i'm pretty sure there's no rule that says you MUST score a round 10-8 when there's a knockdown, especially a questionable one like in the 11th, a round that smith was winning. neither one of those guys is my boy lol...i'm american.
i will give an example of a fights where this stuff happens.
in pacquiao vs cotto 2 of the judges scored the 3rd round 10-9 because they thought cotto was winning the round before the knockdown.
in lewis vs mccall rematch, 2 of the judges scored the 4th round 10-8. mccall didn't engage and only threw like 3 punches.
even if i did give the 10-8 to eubank in the 11th and the 12th 10-9 for smith i still would have had a 112-112 draw on my card. to be honest, neither guy really deserved to win here. liam smith at least made an effort to fight during the second half of the fight though.
i will give an example of a fights where this stuff happens.
in pacquiao vs cotto 2 of the judges scored the 3rd round 10-9 because they thought cotto was winning the round before the knockdown.
in lewis vs mccall rematch, 2 of the judges scored the 4th round 10-8. mccall didn't engage and only threw like 3 punches.
even if i did give the 10-8 to eubank in the 11th and the 12th 10-9 for smith i still would have had a 112-112 draw on my card. to be honest, neither guy really deserved to win here. liam smith at least made an effort to fight during the second half of the fight though.
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