Worst all time fight decisions

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  1. nyterpfan

    nyterpfan Member Full Member

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    I'll get things started by posting 5 definite robberies IMHO.

    1) Holmes-Spinx II (Holmes was robbed --had him winning by at least 3 rounds)

    2) Hearns-Leonard II (Hearns CLEARLY won this one--knocked down SRL TWICE!!)

    3) Hagler-Leonard (It wasn't one of Hagler's greatest efforts--but all Leonard did was run around and throw pitty-pat flurries that did NO damage. Hagler got screwed in this one.)

    4) Hagler-Antuofermo I--Can't believe this was a split decision--can't believe it was even CLOSE. (Hagler EASILY won this one.)

    5) Reggie Jones vs. Valeri Tregubov (1972 Olympics: light middleweight) Originally I had Louis-Walcott I but as rightfully pointed out I've never seen the fight in its entirety--so I'll substitute a fight I DID see in it's entirety and consider one of the worst decisions in Olympic boxing history! This was an absolute TRAVESTY!!

    PS--I'm sticking with my choice for Hagler-Leonard if for no other reason than that asinine 118-110 scorecard and that Hagler took so little punishment that he looked better after the fight than he did before LMAO!!
     
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  2. Ioakeim Tzortzakis

    Ioakeim Tzortzakis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones in the olympics
    Whitaker vs Chavez
    Pacquiao vs Bradley 1
    Harada vs Famechon 1
    Hagler vs Antuofermo 1
     
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  3. quintonjacksonfan

    quintonjacksonfan Active Member Full Member

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    Hagler-Antofurmo was such a robbery. The judges rewarded Antofurmo for ineffective aggression. I had Antofurmo winning 5 rounds tops
     
  4. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    In no universe could Leonard-Hagler possibly be considered one of the most egregious robberies of all-time. Hell, it wasn’t even a robbery at all, in my book. I had it even. Hagler **** the bed, simply, & should’ve done much better.
     
  5. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Hagler v Leonard was a very close fight, including it devalues your thread.Leonards win is debatable but is no where near one of the great robberys
     
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  6. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hagler-Leonard shouldn't be anywhere within miles from a list like this. Close, yes, a but absolutely not a robbery. The 118-110 card for Leonard is one of the all time bad cards, though.

    I also wouldn't list a fight I've never seen a complete version of.

    The rest are decisions I don't agree with, but not historic robberies imo.

    Whitaker-Ramirez 1 and Whitaker-Chavez are decisions I don't understand. Tito-DLH and DLH-Sturm are also really, really bad, as is Lewis-Holy 1. Douglas-Tyson never went to a decision, but it is quite unbelievable that it was a draw on the cards when Tyson was knocked out. Fury-Wilder 1, I thought was terrible as well. Only watched Toney-Tiberi once, but remember it as a highway robbery.
     
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  7. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield I
     
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  8. Ney

    Ney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Certainly. How do you see prime Holyfield vs that Lewis going?
     
  9. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Still would give it to Lennox. But if they fought in 1993, I'm giving it to The Real Deal.
     
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  10. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Alfredo Escalera v Tyrone Everett
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  11. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Our pope is the Holy Spirit Full Member

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    Fury Vs. Wilder 1
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    This means that Wilder won in 7 rounds and Fury won in 5 rounds; counting knockdowns.
    It's one of the worst decisions of all time. I would be a better judge, I have no doubt about that.
     
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  12. KO_King

    KO_King Horizontal Heavyweight Full Member

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    I always remember seething at the tv screen at the Sven Ottke \ Robin Reid decision.
     
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    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  14. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    The most outrageous robbery is Coggi-Gonzalez 1, but that was the ref, not the judges

    Some outrageous decisions:

    Kim-RJJ in Seoul
    Escalera-Everett
    Holyfield-Lewis 1
    Chavez-Whitaker
    Ramirez-Whitaker 1


    Leonard-Hagler isn’t a robbery. It was a very close fight. 118-110 is ridiculous though. I think of that similar to Martinez-Williams 1. I had Leonard-Hagler and Martinez-Williams both 114-114. But one judge had it 119-110 for Paul, which is insane.
     
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  15. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Escalera-Everett was the worst I ever saw. Blatant. I had it 12-3 for Everett.

    Don't agree with the Hagler-Leonard or Vito-Hagler 1. I had Hagler winning by two points, but that's a close fight over 15 rounds. Even if you thought Hagler won (big Hagler fan boy here, and even I had him losing), we all know how a fighter looks after the fight has no bearing at all on scoring. For what it's worth (and it ain't much) Leonard was unmarked too.

    Zarate-Pintor was also no robbery, though no one has mentioned it yet. I had Zarate winning, but by only two, that was close. Close fights are not robberies. Pretty much by definition.
     
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