I'm not saying that Virgil Hill did not deserve all the decisions he won in North Dakota. But does anybody genuinely believe any opponent who stepped in the ring with him there could have gotten a fair shake?
Nicolino Locche is another one I would put in this category, despite his defensive wizardry and me being a fan. From everything I read, he was extremely fortunate to receive a draw vs Ortiz. Between how silly he could make you look without actually landing much to score himself and fighting in his back yard, it would've been a real ***** to try and score a W over him.
The second fight was a clear win for Ali imo,and I saw nothing wrong with the Lyle stoppage,the third Norton fight was arguable imo.
Sven Ottke was just a joke! He was as much of a paper champ as they come. Brewer, Miychell and Reid all beat him but look what happened! When people try and insult Calzaghe by comparing him to Ottke it's not very fair to be honest.
i think at the very least he floored ayala once. hugo out punched ayala and never gave him any rythm, it fight was similar to the williams-wright fight that happened recently in how hugo threw constantly and ayala was relying on his high glove defense. good for ayala but a injustice to hugo.
i think thats absolutely true, i would be a darn shame to find out that the judges minds where made up by the crowd instead of the fight itself. hill vs ottke... somewhere other then their hometowns would have been interesting.
eubank got some gifts but his luck ran out against steve collins. i thought he won their 1st fight,had a knock down against him which wasn't,and knocked collins down ,only for it to be ruled a slip.