116-110, 116-110, 115-111

the fix was in.

 

de la Hoya did not win that fight.

 

And that right there folks is the crux of the matter. DLH was more marketable and appealing to the execs at HBO and general public and was definately a bigger money maker than Whitaker, so why give the decision to the guy who is on the slide and who deserved it when you can give it to the other fighter who is still young and will bring in more money down the line?

I know it sucks but its as simple as that, Whitaker would have needed a flamethrower that night to get the decision if not a grenade launcher, and I believe in his heart he knew this as well but in the end I think he contented himself with making Oscar look like ****. I had Pea a winner by a score of 116-113 btw.

 

Why do you think Leonard was given by one judge a 118-110 score over Hagler, Who's best for Vegas wins in Vegas 9/10. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ it's the american way ai'nt it?

 

You watched Pea-Oscar for the fifth time? You must hate yourself!

 

Whitaker hardly looked great himself throughout the fight. He never put on a boxing clinic like he did against some other previous foes like Chavez and McGirt in the rematch.

Whether you or anyone else thinks that Whitaker won this fight or not, he certainly lacked variety with his punches. He was quite content to flick out the jab. He was busier and more accurate than De La Hoya when it came to pure boxing with the jab. But he was also made to miss many punches himself. De La Hoya's defense and caution gets well overlooked throughout this fight. This performance was the reason De La Hoya went ahead and hired Steward to bring more fire and aggressiveness back into his game.

This fight wasn't a robbery, thats for sure. Although the wideness of the scorecards left a sour taste in the mouths of many fans. Myself included.

 

I scored the fight for Whitaker. I can understand some wanting to score it a draw, the fight was close. I just can't find a way to give the fight to Oscar.

 

It was a very close fight. Anyone who has it concrete for either fighter really is biased, IMO. A couple of points either way is a sensible conclusion and being open minded. Saying it's impossible that Oscar could have won is just plain stupid.

Whitaker never dominated the fight, thats for sure. Far from it. Same goes to the two judges who had Oscar a 5 point winner and the other by 4 points.

 

I would feel stupid if I turned in a score card with Oscar as the winner.

 

Whats your scorecard Robbi?

 

I actually thought DelaHoya won the fight. He seemed to outhustle Whitaker. Although I thought the fight was close, much closer than some of the scorecards reflected, I thought DelaHoya deserved the decision.

 

Easy. Just by following the 4 scoring criteria:

1. Clean looks
2. Effective impression
3. Pretense
4. Market generalship

 

:good Whittaker just didnt do enough,seemed to play more than fight. Dont get me wrong he made Oscar look bad at times,but i dont think it was controversial at all. 115-112 Oscar.

 

This deserves much love.