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I had:
1. Linares.
2. Linares.
3. Linares.
4. Crolla.
5. Crolla.
6. Linares.
7. Crolla.
8. Couldn't pick a winner. Draw.
9. Crolla.
10. Linares.
11. Linares.
12. Linares.

Kilburn wrote:Why does Eddie think Crolla would win a rematch?

Because he almost won the first time.

Linares should fight Zlaticanin next, the guy he was stripped for not facing.

crusader wrote:Linares should fight Zlaticanin next, the guy he was stripped for not facing.

Gallagher- ring trainer of the year for a second time?

handspeed too much for Crolla , buty a gutsy display none the less .

Linares by one for me. Early rounds Linares, middle rounds Crolla - undone by getting caught badly in the sixth - and then final rounds Linares.

Good fight, both fighters deserve credit. Always pretty close.

The Sky commentary was irritating dribble for the most part. Adam Smith has never been able to commentate action in the ring and Malignaggi is the guy if he were a taxi driver you'd slide the partition so you don't have to listen to him warbling on in his falsetto. Froch just agrees with whatever the person who speaks before him says.

I put the commentary on mute at the halfway point - first time I've ever done that.

Kilburn wrote:Why does Eddie think Crolla would win a rematch?

Because...

ifs and buts - IF Crolla hadn't got walloped in the 6th.., IF Linares doesn't have enough left for another 12..,

Linares comfortable no point in rematch tbh

crusader wrote:Linares should fight Zlaticanin next, the guy he was stripped for not facing.

I'd like to see that.

don't call it a comeback wrote:Linares by one for me. Early rounds Linares, middle rounds Crolla - undone by getting caught badly in the sixth - and then final rounds Linares.

Good fight, both fighters deserve credit. Always pretty close.

The Sky commentary was irritating dribble for the most part. Adam Smith has never been able to commentate action in the ring and Malignaggi is the guy if he were a taxi driver you'd slide the partition so you don't have to listen to him warbling on in his falsetto. Froch just agrees with whatever the person who speaks before him says.

I put the commentary on mute at the halfway point - first time I've ever done that.

Waay harsh on The Magic Man - very insightful commentator for me.

Excellent radio 5 interview with Crolla and Gallagher.

Both extremely gracious in defeat.

Deno1986 wrote:

mrbishi wrote:

clopixolacuphase wrote:I'm not scoring but I can't see a Crolla win. Linares winning for me. Don't know what you lot are watching.

Some of the scoring in this thread is bananas.

Watch it again without the Sky commentary. It was a close fight. Right man won but not by much.

Don't worry about that, I always watch sky muted for the big fihts.

Horse wrote:

Kilburn wrote:Why does Eddie think Crolla would win a rematch?

Because he almost won the first time.

Ignore Donkey; the reason is TO SELL TICKETS

Horse wrote:

ElJefe wrote:Which rounds did you give to Crolla, out of interest?

Crolla - Linares

1. 10 - 9
2. 9 - 10
3. 9 - 10
4. 10 - 9
5. 10 - 9
6. 9 - 10
7. 10 - 9
8. 10 - 9
9. 10 - 9
10. 9 - 10
11. 9 - 10
12. 9 - 10

114-114 Even

I had the 1st as a 10-10 and the 8th to Linares. Other than that exactly the same. 116-113 Linares.

clopixolacuphase wrote:

Deno1986 wrote:

mrbishi wrote: Some of the scoring in this thread is bananas.

Watch it again without the Sky commentary. It was a close fight. Right man won but not by much.

I thought the commentary was spot on. It was close and like I said I didn't score because I was enjoying the fight but it was clear to me that Linades was the better fighter in there. And the early low blow crap was very irritating, and I was impressed that Froch and Paulie called it.

He was the better fighter, I agree, but he lost a good few rounds too by letting Crolla outwork him mainly between 7-9 and I had him picking up 4 & 5 too. I scored the first even too which could have gone to JL but I think the 115-114 I scored was more accurate than something like 117-111. I'd be interested to know your scores if you get to watch it again. I might watch it again too

lefty wrote:

crusader wrote:Linares should fight Zlaticanin next, the guy he was stripped for not facing.

I'd like to see that.

Ya.....Zlat is a bit wild, but he has more firepower than Crolla and times his punches deceptively well. I think he'd have a better chance of making Linares's fragility show.

Kilburn wrote:Why does Eddie think Crolla would win a rematch?

'In Manchester'

All about lining his pockets ££££

Eddie seems convinced they are having a rematch in Feb???

Competitive fight in terms of the fight as a whole but on points linares won at least 4 more rounds when you look at them individually.

The low blow warnings were bollocks.

Think for Corolla to win the fight using those tactics he would have needed to also pepper the jab out in twos or threes. I think they thought linares would gas in the later rounds like I did but the guy was in far better condition than in his previous 2 or 3 fights.

Horse wrote:

Kilburn wrote:Why does Eddie think Crolla would win a rematch?

Because he almost won the first time.

When you are the only person on a boxing forum or Twitter or any other forum I have read so far that has scored it that way, could be an indicator that you are wrong. You really are a fecking gobshite horse.

Credit to the judging. I based my pick of Crolla by close decision on Him getting a bit of a gift at home.

Scoring it even (as Horse did) is not that far off, imo. Linares won but it was no blowout.

How does Linares fare against Easter jnr?

The judging for Crolla's title fights has actually been quite fair to the visitor.

If boxing did what made sense we could have Linares vs Zlaticanin and Flanagan vs Crolla with the winners then fighting each other.