Should HBO Replace Harold Lederman?

I won't let you guys down. I promise. :happy

 

Here's my problem with your "opinion". Here it is, it's just a freaken "opinion". Opinions aren't facts. It's not black or white, right or wrong. One guy will swear on their life that Chad Dawson beat Glen Johnson while another guy will swear that Johnson won the fight. And this is based on an attempt from both parties to be objective when they scored the fight.

Now, how you interpret both decisions are based SOLELY on how you scored it youself. If you had Johnson winning, you think the guy who had it for Dawson can't score a fight. And vice versa. It seems like you are indicating that there is a judge out there that can score a fight perfectly. But the thing is, there is no perfect way to score a fight. Scoring a fight is about as subjective as it gets. The man right next to you will see the same fight but come up with completely different results.

I just think that you disagreed with a few of Lederman's scorecards and have come to the conclusion that he can't score a fight while ignoring MOST of the time he has been accurate.

 

No. I think he's alright. Sometimes I agree with him, sometimes I don't.

 

Klion,

Are you saying that there's no right answer to the question:

" Who won that last round ? "

That it's just a matter of opinion ?

 

the things i don't like are that
a) he doesn't know the meaning of an even round because i don't i've ever seen him score one
b) his comments sometimes can reek of bias i was watching hopkins taylor the other day and he said one of the reasons he had taylor 3-0 up in rounds was because he was getting off first and it was annoying him how hopkins carried his left hand low and invited taylors right. Does he not know that half the boxers around today carry their lead hand low.
c) their's no consistency in his criteria for scoring sometimes he just randomly decides he wants to start scoring ring generalship and defense when he should be taking these into account anyway

 

Agreed. Lederman doesn't blow any score cards by picking the wrong winner, unless its a 7-5 or 6-6 type of fight.

 

Even if you do not like him its funny to just listen to some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth when he explains his scoring. I love Larry Merchant because he is old and senile and you can't help it but laugh when he talks especially when he tries to bring something completely random into what his happening.

 

Yeah, merchant scores every second round a draw, which, in case you didn't notice, isn't possible unless point deductions or knockdowns occur in the round.

Yeah, merchant can score alright. atsch

 

Jim I GOTTA TELL YA, I don't think HBO would be the same without Lederman. Even if his scorecards are a bit screwy

BACK TO YOU JIM!

 

Do you care to respond to the obvious idiocy of your comment about merchant's scoring system?

Yeah, he counts rounds as a draw, now THERE'S A GUY WHO CAN SCORE!!