POLL: Was Kovalev vs. Ward a robbery?

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Was it a robbery?

  1. Yes, Kovalev should have won

    343 vote(s)
    74.7%
  2. No, I thought Ward won

    116 vote(s)
    25.3%
  1. GGGunbeatable

    GGGunbeatable Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Three American judges, in the USA, favour the US American fighter, who won 3-4 rounds. Robbey.
     
  2. paddymickey

    paddymickey Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ask no Eastern Europeans and No Americans to cast their vote. Only Lations, Canadaians Africans and Europeans - than you get a neutral poll :)
     
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  3. FuMaster

    FuMaster Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about "NO, but Kov should have won"
     
  4. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    What about "could have gone either way"?
     
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  5. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    Anyone who thought it was a robbery : how many rounds did kov win by? is it more then 2 ? no? yeh didnt think so... so u can hardly call it a robbery.. more then 2? yeh find urself a new sport
     
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  6. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Kovalev landed more jabs, more power shots, scored a hard knockdown ... he won every aspect of this fight but the score.

    Terrible verdict.

    How does a guy lose three world titles when he not only won in every statistical way you score a fight, but he also flattened the challenger along the way?

    Ward didn't land more jabs. He didn't land more power shots. He didn't score any knockdowns. Kovalev beat him in every way.

    Ward's face was beaten up at the end. He was surprised when he got the nod. Kovalev was unmarked and wasn't even winded.

    Just awful.
     
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  7. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Plus 1
     
  8. don owens

    don owens Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Vegas P.D. have showed up and are taking a robbery report now. 3 suspects.
     
  9. elbonzoseco

    elbonzoseco Member Full Member

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    No robbery, but Kovalev still won
     
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  10. Holy Grail

    Holy Grail Boxing Addict Full Member

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    +1
     
  11. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    The knockdown only counts for one point. Most people who claim robbery don't score the fight live.
     
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  12. NewBoxingOrder

    NewBoxingOrder Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Robbery. Horrible decision.
     
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  13. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Kovalev was not the only one who was robbed in Vegas tonight, for example. Hook lost big to Perez...................the crowd booded....................Kovalev's contract calls for a rematch, so I recommend that Kovalev demand neutral judges, the ref did OK, but I am tired of criminal boxing. Harold Lederman had the scores more correctly, 116 - 111 for Kovalev. Even Roid Jones thought that Kovalev should have had the decision. Ward needs to go into wrestling...................Kovalev should have gone for the knockout, esp. when he had Ward on ***** street...............he should have know about the criminal judges.............I have seen bad decisions for years..............
     
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  14. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He scored more jabs and more power shots, too. And he scored the knockdown. And Ward backed up the whole fight.

    Ward didn't outperform Kovalev in any way you score a fight.

    That was a bad decision. No matter how you slice it. Ward didn't do better in any aspect of how you score a fight.
     
  15. PrtectWhoNex

    PrtectWhoNex 36, going on 36 Full Member

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    I give Ward 4 rounds, but even that is being generous. see:

     
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