What is it with European judges honestly?

[Dubious-Dutch]

I agree, and he was robbed of another clear UD by an English judge when he fought Reid.

A paid judge, look at his record.

[street bully]

The judge who scored today's fight a draw 113-113 was from the UK, not Germany.

Hence why I said Europe and not Germany.

[Welter_Skelter]

i felt american judges robbed calzaghe of a clear ud when he fought hopkins

Nonsense.. Americans can do no wrong..

[Dubious-Dutch]

Nonsense.. Americans can do no wrong..

Can you really say with a straight face that the fight between Calzaghe-Hopkins was not close? Joe didn't complain.

[Bobby Shaw]

I mean we give our judges hell here when they have a close fight with a close but clear winner a draw, but it seems like second nature over there to scoe a fight that is a schooling a draw, or a win for the guy who is clearly losing.

Judges are provided by sanctioning bodies and if you check title fights those judges will be from USA.The idiot who gave Cotto 116-111 against Clottey was judging the Wladmir-Chagave fight as well.

The judges can be ****s like anywhere in the world ,maybe they get bribed.

[joe strong]

this my unbias opinion of Hopkins vs calzaghe.I don't really like either.I had it close for 2 reasons(1) Hopkins knocked down cazaghe & landed the harder punches but you have to land more than 10-13 punches/round.Hopkins was not nearly busy enough(2)cazaghe should definately win shoe shiner of the decade.he's busy but I can't recall him really hurting Hopkins.he won more fights polishing shoes than any other boxer in history...I gave calzaghe the decision but was so turned off by his swatting(he's worse than chris Byrd)that I almost never watched his jones fight.that was even worse.jones vscalzaghe was 10 years too late.European & north American fans like different things.I thought foreman beat axel schulz because axel polished shoes & ran for 12 rounds while george hit axel with solid punches,maybe wasn't as busy but in my eyes 1 good solid powerpunch is like 4-5 little jabs & shoe shining in my eyes is too often scored which is a joke.Europeans like shoe shining & defence while north Americans like power punching & agression & knockouts.

[Welter_Skelter]

Can you really say with a straight face that the fight between Calzaghe-Hopkins was not close? Joe didn't complain.

I can say it and mean it.. Joe Didn't win so much as B-Hop lost.. It was close

But i can think of many other American based fights that were blatant robberies.. Bad judging is a WORLD WIDE phenomenon .. Certainly NOT limited to Germany

[street bully]

I can say it and mean it.. Joe Didn't win so much as B-Hop lost.. It was close

But i can think of many other American based fights that were blatant robberies.. Bad judging is a WORLD WIDE phenomenon .. Certainly NOT limited to Germany

It happens way more fequently thre and it does here. 20:1. Also when have yu seen a fight that could have been 12 rounds to 0 in a fighters favor go to the othr man?

[Dubious-Dutch]

I can say it and mean it.. Joe Didn't win so much as B-Hop lost.. It was close

But i can think of many other American based fights that were blatant robberies.. Bad judging is a WORLD WIDE phenomenon .. Certainly NOT limited to Germany

Of course, I agree there has been many robberies in every part of the world and it isn't specific to one location, but remember every stereotype exists for a reason whether it be good or bad.

[Welter_Skelter]

It happens way more fequently thre and it does here. 20:1. Also when have yu seen a fight that could have been 12 rounds to 0 in a fighters favor go to the othr man?

20:1 is a bit of an exaggeration .. more like 1:1 ... Since more BIG fights tend to happen in the USA I would say it happens more there than anywhere else.. Germany is just more blatant.. BUT whether you steal a candy bar or a Rolls Royce.. you still stole.. the crime is not the blatancy.. but the crime itself..