Khan 114-111. I gave Peterson only 4 rounds (3, 4, 7, 8). The rounds he won, he really dominatedl, anding a bunch of hard body shots and some flush right hands. But the rounds he lost, he simply didn't throw enough. Khan won a lot of rounds based on activity. Khan really got jobbed with the 2 point deducations.
Peterson won 114-111 on my scorecard. It was a great fight with lots of action. Peterson wanted it more.
114-111 Khan Wanted Lamonth to win before the fight, but he did not deserve his win, not a robbery ala Lara-Williams, but a bad decision IMO. 113-112 Khan I could also see. Anything more, nope.
:deal fair and ****ing square. And to theses many cocksuckers who I'm ashamed to call fellow Brits I'd like it known that both Matthew Macklin and Steve Collins whose opinions are respected plus Barry mcguigan for SKY all had Peterson winning the fight without any mention of bad decisions
RD 1: 10-8 Khan RD 2: 10-9 Khan RD 3: 9-10 Peterson RD 4: 9-10 Peterson RD 5: 10-9 Khan RD 6: 10-9 Khan RD 7: 9-10 Peterson (would have been 10-10 , ref took a point of Khan) RD 8: 9-10 Peterson RD 9: 10-9 Khan RD 10: 10-9 Khan RD 11: 10-9 Khan RD 12: 9-9 Even (would have been 10-9 Khan, ref took a point of Khan) 115-111 Khan.
I had it 7-5 for Khan and when you factor in all the point deductinos on both sides I have it 113-112 for Khan. I think 2 point deductions for pushing was excessive but Khan did seem to do a lot of it. The fight was close and there's no problem with either guy getting the decision its just the ref has put more controversy into this then there might have otherwise been. This was a really good fight and I'd really like to see a rematch, theres a lot of talent at/near 140 so I don't know if they do one right away but with Khans economic muscle we might get one right away. I don't want to see a rematch in Vegas, there was such a good atmosphere for this fight it should either be back in DC(which Khan won't) or in England, which is possible since Khan is still the draw here.
1: Khan 10-8 (extra point for knockdown) 2: Khan 10-9 (close) 3: Peterson 10-9 4: Peterson 10-9 5: Khan 10-9 6: Khan 10-9 (close) 7: Peterson 10-8 (extra point for pushing deduction) 8: Peterson 10-9 9: Khan 10-9 (close) 10: Khan 10-9 11: Khan 10-9 12: Even 9-9 (due to another pushing deduction)
Look at this ****ing poll. Some robbery, huh? :hey Now look at this poll. http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364368 Honestly, Brits - if you are itching to form a torch mob and cry robbery, you should still be fanning the flames of justifiable outrage on Chisora's behalf. The fact that his cause has been so soon forgotten while the bigger "star" is championed as a victim in a match wherein he pissed away any chance of wining going away by his running and fouling - a mere week after a real travesty of scoring - reflects very poorly on you all. Clearly you don't care about your rank-and-file homegrown talents who work hard to seize the brass ring only to have crooks snatch it away. You're all a bunch of star-****ers who only have the time of day for the whining of pampered golden boys who've been on TV since practically their pro debut making bigger purses than most British boxers make in their sum careers. Way to go, Brits. OR - is it that it's easier for you to set aside your prejudices and rally behind someone "slightly Asian looking" with a light ruddy-beige complexion than a full-on black? Hmm? Have I got the right of it? At least you can still rest your hopes on Froch, eh? We'll just ignore the fact that he's a Polak, at least he's the right shade. Peterson-Khan and Helenius-Chisora didn't just take place continents apart...as examples of the UK boxer getting "robbed" they are WORLDS apart...not even in the same solar system...nor galaxy...nor universe. :hi:
That's a bit of a silly generalisation. Plenty of 'Brits' aren't calling it a robbery at all. Most people on this forum are either saying it was a close fight (and thus cannot be a robbery) or they're trashing Khan for being overhyped or too cocky. The amusing thing is that it was actually the HBO team who seemed to complain the most about the decision.
I have no problem with people who have Peterson winning. I thought there were some close rounds that could have gone either way -- I scored the close rounds for Khan, but I can imagine scoring them for Peterson, too.
:conf I've seen lots of overtly British posters touting it as a robbery and complaining bitterly - in about equal or greater numbers as came out in force to (justifiably) rally behind Chisora in his hour of defilement.