How did you score Hopkins/Taylor 1?

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  1. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    115-113 Taylor.

    As I recall, Bernard took round 5 and the final 4 on my card.
     
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  2. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's not a bad card at all.
     
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  3. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    7-5 Taylor
     
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  4. Rumsfeld

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    While you're on it, I actually had the rematch 116-112 for Hopkins, with Hopkins winning all but the 11th over the last six after splitting the first half.

    I remember in my mind being extremely confident that Hopkins would beat Taylor, and that school of thought typically believed he'd drop the early rounds and rally late beating Taylor down. After round 5, I thought it was all over for Jermain, but then Hopkins never picked up momentum the way I'd prefigured. Instead he continued coasting for a few more stanzas before taking over late, and dominating the action in the final four he swept as I recall. It was strange though, as if he never made the transition out of "feeling out" mode.

    Hopkins had five decisive rounds, but Taylor was just busier and setting the pace, successfully edging B-Hops out in the rest.
     
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  5. Rumsfeld

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    Strongly agree with that. I hear a lot of people say the opposite - but the REMATCH was the one I thought Hopkins clearly won.

    Looks as if we were a round off in each fight.
     
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  6. MrPR

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    TBH All I remember is JT being really ineffective...
     
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  7. BoxingX

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    I had the first 7-5 for Taylor and the rematch 7-5 for Hopkins. I felt both were clear and that the rematch could be 8-4 for Hopkins.

    7-5 is a close score, but if using the scoring criteria for scoring fights, there is little room for error except in extremely competitive rounds where it's too difficult to award a round to a fighter. These were pretty clear cut rounds, no?
     
    BoxingX, Aug 20, 2013
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  8. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    how on God's Greeen earth are people saying Taylor won the second the fight? WTF.. He did no such thing... The first fight I can see for T.. but no. 2.. NO way no how and it wasn't that close.
     
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  9. gilad

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    The first one 116-113 Hopkins, there were a couple of 10:10 rounds were nothing happend. I think Taylor landed one clean punch the whole fight, it was embarassing (just listen to Taylor in the post fight interview, he knows it)... In the rematch Taylor improved a little, I scored it a draw altough Hopkins won his rounds much more clearly.
    Taylor was never the same after those 24 rounds... He was a monster coming in but Hopkins took his confidence and his soul.
     
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  10. KO KIDD

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    I used to think Taylor won clear, one of my first threads on here I did a score card thread in which i gave to Hopkins but that was in 09

    Taylor dominated the rematch he won the first 7 or 8 rounds then stole a championship round to seal it

    Hopkins looked really off in the rematch ducking his head didnt look like he wanted any part of Taylors jab
     
    KO KIDD, Nov 1, 2013
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  11. klompton2

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    I had the first for Hopkins and the second a draw.
     
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  12. Drew101

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    First a draw, second to Taylor 7-5.
     
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  13. Mendoza

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    Same score for me.
     
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  14. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    They were god awful fights because Hopkins made them that way. He gets a pass for it for some reason with a lot of people on here. His spoiling tactics and clinching, grabbing, wrestling, holding, and faking low blows are a disgrace and his fight are boring. But, people say he is 'crafty' and a 'veteran' :lol::rofl
     
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