Most controversial decisions?

whitaker-chavez

 

Straight-up bull**** decisions:

Alfredo Escalera-Tyrone Everett
Shannon Briggs-George Foreman
Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis 1
Sugar Ray Leonard-Thomas Hearns 2
Azumah Nelson-Jeff Fenech 1
Muhammad Ali-Earnie Shavers (others may disagree, but Shavers clearly won IMO. I really don't understand how people scored it for Ali)
Michael Spinks-Larry Holmes 2

Debatable decisions that reasonably could go for either fighter (or a draw):

Sugar Ray Leonard-Marvin Hagler
Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez 1-2
Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey
Oscar De La Hoya-Pernell Whitaker
Shane Mosley-Oscar De La Hoya 2
Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez
Edwin Rosario-Jose Luis Ramirez 1
Larry Holmes-Tim Witherspoon

 

Toney-Tiberi
Magee-Neary
Calzaghe-Reid
Benn-Malinga 1
Ottke-Reid
Mayweather Jr-Castillo 1
Pacman-Marquez 2
Ruiz-Golota

 

Fenech-Nelson was a piece of **** to score to everyone apart from two of the judges it appears.

Awful decision.

 

I would say that Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis 1 is by far the worst. I liked that Kellerman tried to point out the bad decisions from judges after williams/martinez. Really hope that they change the rules and somehow get a more fair score.

 

Holyfield-Lewis and Whitaker-Chavez are two of the worst.

 

Juan Diaz winning against Paulie Malignaggi comes to mind...I was damn near livid when they announced the winner of that one...Williams - Martinez pissed me off, too.

 

Good list, but I thought Pacquiao clearly won the 1st fight with JMM, due to the knockdowns, and some even rounds. I had it 115-112 for Pac, which means that even if Marquez hadn't gotten knocked down at all in the 1st, but still lost the round, it would have been a draw on my scorecard. Had he won the round, however, he would have won the fight by a point. In the second fight, I thought that it should have either been a draw, or Marquez should have won. Pac didn't deserve that one.

Martinez - Williams should have either been a draw, or Martinez should have won. The judge that scored 119-110 should be banned from boxing.

 

not sure if anyone remembers the first orlando canaziles vs sergio reyes fight....orlando was going for some kind of record title defense for that weight and was out worked and probably lost 8 out of 12 rounds...and this was on CBS live national broadcast.... i think gil clancy and tim ryan announced it...and they were in total shock as was the crowd and even orlando seemed suprised,

 

ottke vs reid has to be 1 of the worse decisions of all time. If reid wuda knocked him out he wuda still only got a draw that night

 

I think you have Ali-Shavers & Mosely-DLH II in the wrong lists there, bud.

 

Juan Coggi vs a Columbian fighter which I can't recall. Coggi was out on his feet and the ref called a timeout and the corner of Coggi was on the apron holding him up by his shorts. I can't remember how much time elapsed, but I know I could have made a chili dip and drank a six pack before the ref called time in and unfortunately the Columbian figher got knocked out a few rounds later. He was robbed of a KO and a chance to be called a WBA JMW champ. Worse I have ever seen in my life. I don't think any other fight comes close.

 

Hearns v Leonard 2

 

**** storms coming.