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I dont remember Andrade being nearly that exciting the first time I saw him, against Martirosyan. Perhaps because Martirosyan dropped him in the first round. He figured, this dude can hit. So he went Rigondeaux-lite for the rest of the fight.
Provodnikov vs Algieri highlights the challenges boxers face when it comes to judging. The judges dont personally come into the boxers' dressing room, as the ref does, to inform them on what they score for that fight.
So the boxer-and most importantly his trainer-go into the fight blind to what those judges moods are on that day
. So when you're expecting a "workrate" judge, you lose the fight on "harder hits" judging, and when you expect "harder hits" judging, you lose the fight on "workrate" judging !!
Shadiness and home cooking are factors as well of course, but often its what side of the bed that judge rolled off of on that particular day. So thats how I look at the Provodnikov-Algieri decision. You're rolling the dice every time the fight goes to a decision, and Provodnikov happened to get "workrate" judging for his fight Saturday. Vera got "harder hitting" judging for the first Julio fight. Pacman got "workrate" judging on the first Bradley fight.
Let it go to the scorecards, and this is what you're in for...
Provodnikov vs Algieri highlights the challenges boxers face when it comes to judging. The judges dont personally come into the boxers' dressing room, as the ref does, to inform them on what they score for that fight.
So the boxer-and most importantly his trainer-go into the fight blind to what those judges moods are on that day
. So when you're expecting a "workrate" judge, you lose the fight on "harder hits" judging, and when you expect "harder hits" judging, you lose the fight on "workrate" judging !!Shadiness and home cooking are factors as well of course, but often its what side of the bed that judge rolled off of on that particular day. So thats how I look at the Provodnikov-Algieri decision. You're rolling the dice every time the fight goes to a decision, and Provodnikov happened to get "workrate" judging for his fight Saturday. Vera got "harder hitting" judging for the first Julio fight. Pacman got "workrate" judging on the first Bradley fight
.Let it go to the scorecards, and this is what you're in for...
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