Very little was going on in the early rounds. Wilder was the aggressor and landing the cleaner more effective punches. Fury was making him miss a lot, but wasn't landing much of consequence. You could really score those first four rounds in either direction. I personally scored them 2-2, but I could understand 4-0 Fury or 4-0 Wilder depending on what you value as a judge.
That is really where the controversy comes from. Fury fans had those rounds 4-0 Fury, one of the official judges had them 4-0 Wilder, so Fury fans cry robbery.
But if you had them 2-2 like I did, and like a lot of ringside observers did, and then Wilder has the other 10-8 rounds, that means you only have to give Wilder 1 of the remaining 6 rounds to get a draw. Which is why a draw ended up being such a common card.
I polled dozens of writers that were on press row with me and approximately 40% had a draw. Later on, BoxingScene posted an article interviewing several experts, and approximately 40% had a draw.
That is really where the controversy comes from. Fury fans had those rounds 4-0 Fury, one of the official judges had them 4-0 Wilder, so Fury fans cry robbery.
But if you had them 2-2 like I did, and like a lot of ringside observers did, and then Wilder has the other 10-8 rounds, that means you only have to give Wilder 1 of the remaining 6 rounds to get a draw. Which is why a draw ended up being such a common card.
Also, link to the article please.

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