Worst Hometown Advantage in the US?

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  1. purephase

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    For the record, today Adamek fought in Pennsylvania against a Philadelphia fighter. The timing of this thread is rather conspicuous and its implications would almost certainly lead some to draw erroneous conclusions.
     
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    Ward's not really a relevant option IMO because he legitimately wins his fights. I don't recall him benefiting from any overly kind judging.
     
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    Fine Adamek in the greater New Jersey area. He was the house fighter; acting like Cunningham is a Philadelphia fighter is even more disingenuous, and Bethlehem is equidistant from Newark as Philadelphia anyway.
     
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    I generally agree though he's had some outrageous cards and refs before that he ultimately didn't need. It's a nice option to have though to see if people will vote for him out of sheer hatred over the Main Events, King, and Arum screwjobs right in front of their faces.
     
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    Was the chamber fight is jersey as well?
     
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    Have just seen fights from Adamek and Ward.

    And ward hasn't been in a robbery of any sort. He's won all of his fights and pretty convicingly so.

    Adamek has been in two controversial decisions this last year.


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    However I can see a point in how wide some of his fights has been in fights. That is pretty bad but atleast the RIGHT guy won.
     
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    Just watch the Bika and Miranda scores... he won both, but not nearly with the margin he got from the judges. Also take a look at the Green fight, in wich he got away with everything, and Green was the one getting warned trying to pull himself away from the holding and hitting.
    He won them all legitimately, but he definitely gets favored over there.
     
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    Other = Huck in Germany
     
  10. purephase

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    Germany, US :huh
     
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    hahaha, when I saw the questionnaire I thought about the whole world, but you have right. :pwned
     
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    Chavez didn't even take a drug test after the Rubio fight
     
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    On B-Hop's worldmap :yep
     
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    Without doubt the most heavily stacked is fighting Mayweather in Vegas. You'd have to knock him out 3 times to get a draw
     
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    what on earth are you talking about, cards have been accurate in Mayweather bouts.