Can you score Cooper v Bugner ?
Posted: 05 Jan 2016, 08:42
Being a great fan of Henry Cooper I decided to watch the fight with Bugner again. There was a great hullaballoo at the time due probably to the emotion involved coupled with Harry Carpenters' commentary.
You can watch the entire fight on youtube and I've reviewed it twice in the last couple of weeks, once with the sound turned down. Both times I scored it 8 rounds to Cooper, 6 to Bugner and one even. Or using todays 10 point must system 144-142 Cooper. Try as I might I could not give Henry less than 8 rounds. It WAS a very close fight, and many rounds were difficult to score, so it was NOT a 'bad' decision, but I believe it was a 'wrong' decision.
I was wondering if any of you would like to watch it again, young and old, and give me your opinion.
You can watch the entire fight on youtube and I've reviewed it twice in the last couple of weeks, once with the sound turned down. Both times I scored it 8 rounds to Cooper, 6 to Bugner and one even. Or using todays 10 point must system 144-142 Cooper. Try as I might I could not give Henry less than 8 rounds. It WAS a very close fight, and many rounds were difficult to score, so it was NOT a 'bad' decision, but I believe it was a 'wrong' decision.
I was wondering if any of you would like to watch it again, young and old, and give me your opinion.