118-108 Haskins Wow. I expect the judge got the trunks wrong or filled out the wrong side, no sane person could have scored it that way, ignoring two KD's as well.
Surely, surely, the judge got the fighters mixed up. There's no sane person on earth who could actually score it that way, besides, Burnett is the house fighter.
Fixed fight. Money was put on a split decision by influential people, obviously. I hate this incompetence talk. These guys have been vetted as pro judges... You can't get it that far wrong. Not possible.
I want to see the scorecards on this one, it takes something creative to get that score for Haskins. That judge is an artist, I bet it's beautiful.
Round 11: Burnett grinds away on the inside, banging away to the body with both hands. Haskins tries to fire back, but remains a step behind and keeps eating the lead right. Near the end of the round, a perfect straight right and follow-up left hook dops Haskins onto his back for the second KD of the fight. Haskins up at 8. Follow up volley has Haskins on unsteady legs as the round ends. Another 10-8 round for Burnett. Round 12: Burnett seems intent on going for the finish and laces Haskins with combos. Haskins looks a bit shaky but grits his teeth and hangs in there to make through the final three minutes of the fight to hear the final bell. 10-9 Burnett. More like 10-8.5, really. SD victory for Burnett. Clark Sammartino must have confused the identity of the two fighters is the only reason why he managed to come up with a scorecard that favored Haskins.
Could all the robberies and terrible scores in boxing be literally down to someone filling in the wrong side of a card? They do say the truth is usually stranger than fiction....
That is basically a British UD. And I was thinking of going Burnett SD, figuring it'd be close. It'd be laughable if it wasn't so sad. This crap with the iffy scorecards really has to stop, pronto.