Originally posted by A.K
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Where does Ward Kovalev rank in the all time robberies list?
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I have 3 levels of when I disagree with a decision
1) A close fight that could have gone any way. In this case, I accept the official decision, because its a reasonable decision, just one I didn't make. For example, I thought Trout edged Canelo, but I accept the official decision.
2) Clear winner: I do not accept the official decision, because I thought it was a clear decision, that the officials got wrong.
and 3) Straight robbery. No need to even discuss.
To me Ward - Kovalev is the second category. Kovalev was IMO the clear winner, and that's how I analyze the result (hence, Kovalev is my p4p #2a, while Ward is 2b).
It wasn't a straight robbery like Pac Bradley. I will listen to arguments that Ward outboxed Kovalev for 7 rounds. I can see how someone might think that, especially if they overlook punches landed in favor of "ring generalship." But I don't accept these arguments. Kovalev won.
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Absurd.
A close fight can't be a robbery.
De La Hoya/Trinidad
Pacquiao/Bradley
Gonzalez/Pascal
THOSE are robberies.
Ward/Kovalev was a fight were Ward won 4 rounds definitively, Kovalev won 4 rounds definitively and 4 rounds were up for grabs, simple as that.
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The only people who got robbed were the Kov fans that counted Ward out in round 2 and ignored everything he did afterwards. They were robbed of the experience of witnessing a tremendous comeback.
Fights this close being called robberies is just funny. Any debatable bout gets half the forum's panties in a twist.
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