FIGHT OF THE WEEK 1- Duran vs Barkley

Anyone interested in rewatching and rescoring this fight?

32 years ago this week February 24th 1989 (@Richard M Murrieta -I know you like dates ) Roberto Duran won a split decision over Iran Barkley. Was there any controversy over the decision? Does anyone have a scorecard Eye on the ring has about 1/4 that disagree with the result.

I had it 116-112 Duran
http://www.eyeonthering.com/boxing/steel-vs-stone-iran-barkley-vs-roberto-duran

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anyone watch it live and in person? Remember watching it on TV? Or have any stories or memories to share?

here it is for those who want to rewatch and score this:

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cool deal...I am going to try it weekly (for the 4th or 5th time lol). So you got a week (or can come back any time) before another one goes up...till it falls apart lol.

Good luck fishing bro. It’s always good to get away and be outdoors! Hopefully Kev will be back in March??? And can join in. Time will tell

 

This is a pretty good round 1 (I will save my score till the end) that is not an easy round to score. Barkley does some good work behind a strong quick jab with plenty of snap as well as digging some good hooks to the body and hiking off the jab...his skill looks better than I sometimes give him credit for. Duran holds his own countering and making Barkley pay for each punch he lands, feinting and setting himself up for follow ups when Barkley reacts. Barkley catches Duran off balance and scores a solid left that does not hurt Duran but it looks good because Durans foot placement and Balance was off (something he did against DeJesus and Buchanan as well as much of his career...he was just good enough that very few could capitalize). Duran rocks Barkley and closes strong over the final 12 seconds of a close round...interested to see how everyone scored this round. I could see either guy or even.

 

perhaps that was round 3? Barkley clocks him good and Duran just kind of shrugs it off and stares him down before coming right back. Barkley to his credit takes a good pinch at the end of 3 and just smiled and danced it off pumping his jab in return.

I had forgotten what a fun fight this was

 

it could have been 5, Barkley had him on the ropes and lands 2 solid Duran again just kind of shrugs it off and moves back in...I’m gonna stop guessing now lol

 

Through 6 *Hard to score rounds* that I could justify a lot of variance upon. I can see why it was a split decision.

On another note I detest Joe Cortez...but so far this is one of his best jobs. Gotta give him props since I bash him at other times

 

I hope some of this forum rescores this fight this week. Through 7 rounds there is not one round that if you scored it differently, that I would complain. Every round has bern close and difficult to score with plenty of ebbs and flows and momentum shifts.

 

I really hope we get some scorecards on this one...I am not a fan of commentary and commentators but they have made a few points (prior to 10th)

between 6/7 Clancy: He is gonna have to nail Barkley with some big punches to get himself back into this fight.

9th Duran has to be well behind don’t you think? Yeah I do

at the end of 9 Durans best round: perhaps his best round in fight certainly in the last 5-6 rounds.

I wonder how this forum would score this? I could actually see Barkley sweeping this fight or up 6-3 on some cards. But Duran is turning this around at this point. Barkley is cut over his left eye (small) and swelling as well (major) and his punches are not as sharp and crisp as earlier.

I don’t seem to remember Barkley doing so well early as I have sensed this time...not that he has dominated or even controlled the fight...nearly every round but 8 (Barkley) 9 (Duran) have been hotly contested and difficult to score.

edit: at the end of 10: I guess the big question is can Duran win a decision if he does not get a knockout...they still obviously believe he is behind by at least 2 or more rounds

edit 2: I have not been scoring round by round but I would guess Duran is behind by at least a couple of rounds...

 

yeah I just scored it again and will post it in a few.

I think the 118-112 Duran card is a little wide but the other 2 cards seem to be in the ballpark of what I watched this time.

the judges scored 1-2-3 even rounds on their respective cards...I have 6 debatable close rounds that could be scored for either guy. 116-112/113 seems very fair for either guy,

I need to give Barkley some major props in this as well. He went to war and came up on the short end of a SD, but I could see him winning with no complaint from me.

this fight is much better and more hotly contested than my memory recalled.