I see the Brits are really sour... 

If you score the fight round by round it's pretty easy to score it for Sergio 7-5. Murray did not have a winner's mentality, he was too passive in the first 4 rounds, lost the 7th (clearly), and was just trying to survive the last 2 rounds as Sergio closed strong. It was a close competitive fight, Sergio picked it up when he needed to and outworked Murray in most rounds and therefore got the decision.
When a poll was taken on the night of the fight, most people thought Sergio had won the fight. Murray himself thought he lost when Kellerman interviewed him.
If people want to see what a robbery looks like they should see Rios v. Abril and Martinez v. Cintron.



When a poll was taken on the night of the fight, most people thought Sergio had won the fight. Murray himself thought he lost when Kellerman interviewed him.
If people want to see what a robbery looks like they should see Rios v. Abril and Martinez v. Cintron.
Sergio won the first four rounds on workrate as Murray was shelled up the whole time. Murray picked up the pace in the middle rounds where he stepped on Sergio's foot to earn himself a flash knockdown and another "knockdown" was correctly ruled out after Murray hit Sergio behind the ear (an illegal blow). Martinez won the seventh and finished the last two rounds strong w/Murray holding to survive the final seconds.
Overall I thought:
Martinez won rounds 1-4, 7, and 11,12 clearly
Murray won 6,8, and 10 clearly
Rounds 5 and 10 could have gone either way
This fight could have been scored 116-111, 115-112 (as the judges had it) or 114-113 for Sergio Martinez.
It was a close competitive fight where Sergio's hand and knee injuries played a clear factor.
The day of the fight, most people on this site thought Sergio had won the fight.
Overall I thought:
Martinez won rounds 1-4, 7, and 11,12 clearly
Murray won 6,8, and 10 clearly
Rounds 5 and 10 could have gone either way
This fight could have been scored 116-111, 115-112 (as the judges had it) or 114-113 for Sergio Martinez.
It was a close competitive fight where Sergio's hand and knee injuries played a clear factor.
The day of the fight, most people on this site thought Sergio had won the fight.
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