Comments Thread For: Dmitry Bivol files protest over undisputed fight's scoring

[BoxingUpdates]

Dmitry Bivol has lodged a protest to the four sanctioning bodies over the scoring that determined he lost a majority decision to Artur Beterbiev Saturday in their undisputed light-heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.
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[STREET CLEANER]

I had that fight even but I had two swing rounds that could had gone either way. He doesn't have a case in such a close fight.

[Greenfield02]

Move on! Close fight, no robbery, Arthur landed the harder shots, while I don't agree with that one score card, Arthur won. That's why there's rematches in close fights, focus on getting a rematch.

[Liondw]

The 116-112 score for Beterbiev is crazy.

[Slowhand]

"The move, filed by Bivol attorney Pat English, isn’t expected to overturn the decision, but it does serve as added ammunition in Bivol’s effort to gain an immediate rematch". This is all we needed to know, he´s not really crying about the L.

[A.B Counterhooks]

8-4 in favor of Beterbiev just didn't happen on that ring. Wouldn't mind both them taking on another opp b4 an eventual rematch doe.

[CasperUK]

"The move, filed by Bivol attorney Pat English, isn’t expected to overturn the decision, but it does serve as added ammunition in Bivol’s effort to gain an immediate rematch". This is all we needed to know, he´s not really crying about the L.

Turki is the one who decides if the rematch happens immediately. Filing a suit to force one is redundant and a waste of money

[Nash out]

Beterbiev won and deservedly so. Don't get the fuss about 116-112 either. Let's say each guy won 4 clear rounds each, with 4 rounds that could easily be scored either way, give those same rounds to one guy and you get 116-112. Now, never mind that, you can have a fight that all 12 rounds are close, practically even, and score every round for the same guy if you slightly prefer his work, therefore, you'd score a fight that was close 120-108, and the score would be fine. People look too much into scorecards to determine how close a fight was. As stated, a fight scored 120-108, could, in theory, be a closely contested fight. P.S. Stop crying Hearn, your boy lost. Nash out - His Excellency

[doom_specialist]

8-4 in favor of Beterbiev just didn't happen on that ring. Wouldn't mind both them taking on another opp b4 an eventual rematch doe.

It's only 1 round away from the correct score in a fight that had some hard to score rounds. I bet that the judge who gave Beterbiev the extra round was swayed by one of his last minute flurries.

[Tatabanya]

Let's see if Beterbiev starts working a little earlier this time.