What Is The Worst Decision You've Ever Seen?

That was a very bad one.

Roy Jones' gold medal match at the Olympics is the worse I reckon Ive seen.

 

In pro boxing ?

Lewis Holyfield 1.

 

Yey id have to say this ^^ is the worst ive seen.

I remember watching a fight on ESPN when i was a kid Johnny Carter-DIego Rosario, i know most of you have never seen it but after all these years it stands out.

In title fights id say Whittaker-Ramirez I, Everret-Escalara,Fenech-Nelson I, Lewis-Holyfield I, Delahoya-Trinidad. And more recently Funeka-Guzman I, Dirreill-Froch.

 

I am a huge Azumah nelson fan, but the draw he recieved against Fenech (who I knew little about at the time) was horrible! Fenech earned that one.

Camacho getting the win against Mancini who I felt controlled most of the fight is another one.

Hearns getting a draw when he clearly bested Leonard in the 2nd fight.

None of these are likely the worst decision ever, but were IMHO all bad and the first ones that popped into my mind.

 

One that has always stuck in my craw was Allan Green/Emmet Linton. Terrible decision.

Kid Diamond/Miguel Huerta was another really bad one.

 

In the same vein probably not the worst ever but ones that I think are pretty bad

De La Hoya-Mosley II

De La Hoya-Trinidad

Toney-Tiberi

Fenech-Nelson 1

Reid-Ottke (particularly bad)

Mundine-Soloman 1

 

These are the standouts for me from the fights I've scored:

Ray Robinson vs. Paul Pender I: 147-140 Robinson
Tyrone Everett vs. Alfredo Escalera: 146-140 Everett
Jeff Fenech vs. Azumah Nelson I: 117-111 Fenech
Felix Sturm vs. Oscar De la Hoya: 118-112 Sturm
Luis Rodriguez vs. Emile Griffith III: 146-140 Rodriguez
Luis Rodriguez vs. Emile Griffith IV: 146-140 Rodriguez
Pernell Whitaker vs. Julio Cesar Chavez: 117-111 Whitaker
Fighting Harada vs. Johnny Famechon I: 145-140 Harada
Shoji Oguma vs. Betulio Gonzalez III: 146-141 Oguma
Pernell Whitaker vs. Jose Luis Ramirez I: 118-113 Whitaker
Nigel Benn vs. Chris Eubank II: 116-111 Benn
Marvin Hagler vs. Vito Antuoufermo I: 145-141 Hagler
Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks II: 145-141 Holmes
Roger Mayweather vs. Tony Baltazar: 98-94 Mayweather
Oscar de la Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad: 116-112 de la Hoya
Rocky Lockridge vs. Wilfredo Gomez: 145-142 Lockridge
Jung Koo Chang vs. Hilario Zapata I: 145-142 Chang
Kid Gavilan vs. Johnny Saxton: 144-141 Gavilan
Kid Gavilan vs. Johnny Bratton II: 97-93 Gavilan
Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali III: 145-141 Norton
Ernesto Marcel vs. Kuniaki Shibata: 144-140 Marcel
Harold Johnson vs. Willie Pastrano: 145-142 Johnson


Toney-Tiberi is up there as well, though I haven't kept my card for that fight and I don't plan on reviewing the footage of it any time soon....

 

Pernell Whitaker's 'loss' to Jose Ramirez. Controversial is a severe understatement.

 

I've heard that the Zarate - Pintor fight was an absolute robbery but haven't seen it.. can anyone shed some light?

 

Not in my opinion. I had it a draw.

 

I'll add a more recent one into the mixer - Devon Alexander vs Andriy Kotelnik 113-118. I can't see how anyone could have scored this fight for Alexander. He was awful.

Ramirez vs Whitaker 1 is a good shout. As is Whitaker vs Chavez. Both clearly wins for Sweet Pea.

Antuofermo vs Hagler was a clear robbery.

 

I agree with you about the Hagler one. Marvin did allow Vito to come on strong towards the end though.

 

I only gave Vito rounds 5, 8, and 13 with 12 even.

 

You got there before me - hands down Ottke getting that decision was just a total stitch up - criminal charges should be brought in the case of that one - it was a total disgrace to boxing and Ottke should be removed from the record books to - he was the biggest sham I have ever seen in boxing bar none - he paraded around as though he genuinely thought he was a boxing great as well - what a delusional fool