the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

Golovkin vs Canelo 1


10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Canelo

10/9 Canelo

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Canelo

10/10

10/9 Golovkin

10/9 Canelo


116-113 Golovkin.

 

Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn

1 Eubank
2 Benn
3 Benn
4 Eubank
5 Eubank
6 Eubank
7 Eubank
8 Benn
9 Eubank
10 Benn
11 Eubank
12 Eubank

116-112 Eubank

Great scrap the later rounds were awesome.

 

Virgil Akins v Don Jordan I (welterweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Jordan
Round 2: 10-9 Jordan
Round 3: 10-10 Even
Round 4: 10-9 Akins
Round 5: 10-9 Akins
Round 6: 10-9 Jordan
Round 7: 10-9 Jordan
Round 8: 10-8 Jordan (Akins docked a point for roughhousing)
Round 9: 10-10 Even
Round 10: 10-9 Jordan
Round 11: 10-9 Jordan
Round 12: 10-10 Even
Round 13: 10-9 Jordan
Round 14: 9-9 Even (Akins' round but docked another point for butting)
Round 15: 10-9 Jordan

Total: 147-139 Jordan (actual scores: 145-132, 146-136 and 145-138 all for Jordan)

Let me begin by saying that - IMO - this fight was a sham. We know from their respective histories that Akins and Jordan were mobbed up, but this really illustrates it. Nobody can tell me that Akins was giving it a try in there. I've seen quite a bit of Akins against Vince Martinez, Tombstone Smith and especially against Tony DeMarco. And believe me, this wasn't him. In those fights his punching was crisp and hard. He fought back when hit and should have gone through Jordan like tissue paper. Instead, he flailed with big slaps. He cowered when hit (and Jordan was no banger). He turned in a complete non-performance unless he was trying out for Broadway. Not often I would say this but a definite tank-job.

 

Chris Eubanks Sr vs Nigel Benn II

That was a damn good fight, so many swings in momentum but I don't understand how the judges had it a draw with a point deduction. I had it 114-113 for Eubanks Sr. It was a close fight. I think the sons did a hell of a job as well.

Eubank Sr rounds: 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12
Benn rounds: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10

There was alot of close rounds especially toward the end of the fight I can see it 114-113 To Benn as well. A Draw just isn't possible even with even rounds scored. The judge obviously didn't score the round the way it was ruled with the point deduction. This should have been a split decision.

 

Doug Jones v Billy Daniels II (NY scoring)

Round 1: Jones
Round 2: Daniels
Round 3: Even
Round 4: Jones
Round 5: Even
Round 6: Daniels
Round 7: Daniels
Round 8: Jones
Round 9: Jones
Round 10: Jones

Total: 5-3-2 Jones (actual scores: 6-4 Jones and 2 scores of 5-3-2 and 5-4-1 both for Daniels on a split decision)

To begin, I had no issue with this decision. It was a good close fight, but nothing of a recommendation to see. It was close but Jones waited too long. He was pinpoint when he did throw, whereas Daniels was throwing big looping lefts and rights. I can see how that could look more impressive at ringside, so again, no issue with the decision.

 

I watched that a couple years ago myself, and definitely agree. Tank job all the way.

 

Victor Callejas v Seung Hoon Lee (super bantamweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Callejas
Round 2: 10-8 Callejas (scores a knockdown)
Round 3: 10-9 Lee
Round 4: 10-10 Even
Round 5: 10-9 Callejas
Round 6: 10-9 Callejas
Round 7: 10-9 Lee
Round 8: 10-9 Callejas
Round 9: 10-9 Callejas
Round 10: 10-9 Lee
Round 11: 10-9 Lee
Round 12: 10-9 Lee
Round 13: 10-10 Even
Round 14: 10-9 Callejas
Round 15: 10-9 Lee

Total: 144-142 Callejas (actual scores: 145-141, 147-141 and 146-142 all for Callejas)

Not remembering anything about this fight, it looked like it was going to be dominated by Callejas after the first 2 rounds. However, a funny thing happened shortly after that. Callejas appeared to be gassing after the first 5 or so rounds and Lee was doggedly pursuing the big banger and marking him up about the right eye. And I found myself rooting for the underdog with the heart I was seeing. And although Callejas got another wind and deserved the verdict, it was damn close on my card and there were a number of rounds I was simply yelling at Lee to get stuck in. Not a thrill a minute fight but a good, hard 15-rounder.

 

Vitali Kiltschko vs Larry Donald 2002

1. 10-9 Kiltschko
2. 10-9 Kiltschko
3. 10-9 Kiltschko
4. 10-9 Kiltschko
5. 10-9 Kiltschko
6. 10-9 Donald
7. 10-9 Kiltschko
8. 10-9 Kiltschko
9. 10-9 Kiltschko
10. Kiltschko knocked him down 4 times (round of the stoppage)

Some surprisingly competitive action in R5 R6 and R7.

