Just so people realize that the sport has always been mired in controversy, I wanted to pull this article out of the past and let people reflect on it when thinking of Kovalev-Ward 1. The subject of the article is Holyfield-Lewis 1 and Don King. Don King promoted Holyfield-Lewis 1, and Holyfield was his fighter at the time. The fight was declared a draw even though most observers felt Lewis won the fight. The draw allowed Holyfield (and King) to hold onto 2 heavyweight belts he/they would have lost had Lewis been declared the winner. http://nypost.com/1999/03/15/stop-king-from-promoting-corruption-kings-promoting-corruption/ This content is protected Stolen. Crime. Fix. Questionable judging. Because boxing often comes down to subjective judging, there is almost always going to be controversy and there will always exist the chance that judges are affected by outside forces, whatever they may be.
There are plenty of people who felt Ward won and have nothing to gain from it lol. We're aware this exists.
Please, it's an utter joke to compare the two. I think Kovalev won, but it was a close fight and no robbery. Lewis Holyfield I is the ideal of robberies. Lewis doubled Holyfield in punches, it was an utter route. It was simply not debatable that Lewis won. That is what a true robbery is and that fight will probably always be the best example of it. I'm actually a bit disgusted that people are comparing a close, debatable fight to that.
The writer of the above piece, I believe, had Lewis winning 8-4 rounds. Harold Lederman had Kovalev winning 8-4 rounds. The point of the thread is that controversy and boxing go hand in hand. It's just what it is, and what it will always be when you have the human X-factor involved in judging (and reffing, etc).
