John Duddy tonight

i was at the fight. i thought duddy lost. he definitely didn't win 8-2. that was rediculous.

 

Ya I saw it, I might watch it again. Duddy took a beating from an average fighter and it would actually be unsafe for him to fight Kelly but I think he realized that.

 

Was Pavlik at ringside? Did anyone interview him?

 

that was a robbery.... the other guy was landing flush punches at will and should have won the fight.

 

Pavlik was drooling watching Duddy fight

 

It was without a doubt the best fight I saw tonight. easily better than the Klitschko or Joe Greene fights. I've seen both fighters fight a bunch of times, and neither were known for boring fights, so I expected a good fight, but thought it would be more one sided in Duddys favour. He definitely needs a few more fights before taking on any of the top MW's, let alone Pavlik. Always entertaining though.

 

I didn't see it but I read he outboxed Howard Eastman in his last fight - off night maybe?

Those right hands couldn't miss though, and that grissly cut might take months to heal.. Give KP a miss for now.

 

Duddy seems to have lost some of the explosive power he showed
earlier in his career. I realize he is fighting better fighters now but
he fought some tough, undefeated fighters early on and would starch them
with one punch. This guy seemed to hit much harder than Duddy.
Could Duddy have peaked around age 25? He needs to stay away
from Kelly and try to make as much money as he can fighting in
front of his Irish crowds against top 20 type guys. Hire a good
accountant and invest wisely. He'll never be champ.

 

I watched the fight and scored it as follows

RD1: 10-9 Smichet
RD2: 10-10 Even
RD3: 10-10 Even
RD4: 10-9 Smichet
RD5: 10-10 Even
RD6: 10-9 Duddy
RD7: 10-10 Even
RD8: 10-10 Even
RD9: 10-9 Duddy
RD10: 10-9 Duddy

98-97 Duddy

Smichet could have taken rounds 2 and 3 but I think Duddy did just enough to not loose the rounds, same goes in rounds 7 and 8 both could have gone to Duddy but Smichet did just enough to not loose them IMO.

I think 95-95 by one judge was an accurate reading of the fight, 98-92 is crazy.

 

if duddy wasnt supposed to win they would have stopped the fight because the cut over his right eye was huge, i thought the fight was close but always knew they woluld give it to duddy, he is very exciting but he needs to get the paydays now before he gets beaten or gets brain damage

 

I remember reading somewhere that HBO was considering at one time including the Duddy fight to amke it a double header. Too bad it didn't happen because it sounded exciting and the few clips HBO aired were gruesome.

 

duddy seriously gets knocked out against abraham, he fights like some character of a boxing movie that takes place in the 40s. brave, but no guard and very easy to hit.

 

Duddy will get knocked out if he fights Pavlik.

 

john duddy did not win last night that was a blatant robbery and financial decision