Strange boxing opinions

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by George Crowcroft, Jun 6, 2019.



  1. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Since the video shows the actual count of scored, and discounts slaps, cuffs, grazes, misses, blocked, yes I knew that many of the rounds that were scored for Leonard, actually should have gone to Hagler

    This was the mistake Jo Guerra, disgraced judge from Mexico, had been making

    and the same could be said for rounds 1 - 4, which most were mistakenly scored for Leonard

    although I could not match the accuracy of the slowed down video, I still got the true winner right and like Rummy, my score was 116 - 113 Hagler
     
  2. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Your delusion and sdherence to fan made video that was as biased as anything Ive ever seen is comical.
     
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  3. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that's a natural reaction if you are a leonard fan and for the previous 32 years mistakenly thought Leonard won the fight

    you simply dismiss the evidence before you

    It's what evolutionists did when the physical evidence from within the strata showed thousands fossils of advanced life forms in the pre cambrian era that contradicted their theory

    The evidence is neither incomplete or faulty and you would know this if you had watched it frame by frame, which I had the courage to do

    and why did I do this? Because I wanted to know which side was correct.

    and now I know; Marvin was ripped off but actually won the last fight of his career and whipped the best of his era
     
  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Perhaps the greatest act of heroism I've ever heard in the history of the fight game.
     
  5. klompton2

    klompton2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I actually watched that fight rooting for Hagler. I wish Hagler had won. He should have won. Ive watched the fight a dozen times and Ive never scored it for Hagler.
     
  6. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I want to believe you but I got to believe the evidence!

    32 years is sure along time to get keep a controversy going which is why this video was pain stakingly put together

    TBH, I was rooting for the upset and it was leonard's crowning performance. I WANTED to believe but the name of the game is scoring

    blocked punches dont count

    misses dont count

    ali shuffle dont score points

    neither does sticking out your chin

    neither does hitting after the bell or groin shots

    and fighting a poor fight as Hagler did, does not mean he didnt outpoint Leonard

    :) it was nice while it lasted
     
  7. prepasur

    prepasur Warrior Spirit Full Member

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    I never watched Leonard vs Hagler, is it a good watch?
     
  8. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    its controversial from the timing of the match (five years late) to the gift decision

    Hagler was used up, at the end of his career, Leonard on the comeback but this fight was the highlight of his comeback

    I actually thought Leonard did very well and fought the smarter fight even if he was outscored
     
  9. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No. Great event but not great fight. Sometime when both fighters are past their best, it equals itself out and makes for a great fight. This wasn’t one of those occasions.
     
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  10. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i agree. its overrated and only given attention because Leonard was nominated the winner
     
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  11. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    You should definitely watch and score it but once you've watched it once you won't have a burning desire to watch it again, unless you want to double check your scoring.

    Plenty of people on this forum whose opinions I respect and viewpoints I usually agree with scored the fight for Hagler. I myself don't see it that way and think Leonard won but the views on this fight are a bit like the fable of the blind men and the elephant.
     
  12. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I've never scored it for Hagler either , but it was too close to call it a robbery imo.
     
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  13. christpuncher

    christpuncher Active Member banned Full Member

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    Hagler knew he lost with his little dance before the scores were announced.
    You saying Hagler won the first 4 rounds now?...man
     
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  14. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    check the video

    Leonard of course won the first round as evidenced by the film. I always had a problem with at least two of the first four rounds. fans automatically gave Ray the first four rounds but the film proved me right; Leonard did not sweep the first four rounds as many were blocked or missed. Shots taken on the gloves are NOT considered scoring punches. Nor missed punches and this is what the video settles: how many scoring punches were scored each round by the fighters,

    as it turned out, Hagler outscored Leonard 10 of the 12 rounds but is hard to discern when watching it live so it came across as closer than it actually was

    A robbery? Yes, but it did appear close

    my scorecard agrees with Rummy's: 116 - 113 for Hagler
     
  15. christpuncher

    christpuncher Active Member banned Full Member

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    he didn't 'sweep' any rounds but won the first four convincingly