Controversial fights in boxing?

Did you rewatch it? If so how is the comparison between your 11 year old self?

 

I rewatched it this morning. I scored it 8 rounds to seven for Patterson. While I still believe Floyd won I no longer view it as a robbery, just a close fight in which I disagreed with the official scoring. As a kid I may have been swayed by Howard Cosell who kept saying Ellis was ineffective and that it was Patterson's best fight in years.

 

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whitaker-chavez

 

You could probably make a top 10 just from the decisions that went against Emanuel Augustus.
The most recent one I saw was Katie Taylor against persoon, that was absolutely criminal.
But the worst one I think has to be Josh Taylor getting a decision against Jack Catteral and one of the cards was disgraceful to the point that the judge was investigated and demoted, but the reason why it’s the worst robbery in history for me is that it was for all the belts, it was for undisputed, but instead of an immediate rematch he vacated 3 belts to face teo, which he lost, so it meant when he eventually gave Catteral his shot at redemption there were no titles on the line, Catteral did win the fight but his career and his earnings took a major blow from that first fight decision.

 

Gamache/Gatti
Ryan O'Reily VS Patrick Keenan
Wil Jerzyck VS Net Cobb
Kattan VS Macdonald

 

That was a straight up cooked result.

Absolutely shameful.

 

Taylor vs Catterall one of the worst of modern times for sure

More recently, judging by the reaction of some, the Kelly vs Murtazaliev fight although I didn’t find the result controversial personally

 

Deontay Wilder - Malik Scott.

Malik obviously took a dive, and it was rather embarrassing.

Muhammad Ali - Zora Folley.

Even though this one is only suspect, it looks like Zora took a dive. Reading comments I don't seem to be the only one who considers this one to be sus'.

De La Hoya - Hopkins.

That "liver shot" looked like a glancing blow, and somehow DLH was screaming like a hot iron-poked pig? Very sus'.

 

Some say W. Klitschko vs Brewster 1 was controversial, but I don't think any evidence of foul play was really revealed. But it was rather strange how Klitschko was completely exhausted and looked like he was drifting in and out of consciousness after 5 rds.

 

Kovalev Ward is the biggest one I have seen.

Not only was it a clear victory - you cannot find a way to score for Ward, but taking his 0 would have been a very big deal

 

John McDermott v Tyson Fury 1st fight, wasn't close Fury clearly lost Terry O'Connor who UK fans would know.

Ref and sole judge, horrendous decision.

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