Whats been going on with Jirov?

[BadMagick]

It's amazing how so many people thought Toney-Jirov was a close fight. If you didn't think Toney won that fight easily, I have to say you suck at scoring fights. All pretty close rounds, but you don't just pick a few rounds and start giving them to Jirov because the fight looks close. Toney dominated that fight in terms of rounds, but Jirov made most rounds real close. I had it 116-111 for Toney.

So, everyone but you says that it's a close fight, and WE suck at scoring fights? Maybe you should rethink your argument..

Also, I firmly believe that the Toney - Jirov fight should have been FOY that year. The Gatti - Ward trilogy was garbage in my opinion. I'd much rather watch two talented boxers fight each other than two journeymen.

[elgaringo]

You must admit those left hooks Toney was landing in the last round were classic. Just imagine if he realised this was the way to hurt Jirov on the blind side earlier in the fight

[oldgringo]

James Toney won that fight by a comfortable margin. It was one of those grueling fights where some round were semi tough to score, but if you score then clean punches that are landing HARDER then you had to give Toney at LEAST 7 rounds. I thought Toney just did an absolute job on Jirov, dismantling him from the very start of the fight. 116-110 Toney was the correct score in my opinion.

Funniest thing about that fight being Harold Lederman giving Jirov the 6th round. A round where Toney was practically landing at will and was toying with Jirov.

I agree with whoever said that should have been fight of the year in 2003. Both Toney and Jirov are better fighters than Gatti and Ward in every facet of the game and they put on a much better, much more dramatic show that night. The 12th round was easily one of the best final rounds in a fight ever. If you don't believe me all you had to do was listen to Emmanuel Steward. He was practically screaming.