I have probably watched this fight over 40 times now, and I still have not watched it even one time where I thought Oscar won. It was an exciting fight with a great 12th round rally from Oscar, but frankly it always looks like a robbery whenever I watch it.
Watched Quartey vs De La Hoya again last night.
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great fight very debatable decision not a robbery though
the round where they both get dropped is great still gets me hyped to this day lol
boxing really misses fights like thatComment
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i applaud you for supporting non blacks and being objective, unlike street bully who strictly supports fighters with highly pigmented skin
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This was a great fight. I haven't watched it in awhile. I taped it back when it came on, and I haven't transferred it from VHS to DVD yet. But anyway, like yourself I had watched this fight many times, and I had Ike winning by one point every time I scored it. I even watched this fight with the volume off, so I wouldn't be influenced by the commentators. Even though I thought Ike won, I wouldn't necessarily call this a robbery. This was a simple case of "to be the champ, you have to beat the champ". Meaning you have to thoroughly beat the champ to take his title. And Oscar was the man to beat at WW at the time. Not to mention he was marketable.Comment
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good pointThis was a great fight. I haven't watched it in awhile. I taped it back when it came on, and I haven't transferred it from VHS to DVD yet. But anyway, like yourself I had watched this fight many times, and I had Ike winning by one point every time I scored it. I even watched this fight with the volume off, so I wouldn't be influenced by the commentators. Even though I thought Ike won, I wouldn't necessarily call this a robbery. This was a simple case of "to be the champ, you have to beat the champ". Meaning you have to thoroughly beat the champ to take his title. And Oscar was the man to beat at WW at the time. Not to mention he was marketable.Comment
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