Not sure how people had Madrimov winning

[SouthpawRight]

i dont even know how much bud figured him out vs he just gassed the late rounds from all that movement and he also got a bit more desperate taking more risks while tired.

T-Bud did lot of bodyshots on him too

[SouthpawRight]

Floyd at 36 was fighting people smaller then him not going up in weight

36 year old Floyd handled Alvarez in the same weight class of Israil

[Lance98]

Madrimov didn't win the fight. It was close, but bud still edged him. Any true boxing fan would know that this is not going to be an easy fight for bud. He moved up in weight against a strong, skilled guy who is durable and still won.

[SouthpawRight]

Madrimov didn't win the fight. It was close, but bud still edged him. Any true boxing fan would know that this is not going to be an easy fight for bud. He moved up in weight against a strong, skilled guy who is durable and still won.

I expected a counterpuncher to do better against a guy with no jab upstairs

Israil earned his rematch

[Toffee]

I can't understand how any boxing fan can't see how that fight could be scored differently.

So many of the rounds were close.

I had a draw but I can completely understand it being scored either way.

[SouthpawRight]

I can't understand how any boxing fan can't see how that fight could be scored differently.

So many of the rounds were close.

I had a draw but I can completely understand it being scored either way.

T-Bud won 7 to 8 rounds

Israil win 5 to 6 rounds

the upper bound is if you scored all the swings for them

given the range I’d expect more people to score it for T-Bud

peeling 5 rounds off a great is no small feat. 6 rounds is a draw. 5 means he was about stopped from a win

[Damn Wicked]

Very close and competitive fight. I thought Madrimov landed the bigger punches but Crawford landed combinations in the last rounds, which gave a better look, however, Crawford was almost always countered by a hard shot from Madrimov, so he was unable to really separate himself from the Euro fighter. It was a fight that could be scored differently, depending on the way you viewed it. I could have seen a win for Madrimov or a draw, but I liked the way Bud came out to fight the last round or two. Madrimov will never get a rematch...That fight was way too close for comfort.

[SouthpawRight]

Very close and competitive fight. I thought Madrimov landed the bigger punches but Crawford landed combinations in the last rounds, which gave a better look, however, Crawford was almost always countered by a hard shot from Madrimov, so he was unable to really separate himself from the Euro fighter. It was a fight that could be scored differently, depending on the way you viewed it. I could have seen a win for Madrimov or a draw, but I liked the way Bud came out to fight the last round or two. Madrimov will never get a rematch...That fight was way too close for comfort.

T-Bud being a one fight a year guy lowers the chances of rematch

ah good ol Floyd would IMMEDIATELY rematch any opponent who was genuinely competitive

[dibzvincent143]

heavy underdogs overperforming always result in people thinking they scored more points than they did

Floyd-Maidana was even wider yet u still have dumbos today who can’t figure out who won

Floyd-maidans 1 was 8-4, this was like a 6-6, 7-5 for each fighter type of fight.

[Stuntman Mike]

I had it a draw and I agree. I gave Madrimov two early rounds that I thought were extremely close and could go either way. I easily could have had it 8-4 in Crawfords favor, but I couldn't get to 7-5 in Madrimov's.

If you truely had it a draw then surely you could have seen it possibky 8-4 in either fighters favour by what you said