How do you score Lewis - Mercer ?

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just rewatched Lewis – Mercer fight. I decided to score it, trying to be as objective as I can. I found that many rounds were extremely close.

    In this fight, Lewis showed great offensive skills and workrate, he threw good combinations and connected well with big uppercuts and straight right hands. Lewis threw more punches than Mercer. Ha also showed a good chin and was never in serious trouble, despite being stunned a couple of times.

    Mercer showed iron cast chin as he ate all Lewis big shots like it was nothing. He definitely has one of the best chins ever. He also showed great jab, outjabbing Lewis all night long, despite being much shorter and having much shorter arms. His jab was stiffer than Lewis’ jab.
    Both were in very good conditions, though Mercer looked overweight.

    Here are my round-by-round scores:

    1 round: Mercer
    2 round: Lewis
    3 round: Mercer
    4 round: Lewis
    5 round: Lewis
    6 round: Mercer
    7 round: Lewis
    8 round: Lewis
    9 round: Mercer
    10 round: even

    Total score: 96-95 Lewis (5 round for Lewis, 4 for Mercer, 1 even)

    It definitely was not robbery. Fight was very close and the decision could have gone either way.
     
    Big Ukrainian, Jul 26, 2008
    Big Ukrainian, Jul 26, 2008
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  2. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i didn't score it ...but i remember my dad watching it recently and telling me he had it a draw ...just too close to call
     
    CottoDaBodykill, Jul 26, 2008
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  3. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    definitly a fight that should have been 12 rounds with a belt on the line
     
    CottoDaBodykill, Jul 26, 2008
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  4. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    I had it 6-4 in rounds to Mercer.

    It was very close and the rounds where very competitive.

    They should have had a rematch.
     
    KCD, Jul 27, 2008
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  5. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    I had it 10-0 to Lewis, complete shut out
     
    PowerPuncher, Jul 27, 2008
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  6. Woller

    Woller Active Member Full Member

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    8-2 or 8-1-1 Lewis.
    At least the judges found the right winner.

    Woller
     
    Woller, Jul 27, 2008
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  7. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Near 36 year year old mercer giving a peak lennox a dead even fight, defintley a dent in the legacy. Mercer at barely 6'1 outjabbed lennox all night. i cant see how lennox could avoid getting outjabbed by holmes and liston.
     
    SuzieQ49, Jul 27, 2008
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  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Er, Mercer had a unbelievably underrated jab.

    You remember what Mercer did when he was 40 something and nearly completely shot against Wladimir with that jab?
     
    Russell, Jul 27, 2008
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  9. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    A very close fight that I scored for Lennox but proved how much trouble he had with a guy with a very good jab ... however, Mercer also had an iron chin and took terrific bombs ....
     
    he grant, Jul 27, 2008
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  10. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    6-4 for Lewis. Outside of the Klitschko fight, this was the only time I recall Lewis with a black eye.

    Lewis won the more of the final rounds and seemed to want it more toward the end.
     
    Mendoza, Jul 27, 2008
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  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bruno and Mason both got their licks in as well.
     
    Russell, Jul 27, 2008
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  12. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    6-4, Lewis.
     
    Holmes' Jab, Jul 28, 2008
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  13. Marciano Frazier

    Marciano Frazier Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think I scored it 6-4 or 5-4-1 for Lewis. It was close, and could probably be scored the other way within reason, but I thought Lewis pulled it out with superior activity and accuracy in the second half of the fight.
     
    Marciano Frazier, Jul 28, 2008
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  14. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    lol

    I remember my card off by heart :

    1 Mercer
    2 Lewis
    3 Mercer
    4 Lewis
    5 Lewis
    6 Mercer
    7 Lewis
    8 Lewis
    9 Lewis
    10 Mercer

    96-94 Lewis.

    Considering the circumstances - a packed crowd of mainly Americans, cheering an American fighter, in the very heartland of American boxing - I thought the judges did very well in keeping their heads. It would've been easy to be swayed by the roaring pro-Mercer crowd and given him the nod.
     
    DamonD, Jul 28, 2008
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  15. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    DamonD, my card is very similar to yours. I had exactly the same score from 1st to 8th round.
     
    Big Ukrainian, Jul 28, 2008
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