the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

HD, I checked this out today for the first time since I watched in live 30 odd years ago. Had it 7-5 for Hagler then. Here we go today.

Marvin Hagler v Sugar Ray Leonard

Round 1: 10-9 Leonard
Round 2: 10-9 Leonard
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Leonard
Round 5: 10-9 Hagler
Round 6: 10-9 Leonard
Round 7: 10-9 Hagler
Round 8: 10-9 Hagler
Round 9: 10-10 Even
Round 10: 10-9 Hagler
Round 11: 10-10 Even
Round 12: 10-9 Hagler

Total: 116-115 Hagler (actual scores: 115-113 Hagler, 115-113 Leonard and a baffling 118-110 for Leonard for a split win)

I found this once again to be a good fight, but also a chess match and a study on round-stealing. Not saying anything is wrong with that because its up to the judge to be able to separate the wheat from the chaff. Hagler was steady, but whenever he gave Leonard just that little bit of space, he gave Leonard license to kill with one of his eye-catching flurries. Most of the time not even a flurry, but it would grab the audience. Even from 30 years ago I remember that bolo-turned body shot from Leonard and laughed then when the crowd went wild. I recall then saying, "It was a low-blow and they're cheering!" Anyways, I did feel Leonard put in a remarkable performance, but felt Hagler took it with solid, steady work. A good close fight.

 

Eddie Mustafa Muhammad v Jerry Martin

This fight perfectly sums up the enigmatic performer that Eddie Mustafa Muhammad was. He was such a good boxer and a dangerous puncher too but also a fighter with a real tendency to admire his own work.

Muhammad seemed in control the whole way through but just took his foot off the gas and allowed Martin to work his way back in contention. And then just as he'd done that, he lowered the boom and stopped him.

My card is closer than Eddie should have allowed it to be. After the end of the 4th he nearly had Martin out of there (it definitely would have been stopped then and there if it was taking place today), but managed to let him off the hook in the 5th and from the 6th, Martin edged some rounds to make my scoring look closer than the fight really was.

1 10-9
2 10-9
3 10-9 (close)
4 10-8 (pretty even, Martin edging it until Muhammad clocks him hard and follows up battering him to the floor. The bell saves him)
5 10-9
6 9-10 (Muhammad has stepped off the gas)
7 9-10 (close)
8 9-10 (close again)
9 9-10 (Eddie does like to admire his own work. He probably feels like he is in complete control and he is overall but his output is currently so sporadic that Martin is nicking rounds. Mustafa is a frustrating fighter to watch)
(86-84)
10 Muhammad TKO Martin
(And just like that it's over. A booming right hand flattens Martin. The ref gives Martin the benefit of the doubt to carry on but the follow up from Muhammad shows that there is nothing left.)

 

Eddie Gregory v Matt Franklin

This is from 1977 and features the pre-title, pre-Muhammad light heavyweights.

Only the first four rounds available of this one, unfortunately. Such a shame.

And a real shame too that they never got to rematch with the undisputed world title on the line a few years later.

1 8-10 (Gregory is put down but back up quickly)
2 9-10 (close)
3 10-9 (close)
4 10-9 (Gregory's best round of the fight so far)
(37-38)

And that's it. Two rounds apiece with Franklin holding a slender points advantage on account of the first round KD. Hopefully someone posts the full 10 rounds one day.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard v Ayub Kalule

Round 1: 10-9 Leonard
Round 2: 10-9 Leonard
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Leonard
Round 5: 10-9 Kalule
Round 6: 10-9 Leonard
Round 7: 10-9 Kalule
Round 8: 10-9 Leonard
Round 9: Leonard stops Kalule

Total through 8 completed rounds: 78-75 Leonard (actual scores: 78-75, 78-76 and 78-76 all for Leonard)

Needed to see this one again. I was real big on Kalule back in the day and was really annoyed at how the fight ended. Can't take anything away from Leonard for the knockdown but I always felt Leonard was getting the benefit of the doubt throughout his career and this one was icing on the cake for me on this subject. To clarify my paranoia on the subject, Kalule was up before the count of 10 and time had run out on the round and the bell should have rung, but of course, it didn't. The time was originally announced as a stoppage at 2:59, which was bogus. Back then I was ranting to anyone listening that the timekeeper refused to ring that bell hoping for a Leonard KO. Finally, they did admit the time of the stoppage was like 3:06 or something like that, which meant the bell should have rung. If so, Kalule would have gone to his corner and would have got at least another round. Don't know if things would have been different, probably not, but Leonard admitted he threw absolutely everything into that last combo to drop him, so who knows who would have been more ready to resume warfare after that. I loved Kalule's reflexes throughout the fight, but his lack of power was his downfall. still, great combos and counters from both fighters throughout.

 

Andre Ward Vs Sergey Kovalev

I scored this fight to Ward by 3 rounds, the majority of rounds he won he won slightly, but Kovalev to me seemed to coast and almost throw the fight away after the knockdown, the amount of people who say Kovalev won baffles me. Here is my card and I implore anybody to tell me which rounds Kovalev clearly won which I didn’t give him and why he clearly won them.

Round 1 10-9 Kovalev

Round 2 10-8 Kovalev

Round 3 9-10 Ward

Round 4 9-10 Ward

Round 5 9-10 Ward

Round 6 10-9 Kovalev

Round 7 9-10 Ward

Round 8 9-10 Ward

Round 9 9-10 Ward

Round 10 10-9 Kovalev

Round 11 9-10 Ward

Round 12 9-10 Ward

112-115

 

Wanted to have a gander at the Evander Holyfield v Fres Oquendo fight for its controversial decision. However, after 4 rounds I aborted this endeavor. I thought to myself, "Life is too short for this kind of boredom." But I did alight upon...

