3 fights in which majority of the fans think went the wrong way.
Haney - Loma. A p4p battle for undisputed between the older HoF veteran and the young unified camp for the all of the marbles at 135. A strong start for Haney and a strong finish for Loma. The biggest rounds 3,10,11 were for Loma, but many of the rounds could have went either way. Haney had a lot of success to the body, but was never able to impose himself the way Lopez was against Loma. Loma showed the brilliance of his early career in stops but at 36 Loma required rest in many parts include the 12th round. Personal score at live viewing: 115:113 Loma. Could have went either way.
GGG - Canelo 1. A fight years in the making. The unstoppable GGG against the rise star in Canelo for middle weight supremacy. Boxing lure of Canelo giving up belts to avoid GGG years prior. Canelo forced to fight backwards for the first time in his career. GGG successful in many rounds, but unable to to put the kind of sustained pressure on Canelo we are used to. Difficult fight to score, where I felt the GGG rounds were clearer. Personal score at live viewing: 114:114 Draw. Could have went either way, but upon rewatching I scored it for GGG every time.
Kovalev - Ward 1. The battle of the undefeated warriors. P4P #1 on the line. Kovalev on a monster run. KOs over Pascal twice, Clevery and outboxed Bhop. Ward as winner of the super 6, KO over reigning light heavy Weight camp Dawson, boxing master. A career defining fight. Kovalev comes out as the Krusher that he is, knocking down Ward in the second round winning at probably 4 of the first 5 rounds. Ward makes a valiant comeback to win a sizable portion in the second half. Personal score at live view: 116:111 Kovalev. Competitive but clear Kovalev win, watched the fight a few times and don't really know how you could score it for Ward.
Haney - Loma. A p4p battle for undisputed between the older HoF veteran and the young unified camp for the all of the marbles at 135. A strong start for Haney and a strong finish for Loma. The biggest rounds 3,10,11 were for Loma, but many of the rounds could have went either way. Haney had a lot of success to the body, but was never able to impose himself the way Lopez was against Loma. Loma showed the brilliance of his early career in stops but at 36 Loma required rest in many parts include the 12th round. Personal score at live viewing: 115:113 Loma. Could have went either way.
GGG - Canelo 1. A fight years in the making. The unstoppable GGG against the rise star in Canelo for middle weight supremacy. Boxing lure of Canelo giving up belts to avoid GGG years prior. Canelo forced to fight backwards for the first time in his career. GGG successful in many rounds, but unable to to put the kind of sustained pressure on Canelo we are used to. Difficult fight to score, where I felt the GGG rounds were clearer. Personal score at live viewing: 114:114 Draw. Could have went either way, but upon rewatching I scored it for GGG every time.
Kovalev - Ward 1. The battle of the undefeated warriors. P4P #1 on the line. Kovalev on a monster run. KOs over Pascal twice, Clevery and outboxed Bhop. Ward as winner of the super 6, KO over reigning light heavy Weight camp Dawson, boxing master. A career defining fight. Kovalev comes out as the Krusher that he is, knocking down Ward in the second round winning at probably 4 of the first 5 rounds. Ward makes a valiant comeback to win a sizable portion in the second half. Personal score at live view: 116:111 Kovalev. Competitive but clear Kovalev win, watched the fight a few times and don't really know how you could score it for Ward.
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