the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

Julio Cesar Chavez vs Dwight Pratchett

JCC : Pratchett

1: 9 - 10
Feel out round. Chavez struggling.
2: 10 - 10
Chavez effective inside, but still looks lethargic.
3: 10 - 9
Chavez beginning to beat the body
4: 10 - 9
Chavez beginning to get his measure now, timing wise.
5: 10 - 8 (-1 Pratchett)
Chavez landing big left hooks.
6: 10 - 9
Great inside fight.
7: 10 - 9
Pratchett not giving in and going after Chavez.
8: 10 - 9
Pratchett seriously hurt here.
9: 10 - 9
Pratchett has little left.
10: 10 - 9
Practhett showing a lions heart. Lopsided and unneeded.
11: 10 - 9
Corner should've really pulled him out.
12: 10 - 9
Pratchett very hurt again.

TOTAL: 119 - 107 CHAVEZ

Notes:

• Pratchett too tough for his own good. He was competitive at first until near the 7th, then it was just a mercilles beating.
• Pratchett the first man to take Chavez 12 rounds.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez vs Faustino Barrios

JCC : Barrios

1: 9 - 10
Chavez feeling out - caught with a big right from Barrios.
2: 10 - 9
Chavez adapting - getting his inside uppercut in.
3: 10 - 9
Chavez piling it on whilst grazing of Barrios' shots.
4: 10 - 9
Barrios really trying but he is hurt and outclassed.
5: TKO
Barrios overwhelmed, stopped in corner.

Notes:

• Barrios was very game, and very strong, but he couldn't overcome the wall that was Chavez.
• Study worthy fight for Chavez's pressure footwork.

 

Julio Cesar Chavez vs Refugio Rojas

JCC : Rojas

1: 9 - 10
Rojas just getting those shots in.
2: 10 - 9
Chavez taking it with his later bodywork, but struggling.
3: 10 - 9
Chavez taking the momentum.
4: 10 - 9
Chavez grinding Rojas now.
5: 10 - 8
Chavez just walking through Rojas, hurting and flooring him.
6: 10 - 8
Brutal left hook.
7: TKO
Rojas with a hail Mary attack before he gets broken down.

Notes:

• Chavez had nor respect for Rojas, and Rojas never stopped strying. Nasty fight
• Distinct lack of jab from Chavez here.

 

I had this 117-113 for Chavez. I enjoyed that fight. Have you seen Chavez-LaPorte? LaPorte probably never fought better in his career.

 

Bobby Chacon v Rafael Limon 2

What was building into a compelling contest was stopped after two clashes of heads, one in the 6th that opened a significant cut on the face of Limon and then another in the 7th which brought the termination of the fight by the doctor.

Neither fighter was very happy at the end with both fighters and corners showing animosity towards each other.

1 10-9
2 10-9 (close)
3 9-10 (close)
4 9-10
5 10-9
6 10-9
(58-56)
7 Stopped due to clash of heads (technical draw)

 

Emile Griffith v Luis Rodriguez 4

Four fights over 55 rounds, three ending in spit decisions and not a sniff of a knockdown; watching and scoring this series has felt a bit like reading an important literary tome - you know you should finish it to say that you've made it to the end but it's hard to pretend it's been an enjoyable experience.

Rodriguez lost this fight and the overall series 3-1 but can consider himself unlucky. I scored all 4 fights to him. My feeling on the fourth fight is that Rodriguez deserved the win as I felt he made the fight. Griffith was too passive and reactive to what Rodriguez was doing and didn't take the initiative enough.

That said, I don't feel there was a very clear superiority for one fighter in any of the fights. These were really tough fights to score, with lots of broken passages due to holding, and so many close and scrappy rounds that it became redundant to comment on it so a wide divergence in scoring is reasonable to expect here... but I feel Rodriguez should have at least had an equal share of the wins in the series - 3-1 overall is harsh on him.

1 10-9 (close)
2 10-10
3 9-10 (close, hard fight to score)
4 9-10 (ditto)
5 9-10
6 10-9 (close)
7 10-10 (horrible fight to score)
8 9-10
9 10-9
10 9-10 (I've stopped writing 'close' because every round is contentious)
11 9-10
12 10-9 (yeah, it was close. Yeah, it could have gone the other way)
13 9-10
14 10-9 (furious pace)
15 9-10 (Rodriguez keeps the pace up and takes the round well)

Griffith 142-145 Rodriguez

I had Rodriguez ahead 8-5 in rounds on my card with 2 even.

 

I had it 71-65 on the 5 point must scoring used or 9-3-3 for Rodriguez. I had given Rodriguez the 3rd round but one point was deducted by the ref from his score, so I had that round ending up as a 4-4 even round. Never saw how anyone could come up with Griffith as the winner.

 

I'd love to comment boys, but I've only see the first fight. I thought it was either a Rodriguez win, or a draw though. Looks like Rodriguez was definitely shortchanged at some point.

 

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Round 1: Even 10-10, swing.
Round 2: Rossman 10-9, close.
Round 3: Rossman 10-9, clear.
Round 4: Galíndez 10-9, swing.
Round 5: Galíndez 10-9, clear. 48/48 Even
Round 6: Galíndez 10-9, clear.
Round 7: Galíndez 10-9, clear.
Round 8: Galíndez 10-9, close.
Round 9: Galíndez 10-9, clear.

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First few were close tactical rounds, where the reach and freshness of Rossman let him get the better of things, but at the end of the 4th it heated up and the real action started. VG changed his style and started going on offence more and more, but still taking his time to sit back and counter attack before pouncing in with hooks. Rossman was consistently stunned through the mid rounds, and gradually lost his early lead. Round 9 was a walkover.

He broke his hand? I wonder when, that could've made for a decent rubbermatch if Galíndez kept it together (and survived) after the Johnson fight.

Loving watching Victor recently. Amazing skills, awesome, adaptable style and really fun to watch. Fine achievement, this fight too. The first man to win back the LHW title? Good job.

 

Ah, I hadn't realised about the point deduction in round 3 so that would make my card 144-142 (7-5 in rounds) to Rodriguez.

 

I can't truly recommend them as exciting spectacles to be honest.

 

I found the first one fun. No-one ever said anything good about the 2nd tho.

 

Yeah, the second is the worst of the 4. I think the first is probably the best, but that might be because it's only 10 rounds!