It was a fantastic fight and neither man in my eyes deserved to lose. The draw was the correct result. Given how good a fight it was, I expect there will be a rematch in the future and I hope they both get big money for it too.
I personally had Wardley by a round but a draw is fine...It was a really close fight and could have been judged differently depending on what you prefer...Clarke's superior jab and overall technique or Wardley's superior sheer agression, explosivity and power. It was a fantastic fight!
Those guys really poured their hearts into this...This is what is supposed to be a heavyweight fight.
Wasn’t really scoring it but it looked like Clarke had the better of it, especially late on when Wardley’s gas tank had emptied and I think he edged 2 of the first 3 too. A draw is probably right.
I had it 115-114 Clarke. Wardley's impressive punch resistance ensured that Clarke's work wasn't registering on him as much as his was on Clarke, but the state of Wardley's face tells its own story about how much Clarke was landing. It seems the viewers on Sky Sports gave Wardley the round where Clarke (harshly) had a point deducted, but I had Clarke winning that round. Clarke controlled the later stages of the fight, apart from R10, which I gave to Wardley. Great fight though, and draw is fair enough and sets us up for a spicy rematch.
I scored it a draw but if I had to give it to anyone it would have been Wardley due to the points deduction and the knockdown. In the end Wardley got to keep his titles and we hopefully get to see a rematch which I will look forward too. I'm favouring Clarke again if he can come in better condition and learn to use his weight advantage in the clinches to lean and drain Wardley. Wardley was out skilled but he dug deeper which kept him in the fight but that's a hard way to try and win a fight, he'll probably get his nose broken again if he doesn't learn to slip a jab or have an actual guard that doesn't have his elbows flared out so he's open to the up jab even when he has his hands up. I also have to mention I was surprised at just how big the crowd was for this fight, didn't think either of these guys were big draws but they basically filled a 20K arena for a domestic level fight. Got to love how British boxing fans show up for good matchups like this.
I would probably agree with this, but I am a bit biased towards Wardley, 7-5 plus the knockdown and low blow.
