Do people know what a "Robbery" is?

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  • -GDS-
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    #1

    Do people know what a "Robbery" is?

    It's not when the guy you don't like wins a close fight. Also, maybe Granados should stay at WW, but Broner ought to do whatever necessary to get to 140, because he's not doing much at 147.
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    #2
    Originally posted by -GDS-
    It's not when the guy you don't like wins a close fight. Also, maybe Granados should stay at WW, but Broner ought to do whatever necessary to get to 140, because he's not doing much at 147.
    A robbery is a case when out of fighters A and B, Fighter B gets the nod even though if we score responsibly and consider the facts, there is no concievable way we can give the fight to anyone other than fighter A.

    A great example of a flat out cold, disgraceful robbery is Lara/Canelo.

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    • John Locke
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      #3
      That wasn't a close fight

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      • Golden Boi 360
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        #4
        Robbery today means the guy I wanted to win lost.

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        • pacmanis1
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          #5
          Lara/Williams was a blatant robbery. Ward/Kovalev was were the wrong man won. Broner/Granados was a close fight that could have gone either way.

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            #6
            Originally posted by LoadedWraps
            A robbery is a case when out of fighters A and B, Fighter B gets the nod even though if we score responsibly and consider the facts, there is no concievable way we can give the fight to anyone other than fighter A.

            A great example of a flat out cold, disgraceful robbery is Lara/Canelo.
            Good definition, bad example. Lara/Canelo wasn't a robbery. I actually figured Lara would win, and had him losing close. Close fight. A robbery would be more like... Maybe Oscar/Tito, but Oscar giving away rounds makes that weird.

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            • yammy25
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              #7
              It wasnt a robbery tonight.. but the judge who scored the bout 97-93 for Broner needs his head testing.

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                #8
                A robbery is one of 2 things

                1 my favorite fighter loses a close fight

                2 a fighter I hate wins a close fight

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                  #9
                  yeah, we just saw one in broner-granados

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by LoadedWraps
                    A robbery is a case when out of fighters A and B, Fighter B gets the nod even though if we score responsibly and consider the facts, there is no concievable way we can give the fight to anyone other than fighter A.

                    A great example of a flat out cold, disgraceful robbery is Lara/Canelo.
                    I wouldn't consider Canelo/Lara a robbery. A travesty...maybe. Not quite a robbery.

                    Williams/Lara? Lewis/Holyfield 1? THOSE were robberies.

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