the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

I think we're all on the same page with minor differences. Awesome fight. Here is how I saw it:

Sugar Ray Leonard v Tommy Hearns I (welterweight title unification)

Round 1: 10-9 Hearns
Round 2: 10-9 Hearns
Round 3: 10-9 Leonard
Round 4: 10-9 Hearns
Round 5: 10-9 Hearns
Round 6: 10-9 Leonard
Round 7: 10-9 Leonard
Round 8: 10-10 Even
Round 9: 10-9 Hearns
Round 10: 10-9 Hearns
Round 11: 10-9 Hearns
Round 12: 10-9 Hearns
Round 13: 10-8 Leonard (scores a knockdown)
Round 14: Leonard stops Hearns

Total through 13 completed rounds: 125-122 Hearns (actual scores: 125-122, 124-122 and 125-121 Hearns at the time of stoppage)

Man, I remember where I was and who I was with when watching this bout live. There was such energy surrounding this bout. Every little stumble-step we were screaming at. It was electric and fought at such a high-level that I thought it would be so very difficult to replicate. I never liked Leonard but backed him in this fight. I just thought Hearns' faults could be exposed by Leonard, but I was amazed it went this long. I thought Leonard would stop him in the middle rounds. I have grown to appreciate Leonard's talents over the years. But that aside, a terrific fight.

 

I was at a basketball/hockey arena in the nearest bigger city (an hour away) that regularly did the closed circuit fights. I remember where my seat was — went with a local boxer and his father/trainer and another boxing fan who was friends with the father/trainer.

It’s the best welterweight title fight in history imo. The shifts in fortune (and adjustments), the skill, the power, the will, the drama and two all-timers meeting in their prime … it’s about as perfect as a fight can be imo.

It’s definitely on my ‘10 fights you’d take with you if you were stranded on a desert island and had a device to watch these and only these fights’ list.

 

A sad sight:

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On the other hand, Andrew Maynard is one of my favorite non-champions.

 

Never knew this was in its entirety. Here we go. Scored on the Midwest's 10 point system where winner of a round gets 6 and the loser 4 with a 5-5 for an even round.

Jake LaMotta v Sugar Ray Robinson VI (middleweight title)

Round 1: 6-4 LaMotta
Round 2: 5-5 Even
Round 3: 6-4 Robinson
Round 4: 6-4 Robinson
Round 5: 6-4 LaMotta
Round 6: 6-4 LaMotta
Round 7: 5-5 Even
Round 8: 6-4 Robinson
Round 9: 6-4 Robinson
Round 10: 6-4 Robinson
Round 11: 6-4 Robinson (Best round)
Round 12: 7-3 Robinson (Battering)
Round 13: Fight stopped in Robinson's favor

Total through 12 completed rounds: 65-55 Robinson (actual scores: 65-55, 63-57 and 70-50 all for Robinson)

I took a leap of faith that a round with a knockdown, or in this case, a very dominant round in the 12th, would be scored 7-3, staying in line with 10 points per round. Great seeing these two warriors in action. Robinson was so stylish and LaMotta was so dogged it made for a terrific fight but Robinson just took off after the 7th round and there was no stopping him. Jake gave a last ditch effort in the 11th but that was it and he was simply a target after that.

 

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I had it a shut out for Hamsho.

Bobby Czyz fought a strange fight,. He tried to box like Macho Camacho and at times looked like he was on a fog which was very strange for him.

In Rusty Rosemberg's book he says he was drugged by the Duva's before a fight that he lost.

I wonder if something was up here too.

Regardless, I admire Hamsho for his all out brawling, non stop action style.