Just rewatched one of the worst robberies I've ever seen

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  1. Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe Member Full Member

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    I was 14 the last time I watched the Éric Lucas-Markus Beyer fight and I remembered that it had made a lot of commotion here in Quebec, everybody thought Lucas had been robbed.

    I normaly am not the one to complain who the fight goes to when it's close, but this was just ridiculous.

    Here's my scorecard :

    1 : 10-9 Lucas
    2 : 10-9 Lucas
    3 : 10-9 Lucas
    4: 10-9 Lucas
    5: 10-9 Beyer
    6: 10-9 Lucas
    7: 10-9 Lucas
    8: 10-9 Beyer
    9: 10-10
    10: 10-9 Lucas
    11: 10-9 Beyer
    12: 10-9 Lucas

    117-112 Lucas


    I know some of these rounds were close, but come on man.
     
    Philip Marlowe, May 23, 2011
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  2. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh those were the days when the robberies stayed in Germany. Nowadays it's just an occasional one there while other countries really try to make a name for themselves.
     
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  3. Philip Marlowe

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    I think they still are more present in Germany, I don't see that many robberies in the US or example.
     
    Philip Marlowe, May 23, 2011
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  4. GrowlDotMe

    GrowlDotMe Member Full Member

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    thats because your in the US, the rest of the world sees plenty of robberies in the US

    robbery is very overused anyway, maybe 1 in 20 of the fights called robberies on esb are actual robberies, most are just close fights with differences of opinion depending on your location and fighter preference
     
    GrowlDotMe, May 23, 2011
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  5. Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe Member Full Member

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    I'm not from the US, but Canada.

    But yeah I agree, the minute a fight is close you know you're gonna get dozens of thread screaming robberies. It's as if people are always looking for drama.
     
    Philip Marlowe, May 23, 2011
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  6. Havik

    Havik Active Member Full Member

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    Campillo-Shumenov, Alexander-Kotelnik, Martinez-Cintron,... Robberies are common everywhere. I think Great Britain may be the least bad place for a challenger thanks to their fairly good boxing commission (compared to Germany, Spain, Italy & most American states).

    Anyway, for those who want to check out the Beyer-Lucas fight, here it is:

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6fudy_eric-lucas-vs-markus-beyer-1-3_sport
     
    Havik, May 23, 2011
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  7. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    The scorecards for this fight was a load of crap and the judges should have been beaten for their scores.
     
    kirk, May 23, 2011
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  8. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh they make it up with hometown referees. The Cleverly-Kuziemski stoppage was nothing short of mind****ingly outrageous. Dunno how the BBBoC does it, but all kinds of refs from all around the world end up with these BS pro-Warren stoppages, and when they actually need to stop the Warren fighther properly, THIS happens (10 minutes in):

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKrDN33nl8[/ame]
     
    BigBone, May 23, 2011
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  9. Havik

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    Yep, that's true. Frank Warren's shows are generally a good place to be if you want interesting stoppages.
     
    Havik, May 23, 2011
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  10. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And a terrible, horrible place for a 'visitor'. I'd rather fight in Germany, Australia, Mexico etc.
     
    BigBone, May 24, 2011
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