Pacquiao-Horn, Ward-Kovalev I, And Golovkin-Canelo: How Do You Rank Them In Order Of Closeness?

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  1. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    All three are robberies, but how do you rank them in order of closeness with 1 being the closest fight?

    1) Kovalev-Ward I
    2) Golovkin-Canelo
    3) Pacquiao-Horn
     
  2. Phelps-Brady

    Phelps-Brady Slicker than Raspberry ripple banned Full Member

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  3. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hmmm.

    Horn-Pacquiao was closest imo, Kovalev won and GGG won clearly.
     
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  4. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

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    I scored the GGG/Canelo fight draw.
    I scored Ward/Kov 1 for Ward.
    I didn't watch Horn/Pac.
     
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  5. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well that shows YDKSAB...:couch:
     
  6. Paranoid Android

    Paranoid Android Manny Pacquiao — The Thurmanator banned Full Member

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    Yo Ishe, dat you, bro?

    :risas3:
     
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  7. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't term any of these as robberies.
    IT may be just semantics, but I would term all three as 'gifts.'

    I would term something a gift if, by giving the gift recipient every possible benefit of the doubt in every close round, you could get to the official decision.

    All three decisions were wrong, IMO, and in order of seriousness, I would rank them:

    Kov-Ward ( I had that 116-111 for Kov)
    GGG-Canelo (I had that at 116-113 for GGG)
    Pac-Horn (I had that at 115-113 for Pac)

    The Kov decision was the worst in that the margin was greatest and and belts changed hands. That was the closest to being a robbery. I could get to 6-6 in rounds, but the KD would still decide the matter. Borderline robbery.


    Full fledged robberies:

    Lewis-Holyfield (Holy won two rounds)
    Tito -Oscar (Tito took four rounds)

    Ironically, Oscar, who was the victim of that robbery, sees nothing wrong with Saturday's result.

    Or maybe he's a lying sack of Sh*t.
     
  8. tealt

    tealt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Close fights are not robberies. Unless a fighter is dominating they are leaving it up to the judges and how they score. Except for the 118 to 110 score card I had no problem with any of these results. Don't let your bias get in the way.
     
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  9. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Horn won, not even close to a robbery.
    Neither GGG-Canelo won, or lost, draw is feasible, not a robbery.
    Kovalev won 116-111 or 115-112, straight up Robbery.
     
  10. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Canelo-GGG and ward-kovalev are even and pac-horn was a robbery
     
  11. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    And you're an ALT that DKSAB!
     
  12. Dfaulds

    Dfaulds Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wow... it's you again. The lord of not knowing SAB... :pipi

    Oh I'm not an alt btw... but whatever makes you feel better... your boy still lost!
     
  13. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    You ****ing ALT. Learn boxing if you want to debate me son.
     
  14. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    I actually thought they were all close fights and respectable decisions. Haven't re-watched Pac/Horn or GGG/Canelo yet though. Re-watched Kovalev/Ward several times though.
     
  15. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    This