How Do You Define a "Robbery"? Please Take Part in Poll (not public)

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by acb, Mar 19, 2008.


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  1. rreed23

    rreed23 aka Gordon Gekko Full Member

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    Taylor / Pavlik 2
     
    rreed23, Mar 19, 2008
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  2. Alo2006

    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Jones fight in the Olympics is a better choice of robbery :yep
     
    Alo2006, Mar 19, 2008
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  3. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    ok. i understand your point. but you should've stated it in that manner when explaining the first choice in this poll. you could've specifically cited the pac-jmm2 fight in those terms rather than directly referring to it as a very close fight called "the wrong way" since this phrase could refer directly to the judge's decision and not only to your own though process of the fight.
     
    Chert, Mar 19, 2008
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  4. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    I agree. To be fair though, the three fights I mentioned have all been recent and fights that have been called robberies, which is a cue that this isn't a thread about Pac and Marquez. But the way its written leaves something to be desired.
     
    acb, Mar 19, 2008
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  5. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Probably should've been multiple choice.
     
    Sweet Pea, Mar 19, 2008
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  6. CJLightweight

    CJLightweight Lightweight Kingpin Full Member

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    On the other poll regarding pac vs jmm, there were 40+ people who viewed of it as a robbery but now theres only 2 of them, i guess if put on a general basis people would not say it is a robbery but when put on the basis of pac-jmm then it is a robbery:yep. Now i'm getting confused:blood
     
    CJLightweight, Mar 20, 2008
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  7. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    what's the diffrence between choices 2 and 3?
     
    ripcity, Mar 20, 2008
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  8. GARCIA

    GARCIA New Member Full Member

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    Was what?

    That wasn't a robbery.

    Taylor - Hopkins I & II were robberies. (# II is debatable)
     
    GARCIA, Mar 20, 2008
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  9. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    I voted for "obvious robbery."

    Recent fight that comes to mind is Kid Diamond vs Huerta.
     
    See Me Flow, Mar 20, 2008
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  10. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    If I had to quantify:

    #2: 60% of boxing writers think the wrong fighter got the nod.

    #3: 90% " "
     
    acb, Mar 20, 2008
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  11. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    I am of the opinion that most objective boxing fans would go with something in between. But similar to a likert scale, the more options I give here the more meaningless the choice becomes if people haven't thought this out before. My goal is to get posters who haven't asked themselves the question thinking, and to take a decision based on the option they feel is closest to their definition of a robbery.
     
    acb, Mar 20, 2008
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  12. maciek4

    maciek4 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A lot of people think that a close fight cannot be a robbery but I disagree. For example MEsi-Jirov was a close fight, Klitschko-Peter was a close fight (on score cards) but whenever the winner is clear and the general consensus is that he should have won the fight then its a robbery, example Sturm-DLH.
     
    maciek4, Mar 20, 2008
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  13. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    I agree.

    Mesi vs Jirov = close fight

    Klit vs Peter = close fight

    DLH vs Sturm = robbery

    Kid Diamond vs Huerta = robbery
     
    See Me Flow, Mar 20, 2008
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  14. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    @acb, hmm... 50% fighter A, 40% fighter B, 10% draw... do you consider that a general consensus? for me, it's just a simple plurality and not even a majority.
     
    Chert, Mar 20, 2008
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  15. acb

    acb De Camaguey... Gavilan Full Member

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    I consider 60% fighter A, 30% fighter B, and 10% draw a general consensus.

    And, its rare in my book to get a 10% draw, or at least I don't remember it too many times from the boxing press.
     
    acb, Mar 20, 2008
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