddie is absolutely balls deep on benn and that would be huge for him

Well he showed something different tonight - didn't think he had it in him to win, let alone like that.

Gotta be a trilogy - makes sense, makes money and both vulnerable to losing the belt to anyone else.

I didn’t score the fight so can’t bleat about how others did.

Disappointing spectacle overall though. Donovan didn’t show a great deal of adaptability. Crocker came in with a different gameplan and was never brought under control.

CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑13 Sep 2025, 18:27

Glass Joe wrote: ↑13 Sep 2025, 18:24 Eddie gone into default mode cause the winner a ticket seller

Eddie was talking in the week about the winner facing Benn despite him doing absolutely nothing to deserve a shot at any kind of title let alone a world belt

Easy way for Benn to challenge for a world title