Name me one robbery in the UK...

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... I was talking about this with someone on another thread about four weeks ago, but I can't remember who the **** it was now. (Easy E, maybe?)

They asserted that "there's always robberies in the UK - it's known for it." So I said if that was the case, then name one. They said "it's just known for it, is all." So I want to know if this is the case, or just a myth. If it's true, then naming just ONE shouldn't be too hard, right?

Of course there are iffy ones, but it's not Germany. Off the top of my head I can think of:


Victor Polo only getting a draw with Scott Harrison.

Some Argentinian (sorry, can't be arsed to boxrec) losing on points to Graham Earl just before his Katsidis bout.

Clinton Woods getting the win in the third Johnson bout.


That last one is an example of stats over reality, in that Johnson was brought over from the States and put on a Frank Warren bill (Clinton is signed to a rival promoter) for the sole intention of being a Blow opponent after he got the belt. Also, the one judge who gave Johnson the win was from England. So it certainly wasn't an intentional robbery, if indeed it was one. (I had it Johnson 115-113).


No biggee, just curious, is all.

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... I was talking about this with someone on another thread about four weeks ago, but I can't remember who the **** it was now. (Easy E, maybe?)

They asserted that "there's always robberies in the UK - it's known for it." So I said if that was the case, then name one. They said "it's just known for it, is all." So I want to know if this is the case, or just a myth. If it's true, then naming just ONE shouldn't be too hard, right?

Of course there are iffy ones, but it's not Germany. Off the top of my head I can think of:


Victor Polo only getting a draw with Scott Harrison.

Some Argentinian (sorry, can't be arsed to boxrec) losing on points to Graham Earl just before his Katsidis bout.

Clinton Woods getting the win in the third Johnson bout.


That last one is an example of stats over reality, in that Johnson was brought over from the States and put on a Frank Warren bill (Clinton is signed to a rival promoter) for the sole intention of being a Blow opponent after he got the belt. Also, the one judge who gave Johnson the win was from England. So it certainly wasn't an intentional robbery, if indeed it was one. (I had it Johnson 115-113).


No biggee, just curious, is all.

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The night Nigel Benn fought Henry Wharton, Michael Nunn was defending his title against the LITTLE known Steve Little. Little put Nunn down in the 1st round, however that was the only round he won yet he got the decision.

Also the 1st Chris Eubank/Michael Watson fight again I was there as the fights above and Watson won by at least 2/3 points but Eubank was gifted the decision. I know it's difficult scoring when you are actually there and I have watched both fights I mentioned quite a few times and still have both Nunn and Watson winning.

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Joe Calzaghe vs Robin Reid

Although Joe is one of my favourite fighters, I had him losing this one.

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Joe Calzaghe vs Robin Reid

Although Joe is one of my favourite fighters, I had him losing this one.

To be honest, I had The Blow winning it. Reid did good work, but not for enough rounds IMO. Though it was an SD, and I take your point.

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Clinton Woods vs Glen Johnson was the only one I remember.

I mean random eastern european journeymen probably get ****ed all the time. But I doubt even they give a ****. I personally think the judging is more reliable even on the Mayweather/Undercard the scores were ludicrous. That Ponce De Leon got a near shut-out, and I thought he lost. Lacy landed one punch and won a landslide.

Germany is where you get robbed. Joe Calzaghe said Sven Ottke would have beaten Muhammed Ali in Germany. I'd certainly stick twenty quid on Ottke.

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Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy when Raul Caiz Sr deducted a point for Calzaghe's backhand! It should of been a shut out!

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This isn't quite a robbery, but I always thought the Benn/Gerald McClellan fight was one of the worst referring jobs I've ever seen in my life. There were so many things wrong with that fight and I felt the referee was favoring Benn highly, especially in the first round (kept breaking them up for no reason and it appeared he was protecting Benn to buy him more time).

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Eubank Sherry was an entertaining fight.. And Sherry surley was ahead at the time of stoppage... But he was starting to lose his grip on the fight.. and would have been KO'd in the next round or 2..

But he should have won at that point.. good call..

The over reaction to head Butt was comical..