Gift decisions

1. Jermain Taylor vs. Bernard Hopkins I

2. Jermain Taylor vs. Bernard Hopkins II

3. Jermain Taylor vs. Winky Wright

 

I assume people will name a bunch of decisions that are very close and could've gone either way, as people always do when this subject comes up.

Here are some REAL robberies.

Alfredo Escalera-Tyrone Everett
Evander Holyfield-Lennox Lewis I
Azumah Nelson-Jeff Fenech I
Michael Spinks-Larry Holmes II

 

Gaywether vs Castillo I

 

One that really comes to mind is Urango vs Rhabib (Not sure how to spell the name)

 

The biggest myth in boxing is that Chavez vs Sweet Pea was a gift.

Lewis - Holyfield and Hagler - Leonard were the worst in big fights.

 

No way did Hagler win that fight.

 

Good post.

Some of the other fights posted here were quite close and depending on how one scores fights, could've gone either way.

 

The question was "gift decisions". Not "close and controversial decisions that could've gone either way."

 

Jermaine Taylor didn't win the fight did he?

If he didn't then it was given to him as a gift.

 

Well, my point is that they were close fights that weren't decisive. So i wouldn't call them "gifts". To me, a gift is when one fighter has decisively won and still gets the short end.

For instance, Wright/Vargas was robbery. And if i recall correctly, wasn't Quartay robbed against Forrest last year?

 

Demetrius Hopkins vs Stevie Forbes

 

It's debateable whether or not he won. You could make an argument both ways. Neither Hopkins or Wright clearly beat Taylor, as a result, it's not a gift decision.

 

I had hatton beating Collazzo by a point. it was a close, hard to score fight. calling it a gift is ridiculous.

 

JT won the first. Didn't see the second fight. The Winky fight was called right, a draw.