Official verdicts every single one disagrees with

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  1. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    It would be really hard to find any fight that everyone agreed with unless it was not remotely competitive.
    Because people have biases in all directions.

    I watched Foreman vs. Briggs at the time, & it from the pre-fight feature & then looking at the result, it really seemed like their was a loving fix or benign conspiracy-to get George to retire.

    This website has folks score fights-I have never seen a "controversy rating" higher quite as high as this one, 79%.
    When 2 of the judges have it a 4 point spread in favor of Shannon, & not one reviewer has that high a disparity, you know something was wrong with those "inexperienced' judges. Corruption or not.

    Interestingly, like the other referee, our own McGrain has it a draw there. [url]https://eyeonthering.com/boxing/george-foreman-vs-shannon-briggs[/url]
     
  2. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Totally agree. I like Famechon but he lost that first one.
     
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  3. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Tyson-Spinks was a clear robbery.
     
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  4. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Vito Antuofermo vs Marvin Hagler 1
     
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  5. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    I’ll second Nelson v French 1

    I’ll also throw in Leonard v Hearns II.

    And for the old timers, Fitz v Sharkey I, if we flex and define the DQ as a verdict.
     
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  6. JohnThomas1

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    You won't find any argument on that one. Good mention.
     
  7. McGrain

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    It's one of the most controversial fights on Eye on the Ring which I like for this kind of thing, and it was just one of those rare fights where it really did feel like the fix was in. The puncher in the fight outlanded the superstar in the fight clearly while controlling the action as general and the judges still found a way to give it to the superstar.

    Hopkins-Oscar had to happen, and for that to happen, Oscar had to win that strap.

    It's not 100% on EOTR though.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    I've never seen a guy score Snipes over Coetzee even given near everyone scores it via the wrong system.
     
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  9. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    In his book Oscar said Sturm beat him,thats pretty compelling ,imo
     
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  10. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In that case I'm the dissenting voice I guess. Haven't seen it since it happened, though.
     
  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Then, no!
     
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  12. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Interesting. Not that often you hear that from fighters. Ali said that he lost to Norton in the rubber, though, but I don't consider that a robbery. I could have gone in Norton's favour, absolutely, but not a robbery in my book.
     
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  13. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Maybe I'll give it another watch so we hopefully can iron this wrinkle out. :)
     
  14. McGrain

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    Not sure it's worth it tbh.
     
  15. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    That's kind how I feel. I remember it as quite boring the first time around.