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USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 01:57
by Jip
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 04:31
by Freedom2013
Jip wrote:
i mean the main event was close, even so the clear winner was kovalev by around 2-3 rds.
but the fight before that, where the small latin guy won like 10-12 rds out of 12 and they made a draw out of it
True. And yet many will deny it.
I'm fed up with boxing. I waste too much time watching it, only to see the same kind of robberies over and over again.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 04:58
by Killer Blow
That's why heavy and cruiser are the best divisions. At least most of the time they take matters into their own hands.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 05:00
by Ezzard
All sports are the same. There are countless poor decisions and home calls in every single sport.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 05:10
by davie
It happens in the USA, it happens here in the UK, it has happened in Germany and Russia.
Let's not kid on any of these major boxing nations are fair.
I'm sure Boxing Prosepct could tell us of numerous home town decisions in Tokyo
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 05:31
by amwsnw
The decision was fair and correct. A close fight but the decision was the correct one.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:07
by Jip
yeah sure
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:12
by Keko
people exaggerate
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:14
by Cinephile
The champ was robbed of a career defining victory. Clearly Kovalev out worked and out landed Ward, winning atleast 6 rounds at minimum.
It's such a shame we still have hometown decisions and nationalistic bias in this day and age.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:18
by Keko
Stuarty wrote:I don't think a close decision is a robbery.
Kov tired in the later stages.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:34
by greg
Ezzard wrote:All sports are the same. There are countless poor decisions and home calls in every single sport.
good point!
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:48
by rd350lc
davie wrote:It happens in the USA, it happens here in the UK, it has happened in Germany and Russia.
Let's not kid on any of these major boxing nations are fair.
I'm sure Boxing Prosepct could tell us of numerous home town decisions in Tokyo
Spot-on . There has been some shameful decisions in the UK of late so don't let us kid ourselves
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 08:57
by Enlightened-One
These sort of threads are mildly amusing, because they're clearly created by JK Rowling-like fictional storytellers.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 10:34
by ValMar
Killer Blow wrote:That's why heavy and cruiser are the best divisions. At least most of the time they take matters into their own hands.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 10:59
by Tanzio
Clearly, there are a whole lot of people who have no clue about the difference between a robbery and a close decision that did not go your way. They remind me of the people protesting Trump after the election.
The only satisfactory decision would have been a draw in this case.
There is no way that Ward supporters would have raised so much stink if the decision would have gone against them because probably half of those who picked Ward wanted to see Krusher win, including Americans like me.
I admit that I felt guilty ending up with a 114-113 score for Ward because there were enough close rounds to have swung it between 115-112 either way. I was hoping for a draw if Krusher did not get the close decision.
The only way the word "robbery" can accurately be utilized regarding this fight is to describe how sourpuss Krusher fanatics are robbing us of a discussion purely focused on the great skill and heart demonstrated in that ring last night.
You remind me of a litter of piglets denied their mother's tit.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 20 Nov 2016, 12:06
by Tanzio
Freedom2013 wrote:Jip wrote:
i mean the main event was close, even so the clear winner was kovalev by around 2-3 rds.
but the fight before that, where the small latin guy won like 10-12 rds out of 12 and they made a draw out of it
True. And yet many will deny it.
I'm fed up with boxing. I waste too much time watching it, only to see the same kind of robberies over and over again.
There is the door . . . don't let it hit you in the ass.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 00:28
by Freedom2013
Tanzio wrote:Freedom2013 wrote:Jip wrote:
i mean the main event was close, even so the clear winner was kovalev by around 2-3 rds.
but the fight before that, where the small latin guy won like 10-12 rds out of 12 and they made a draw out of it
True. And yet many will deny it.
I'm fed up with boxing. I waste too much time watching it, only to see the same kind of robberies over and over again.
There is the door . . . don't let it hit you in the ass.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 01:21
by Tanzio
Freedom2013 wrote:Tanzio wrote:Freedom2013 wrote:True. And yet many will deny it.
I'm fed up with boxing. I waste too much time watching it, only to see the same kind of robberies over and over again.
There is the door . . . don't let it hit you in the ass.
For someone fed up with boxing, you sure are emotionally involved in a close loss.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 03:25
by Freedom2013
Tanzio wrote:Freedom2013 wrote:Tanzio wrote:
There is the door . . . don't let it hit you in the ass.
For someone fed up with boxing, you sure are emotionally involved in a close loss.
For someone who claimed to be rooting for Kovalev, you sure are determined to defend the robbery.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 03:34
by Tanzio
Freedom2013 wrote:Tanzio wrote:Freedom2013 wrote:
For someone fed up with boxing, you sure are emotionally involved in a close loss.
For someone who claimed to be rooting for Kovalev, you sure are determined to defend the robbery.
What robbery?
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 05:14
by G.McClellan
Disgraceful decisions happen across the globe. America isn't alone in that sense.
Anyone who claims Ward won the fight, could only do so if they ignore Kovalev's contribution. There is talk of close rounds, but as the Champion and the aggressor in the fight, doesn't Kovalev get the benefit of the doubt?
You have to stray too far from any sense of objectivity to agree with this decision. That's the problem I have with it.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 05:18
by G.McClellan
G.McClellan wrote:Disgraceful decisions happen across the globe. America isn't alone in that sense.
Anyone who claims Ward won the fight, could only do so if they ignore Kovalev's contribution. There is talk of close rounds, but as the Champion and the aggressor in the fight, doesn't Kovalev get the benefit of the doubt?
You have to stray too far from any sense of objectivity, to agree with this decision. That's the problem I have with it.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 12:26
by Tanzio
G.McClellan wrote:Disgraceful decisions happen across the globe. America isn't alone in that sense.
Anyone who claims Ward won the fight, could only do so if they ignore Kovalev's contribution. There is talk of close rounds, but as the Champion and the aggressor in the fight, doesn't Kovalev get the benefit of the doubt?
You have to stray too far from any sense of objectivity to agree with this decision. That's the problem I have with it.
There is no benefit of the doubt. The rounds are scored individually. They are totalled and the result is announced.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 12:40
by hoagylt
116-111 Kov. not close at all and I bet on Ward.
Re: USA replaces Germany as #1 robbery state in the boxing world
Posted: 24 Nov 2016, 17:17
by Freedom2013
hoagylt wrote:116-111 Kov. not close at all and I bet on Ward.
Thanks for your honesty.
