Pugilistic Poetry: Barkley vs Toney

[them_apples]

Duran may have schooled Barkley but he did not beat him. I have watched that fight several times recently. Clear instance to me of the Schulberg effect, where an apparently overmatched fighter by doing so much better than expected shocks the judges and crowd into a decision which later review shows he did not deserve. Sometimes favorite legends also receive big benefits in the form of points. Duran--one of my favorite fighters--had both going for him in the fight. He took a heap of punishment throughout, but in characteristic Duran fashion, kept dishing it out as well. It is pretty clear Barkely beat on him more than he beat on Barkley, though they both did a fine job of beating on the other. Duran took his greater load of punishment with less loss of form than Barkley did, which idiot judges always seem to reward. I love Duran, but that was the Schulberg effect.

he beat him 100% watch closely. actually by a wide margin. Look at Barkleys face. face rolled the majority of Barkleys punches and was landing SHARP