This fight was identical to jones/tarver i

Hey guys,

I think the Mayweather/Maidana fight was a mirror image of Jones/Tarver 1 down to the identical scorecards! If you go back and watch that fight you will see whenever Tarver trapped Jones against the ropes and in the corner he had much success and when Roy brought the fight to the center of the ring he controlled it. In both fights they had to pull out the fight in the championship rounds. In both situations, people were not accustomed to them being in competitive fights and they were both coming off virtuoso performances and were within two years of each other in age (Jones was 35 and Mayweather is 37). I scored both fights 115-113 (for Jones and Mayweather) and I had the fight dead even after 10 rounds. The official scorecards were absolutely identical:

Jones/Tarver I:

judge: Jerry Roth 114-114 | judge: Glen Hamada 117-111 | judge: David Harris 116-112

Mayweather/Maidana:

judge: Dave Moretti 116-112 | judge: Burt A. Clements 117-111 | judge: Michael Pernick 114-114

 

That is funny! I have had that happen myself.

 

Dude, watch it. It's a mirror image of Mayweather/Maidana! After the fight some people said Tarver won but Jones pulled it out down the stretch. Just like with Mayweather, people weren't used to seeing Jones in a competitive fight and some declared Tarver the winner but smart, objective people who knew boxing and scoring gave it to Jones. Also, just like in this fight, the vast majority of boxing writers had it for Jones and at worst a draw.

 

Very good points! I agree with them. Very interesting fight. I really think Floyd came into the fight with the mentality of wanting to make it exciting. He knows he is in the twilight of his career and only has a few more fights. If he had said after the fight (like he did when he fought Cotto) that he fought like that on purpose I would have called bull**** but he said he was going to do that going into the fight. I guarantee you that in the rematch he will keep the fight in the center of the ring, utilize lateral movement, jab and boxing circles around him like he did with Guerrero and Canelo and win in a more convincing, but much less entertaining fashion.

 

Right, but what I am saying is that in both fights, the superior boxer got off to a slow start, was bum rushed against the ropes and lost many of those rounds and won the rounds when in the center of the ring and was forced to pull it out down the stretch to secure the victory. Both fighters were coming off dominant victories, were around the same age and the scoring was identical with many fans calling it a draw or giving it to them with very few giving it to the underdog.