definition of "close but clear"

one guy wins the first 7 rounds irrefutably then loses the next 5 its close but its clear

 

Cotto v Mosley is a good example of close but clear IMO

 

Miguel Cotto vs Mosley

Perfect example i think. 7 clear Cotto rounds. 5 clear Mosley rounds

 

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Matthysse/Alexander

 

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Matthysse/Alexander in favor of Matthysse is a great example. It was only a mere 1 point win, but it was a very clear 1 point win that however many times I watch it, I will always come up with that same score.

Anything that is decided by 2 or less points but there is no way you could really score it any closer. Ala Mayweather vs. Castillo II, 7-5, close but clear. (even their first fight for me, but hey, enough people say they thought Castillo won for me to respect that)

Also, you could say a fight that was, say, 8-4 but the rounds were competitive, etc, could be described the same way. Ala Pacquiao vs. Marquez III, 8-4 JMM, close but clear. Clearer in this case than the above example. Same with Trout/Cotto, 8-4, close but clear (somewhat close scoring, close action in rounds Trout won, close... but clear).

 

Mat/Alexander was one of the recent good ones.

 

A fight with 8-4 and 7-5 scores with no rounds in dispute.

 

could say Pascal vs Hopkins I
Pascal got 2 10-8 rounds and won 2 more rounds
then Hopkins won like 8 in a row so he won by 2 points
but it was impossible to give it to Pascal but was close ln the card

 

good example

 

Hopkins vs Taylor II