George Foreman v Alex Stewart

Round 1: 10-9 Foreman
Round 2: 10-7 Foreman (scores 2 knockdowns)
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Stewart
Round 5: 10-9 Stewart
Round 6: 10-9 Stewart
Round 7: 10-9 Stewart
Round 8: 10-9 Foreman
Round 9: 10-9 Stewart
Round 10: 10-8 Stewart (Foreman deducted a point for a low blow)

Total: 95-93 Stewart (actual scores: 94-94, 94-93 and another 94-93 for Foreman on a majority decision).

Very good fight. I seemed to favor Stewart's sharper blows over the heavier, more ponderous blows of Foreman. I was amazed back in the day and still am how Foreman's face blew up the way it did. I know Stewart could hit but that was really uncanny. As if something was in Foreman's system that didn't react well. I'm not suggesting PEDs, but could some over-the-counter pharmaceutical have had such an adverse reaction? Regardless, these two gave it their all.

 

Round 1 10-9 Kovelav
Round 2 10-8 Kovelav
Round 3 10-9 Kovelav
Round 4 10-4 Kovelav
Round 5 10-9 Ward
Round 6 10-9 Kovelav
Round 7 10-9 Ward
Round 8 10-9 Ward
Round 9 10-9 Ward
Round 10 10-9 Kovelav
Round 11 10-9 Ward
Round 12 10-9 Kovelav

115-112 Kovelav

 

Another FOTW entry that belongs here.

Marvin Johnson v Matthew Franklin (soon to become Matthew Saad Muhammad)

Round 1: 10-9 Johnson
Round 2: 10-9 Franklin
Round 3: 10-9 Johnson
Round 4: 10-9 Johnson
Round 5: 10-9 Johnson
Round 6: 10-9 Franklin
Round 7: 10-9 Franklin
Round 8: Franklin KOs Johnson

Total: 67-66 Johnson (through 7 completed rounds)

Johnson was the ultimate no-frills fighter. If there was any fighter who never worried about pacing himself, it was Johnson. He just went in to do his job and despite being bombarded in that 8th round, he still lashed out several times with some beauties. Franklin - or Saad if you prefer, although a bit premature - was not to be denied in this fight, however. And he earned every wound to grab that crown. Just a terrific fight.

 

Pacquiao/Marquez I
Scorecard
Round 1 - Pacquiao 10-6
Round 2 - Pacquiao 10-9
Round 3 - Marquez 10-9
Round 4 - Marquez 10-9
Round 5 - Marquez 10-9
Round 6 - Marquez 10-9
Round 7 - Pacquiao 10-9
Round 8 - Pacquiao 10-9
Round 9 - Even 10-10
Round 10 - Pacquiao 10-9
Round 11 - Marquez 10-9
Round 12 - Pacquiao 10-9

Result
(P)115-111(M)
6 rounds to 5, with 1 even, along with 3 KD's for Pacquiao
Winner: Pacquiao ​

 

Next time I’m having trouble falling asleep I’m going to try that Oquendo-Holy fight haha. I just need to lock all the sharp objects away to avoid temptation.

 

Oh, man, even the dull objects. I only got through round 4 when I was looking for a butter-knife.

 

I wouldn’t want to be near so much as a plastic spork with that showing.

 

'Iron' Mike Tyson vs James 'Buster' Douglas
Scorecard
Tyson - 6,7,8
Douglas 2,3,4,5,9
Even - 1
Outcome: Douglas W KO10

Douglas 77|Tyson 75 (5 rounds to 3 with 1 even at the time of the stoppage)

*Round 8 was a 10-8 Tyson round (although he would have lost it if not for the knockdown)

Great fight. Greater upset. Douglas shocked the world & upset a beast like Iron Mike. Fight was competitive - atleast for the first few rounds. Tyson made a mini comeback to win 6&7, & then had a big round 8. Douglas then took over & finished Mike off in Round 10.​

 

Guru, I watched this when it happened but didn't score it until now. Your post sort of put it on the top of my list to actually score. So here we go.

Sergey Kovalev v Andre Ward

Round 1: 10-9 Kovalev
Round 2: 10-8 Kovalev (scores a knockdown)
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Kovalev
Round 5: 10-9 Ward
Round 6: 10-9 Kovalev
Round 7: 10-9 Ward
Round 8: 10-9 Ward
Round 9: 10-10 Even
Round 10: 10-9 Kovalev
Round 11: 10-9 Ward
Round 12: 10-9 Ward

Total: 115-114 Kovalev (actual scores: 114-113 x 3 for Ward)

To begin, we're not that far off in our scores. I had rounds 3 and 9 Even, but the only round we actually disagreed on was the 4th, so we were looking at the same fight, so to speak. Also, I checked some of our other posters scores on this fight and it appears @McGrain , @lufcrazy , @Mod-Mania and I scored for Kovalev whereas, you, @rorschach51 and @PhillyPhan69 all scored for Ward. But we all had it close, which again suggests it was a good, close fight that was contested so tightly that only a round or two could alter a result. But a good, tough fight.

 

I had it 115-112 Kovalev as well. Not the worst result I've ever seen, but I do think it went to the wrong man.