Michael Spinks vs. Eddie Davis - WTF were the judges looking at?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by sweet_scientist, Feb 15, 2008.


  1. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I scored this one last year. This is what I wrote. I had Davis the winner when I first saw it live back in the day and I still do.

    Round 1: 10-9 Davis
    Round 2: 10-10 Even
    Round 3: 10-9 Spinks
    Round 4: 10-9 Davis
    Round 5: 10-9 Spinks
    Round 6: 10-10 Even
    Round 7: 10-9 Spinks
    Round 8: 10-9 Davis
    Round 9: 10-9 Davis
    Round 10: 10-9 Spinks
    Round 11: 10-9 Davis
    Round 12: 10-9 Davis

    Total: 116-114 Eddie Davis

    The official verdict was unanimous for Spinks. Two of the judges had it wide for Spinks. IMO they weren't even trying. They had to be at the concession stand getting a couple of dogs and a brew. They should have just mailed their cards in. I saw someone else on this site scored this fight, so I compared my card to his. And except for the 6th round which he gave to Spinks and I had even, we had identical cards. Now that is good tight scoring. This fight is well worth checking out and Davis deserves to be pissed over this one, because IMO he deserved the verdict.
     
  2. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I concur ^.