 

Chris Eubanks Jr vs Connor Benn

1- 10-9 Benn
2- 10-9 Benn
3- 10-9 Benn
Benn was fighting nicely in the first 3 rounds with good speed, aggressivity and head movements and feinting alot
4- 10-9 Eubanks Jr
Close round but a nice uppercut from Chris wins it in my book
5- 10-9 Eubanks Jr
6- 10-9 Eubanks Jr
7- 10-9 Eubanks Jr
Eubanks really picked it up in the last 4 rounds, his timing is much better and landing at a higher pace
8- 10-9 Benn
9- 10-9 Benn
10- 10-9 Benn
11- 10-9 Eubanks Jr
12- 10-9 Eubanks

My Score: 114-114 Draw

That was a great fight, especially in the 12th and final round that turned out to be an all out brawl
Hope they do it again

 

Alexis Arguello vs Claude Noel: Watched this short, curious fight. Not going to do a full report as it ended early in the third, and rather oddly.

This is post-Pryor I Alexis vs the former WBA lightweight champ in a junior welterweight non-title go. Arguello timed a left hook in the first round that put Claude on the canvas — kind of a flash knockdown but Noel looked a little wobbly and his legs looked unsteady a time or two after catching punches after this.

The second round is a really good scrap and I gave the narrow nod to Claude based on a couple of corking right hands to go along with a well-placed couple of left hooks and one left uppercut as he kind of flailed away while AA was playing patient sharpshooter.

But something happened in that round. You can see Claude a few times reaching to his right hip and rubbing it or whatever starting around mid-round. It’s not obvious but he does it a few times. When he gets back to the corner, he tells the corner he can’t stand up and they try massaging the hip or whatever. All I could detect for cause were a couple of not-much-on-them left hooks to the body by Alexis and I don’t think they caused the damage — no instant reaction, not like a painful liver shot. I’m inclined the believe Noel pulled a muscle.

They let the between-rounds go long, maybe 20-30 seconds, as they get Noel up and persuade him to try to continue, but pretty quickly in the third round he does a no-mas and waves it off.

Alexis looked a bit shopworn here tbh — Noel is awkward but he certainly found the target with solid shots a few times. Arguello’s offense looks good but his reflexes and anticipation seem off.

Given the damage Arguello was doing when he landed cleanly, I figure he would have stopped Noel had not the hip injury occurred, but seeing this underscores that he wasn’t going to beat Aaron Pryor in the rematch that was soon to follow.

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A fun fight and a technical battle here, between a solid, underrated and skilled contender in Lewis and the Cuban who needs no introduction.

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10 : 9
9 : 10*
10 : 9*
10 : 9 (49-46)
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10 : 9 (97/93)
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Not too much difficulty in scoring this one imo, Napoles was clearly the winner. He just had a much deeper toolbox, and his sense of distance, timing and ability to stick punches to the other guy whenever they exchanged was clearly the difference here. Lewis wasn't outclassed in the sense that he was thoroughly dismantled, but he was outclassed in the sense that Napoles was just better at everything. I get the feeling that if Nap was a few years younger, this could've been a lot worse for Hedgemon.

I like Lewis' habit of stuttering his jab. He throws a nice left hook off the jab too. He actually looks a little like Leonard in there, at least in terms of how he throws the jab, his hooks to the body, and how he holds himself in his guard and stance. He seems to mostly be a one handed, relying on his jab and left hook but he does occasionally find a nice home for a rear uppercut against Nap as he entered range.

 

Watched Wilfred Benitez vs Tony Chiaverini, again no full round by round as it’s not necessary.

This is El Radar in prime junior middleweight form. There was some question about whether he would handle the weight well or just be kind of out of shape, but he was sharp and full of vigor and showed no signs of under training.

I gave Chiaverini the second when he got close and outhustled Wilfred narrowly, but it was quite the conundrum for the veteran contender from Kansas City. He was hopelessly outclassed from the outside but pressing Benitez to the ropes isn’t a winning strategy for anyone, really, as that’s where he’s most comfortable setting up to counter.

By the third, Wilfred had the southpaw pegged and was able to land big shots in spurts, looping rights over the top and left hooks. Tony landed a few good uppercuts here and there, a couple of sharp lefts and dug to the body a few times but mostly he seemed to crowd himself too much to do any real work inside, kind of just clubbing and flailing … and of course hitting Wilfred cleanly is never an easy task for anyone.

Benitez was rocking Tony with big shots to stagger him starting in the sixth and Angelo Dundee — Chiaverini had reached out and enlisted Angelo to manage him after his loss to Ray Leonard and won seven in a row, including nice victories over Tony Licata and Peppermint Frazier, before this fight — wisely called it after the eighth. Chiaverini was taking a beating and nothing he was going to do would be able to change that … seriously doubt he would have seen the final bell if it wasn’t stopped in the corner.

Two fights later, Wilfred would take the junior middle crown from Maurice Hope in an all-time highlight-reel KO. Tony fought on for a while but never got back into contention.

 

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10 : 9
10 : 9*
9 : 10* (39/37)
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9 : 10
9 : 10
9 : 10 (76/76)
10 : 9*
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Despite how good of a fight this is - and it is very worth watching - but it's disappointing imo. Napoles looks worse here than against Stracey, imo and while Muniz looked on fire, he was a little hard done by here. Give him the extra few rounds and he's probably a legit champion - and I didn't see a headbutt to cause the cut, so I'm not sure why it was a technical decision.

However, Muniz worked wonders that night. He tied up Napoles left hand and kept his head on Nap's left shoulder to avoid the right. Napoles meanwhile, looked hittable and having no snap or presence in there. Even in the rounds he won, it was from clean punching but he wasn't able to dissuade Muniz. Muniz was an awesome ring general here, and he bossed Napoles from round one.