Comments Thread For: Zab Judah Rocked Bad, But Edges Matthysse To Win

[The Evil 1-2]

Lucas should have won that bout...Judah won a gift decision in my mind

[dorruel2.0]

You are giving 6!!! of the first 9 rounds to Judah and the last one for running and surviving in order to get that 114-113 then?

You need to watch that fight again...

I gave judah 6 of the first 9 plus the 11th thats 7 rounds pal.
Probably will watch it again tho dvr ftw

[dorruel2.0]

I didn't mean who cares as in who cares about MMA. I meant who cares about the comparisons. I love boxing and never got into MMA but I don't see why people always turn it into a MMA vs boxing debate. If you like MMA fine go watch it, same with boxing. If you like both then watch both, but I think comparing them is like comparing them to apples and oranges; pretty meaningless.

Were not doing that in this thread. I like both sports, but i see where your coming from. I hate having a boxing convo with someone and mma gets thrown in.

Wow. Rounds 1-9 Zab controlled the fight, controlled the pace, was catching his punches, rolling the punches, effectively counter punching, landing the flush shots, he was more efficient. Who cares how many you land if you whiff 80% of the time, zab lost the last three, and I could be nice and give one round to Lucas between the 1st and 9th which would mean 115-112. The only reason you think its a robbery is because Lucas did better than you thought he would, and zab didn't impress as well as he should of. Idiot if you think that slow puncher got robbed. I will agree he's not ready for Bradley or devont

couldnt of said it better myself

Totally agree on Berto. Berto has been shoved down our throats by HBO, and he is completely getting overpaid.

But you see, a guy like Berto would've never gotten away with that in MMA. And is where I make comparisons between the 2 sports. Not in the actual fights, but in the structure and marketing aspect of it.

I see where your coming from and i think similarly.....except the fact lucas was robbed of course

[tyger]

Judah is world class fighter(for the first 8 rounds)

[bestboxingonly]

So weak.

Matthysse won by 2 rounds and battered Zab. Shameful. I'm tired of bull**** decisions like this.

Matthysse is no name, you know boxing is business or business in boxing.

[ShoulderRoll]

It was a close fight and could have gone either way. This was not a robbery by any means, the scorecards were all almost identical with only a one point swing for either guy.

[supRa]

i gotta see this fight!!

[budfr]

I think there is this air of subjectivity in the way boxing is scored. And it's killing the sport.

How many controversial decisions do you see in MMA?

Very few.

How many controversial decisions occur in boxing?

I would say about 50% of the decisions are bad.

We are so accustomed to it that a close fight that goes to the wrong person is acceptable.

Robbery !!! They wanted the black American to win, even though he ran for half the figh, like most blackies do.

[The Fix]

zab needed a fight like this after being off for so long, like the broadcast said he has what 30 some odd rounds in the last 3 years? he needed to get tested but this wasnt the real zab. what i did like though was when he was hurt or frustrated he didnt get overwhelmed. he kept his composure and hung on for a close but fair win. imo, the fight could have gone either way but im not upset by the sd.

[rogdogx]

Matthysse started too slow

Matthysse could have won this fight if he had started quicker. I think his corner gave him the wrong strategy. If he would have been more of a puncher instead of trying to be a boxer he would have gotten zab out of there. I dont think it was a robbery because zab really only gave away the last 3 rounds and maybe a couple middle rounds. could have gone either way or been a draw. really close fight and zab would be wise to avoid the rematch and go after that vacant title against Kaizer Mabuza.