Comments Thread For: Joshua Franco Sharp, Definitively Defeats Andrew Moloney On Points In Rubber Match

[Sid-Knee]

I don't think the cards were that debatable. I edged it to Franco.

But something was amiss. Compubox numbers were absolute bull, commentary was bizarrely focused on Franco, and Reiss was at Moloney from the first bell.

I saw a good performance from Moloney. Some really good work, particularly to the body. I could have happily gone either way or a draw on the cards but there were a few things that didn't smell right in that fight.

Well done Franco on the win, and well done Moloney on the performance.

I disagree with the cards. I had it clear to Moloney. I think you had the commentators in your ear non stop by the sounds of it. I never had Ward and Bradley om commentary. Maybe find a copy of the fight with another commentator and see what you think?

But with the cards and the commentary, something tells me Oscar's Golden Boy Promotions may be heading over to ESPN after the DAZN contract runs out. Keep an eye on that. Then everything would make perfect sense.

[PBR Streetgang]

Franco won close but clear.

Moloney was the house fighter as he's with Top Rank. There's no controversy here.

Probably one of the rare times when the "house" fighter seems to never catch a break. In the 2nd fight, even ol' Bob's close proximity couldn't influence the incompetence away from the video review.

In the trilogy fight they bring in an out of state ref to officiate and it happens to be a guy who breaks up any bit of holding whatsoever. To my eyes, I thought the punch stat tabulations were way off.

I dont think there was some conspiracy and I don't think Moloney won it. Just felt like every bounce went in the favor of Franco for that trilogy.

[ShoulderRoll]

Franco won close but clear.

Moloney was the house fighter as he's with Top Rank. There's no controversy here.

[Joeboxeo]

Close fight, i had a draw 114-114...

[PBR Streetgang]

I don't think the cards were that debatable. I edged it to Franco.

But something was amiss. Compubox numbers were absolute bull, commentary was bizarrely focused on Franco, and Reiss was at Moloney from the first bell.

I saw a good performance from Moloney. Some really good work, particularly to the body. I could have happily gone either way or a draw on the cards but there were a few things that didn't smell right in that fight.

Well done Franco on the win, and well done Moloney on the performance.

Yeah, I thought compubox was way off. I'd see Moloney clearly land half a dozen punches and only be credited with half. The commentary didn't help, either. Bradley and Tessitore ignored alot of the work Moloney was doing.

It was a close fight, Franco did more and Moloney did himself no favors dispensing with his jab.

As for Jack Reiss, I'm not a fan of his. It's not that he's incompetent, he knows what he's doing but he loves to insert himself in the action like he's the third star in the ring.

[boxingnumber247]

pretty clear Franco won easy 8-4

[Toffee]

Another robbery were the pretty clear winner gets jibbed. Maloney won that 8/4. But to have that same exact score the other way, is a disgrace.

It won't happen, but overseas fighters shouldn't go to the US at any cost. It's insanity what is happening.

I don't think the cards were that debatable. I edged it to Franco.

But something was amiss. Compubox numbers were absolute bull, commentary was bizarrely focused on Franco, and Reiss was at Moloney from the first bell.

I saw a good performance from Moloney. Some really good work, particularly to the body. I could have happily gone either way or a draw on the cards but there were a few things that didn't smell right in that fight.

Well done Franco on the win, and well done Moloney on the performance.

[Sid-Knee]

Another robbery were the pretty clear winner gets jibbed. Maloney won that 8/4. But to have that same exact score the other way, is a disgrace.

It won't happen, but overseas fighters shouldn't go to the US at any cost. It's insanity what is happening.

[glenn mcrory]

Newsflash.
Top Ranks fighter is Maloney.
Golden Boy’s is Franco.
Im supposed to believe Top Rank robbed their own fighter to reward a Golden Boy fighter.

You guys can't score for s**t, Baloney Maloney got beat the f**k up.

[Stiff-Hard-Jab]

I missed a lot of this fight because I was captivated by the Rigo fight.

But the rounds that I saw (later rounds) seemed to have some very strange commentary. The commentators would only acknowledge Franco’s work even when Maloney had some extended periods of successful offence. There was a round where Franco looked like he was taking a breather and was getting hit a lot, but nobody said a thing. They just kept praising Franco. I don’t know, maybe Franco did so well in the first half of the fight that the commentators were still clinging to his nuts? I know sometimes it takes a bit of time for them to catch up to what is currently happening in the ring.

Maloney took the majority of the early rounds and it was Franco that came on stronger down the stretch. The commentary team, particularly Tim Bradley created a narrative that wasn't all there imo. Frnaco had success but Maloney had just as much, if not more with all the clean body work.