Just watched it for the first time since watching it live 8-9yrs ago. Here is my scorecard. Rd 1:10-9 Jones Lederman and announcers gave it to Tarver because of the 2 flurries, but to me Jones controlled most of the rd, landed quality body shots and a couple right hooks. To me Jones was more effective in the majority of the rd then Tarver was Rd:2 10-9 Tarver Rd:3 10-9 Jones Rd:4 10-9 Jones Rd:5 10-9 Jones Rd:6 10-9 Jones Rd:7 10-9 Tarver Rd:8 10-9 Tarver Rd:9 10-9 Jones Rd:10 10-9 Tarver Rd:11 10-9 Jones Rd:12 10-9 Jones 8-4 RJJ - Seemed a lot closer watching it live. What do you guys have?
this was a close fight Jones came through at the end like a champ the only time I had seen him struggle and pull it out like that
I remember it having something like 8-4 or 7-5 at least, for Jones. I don't consider it a robbery at all. He just looked more vulnerable over 12 than we had ever seen him.
I was close to having one of the rds a tie(forgot which one) but they did something to steal it towards the tail end.
I always thought the way I read things, that Tarver was Robbed but everyone says Jones won, so really he could of got away without rematching him then?
I think no one had ever seen Jones in a close fight before, so Tarver got more credit than he deserved. Well, at least until the 2nd fight. I remember being shocked that Rj didn't dominate him.