Comments Thread For: Billy Joe Saunders Struggles in Decision Win Over Artur Akavov

[LaidOut]

His promoter's phone will be ringing off the hook now as pretty much any top 30 MW will beat him or at least be competitive.

[TheCell8]

You could make a case Akavov won that fight. In fights like these, the unknown cherry picked guy has to win clearly (likely 8-4) to get the decision go his way. Even if he wins 7-5 it's not going to be enough in the hometown judges eyes.

[MDPopescu]

Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland - Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12KOs) was very rusty and sluggish in a lackluster twelve round unanimous decision victory over Artur Akavov (16-2, 7KOs). The scores were 116-113, 116-112 and 115-113.
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Somebody explain: how do you get a 116-113 scorecard in this fight?

[-Freddy-]

Another robbery.

[TheCell8]

His promoter's phone will be ringing off the hook now as pretty much any top 30 MW will beat him or at least be competitive.

DiBella is looking to match him up with Dereyvachenko, Khyrtov and Khurtzide. I think Khurtzide is ranked no.1 by the WBO.

All 3 of those would be very hard fights for BJS. He may even lose them.

But I think what's likely going to happen is that they will cash out against Canelo in May.

[RuslanChagaev]

Low performance by BJS. He has not been fighting for a year so, this was the big handicap for him. GGG and Saul Alvarez beat him very comfortably.

[PETUFF]

Cotto can ko this guy right now without training! paper Champion!

[TheCell8]

Somebody explain: how do you get a 116-113 scorecard in this fight?

They love their 10-10 rounds in the UK.

[Cobra_]

Why did you have to lose Andy Lee.

[MDPopescu]

They love their 10-10 rounds in the UK.

... they should have chosen to score it 120-120, because the "champ" still holds his strap... in fact they should score all the title fights 120-120...