Boxing Thread

[Medic]

MMA Pros React to Tyson Fury vs. Deontay Wilder Draw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJl600rvRAA

[heganboy]

How the hell did Fury get up from that? The first punch sure but the cross on the way down was fierce.

[Milltown Row2]

Ringside commentator Teddy Atlas didn't hold back when describing the judges at the Fury fight, called them cowards

[nrico2006]

For Wilder to win, he would have needed what, another 4 rounds out of the 10 (not counting the 9th and 12th)?  Joke, strong case that Fury won at least 9 of the other 10 rounds.

[screenexile]

For Wilder to win, he would have needed what, another 4 rounds out of the 10 (not counting the 9th and 12th)?  Joke, strong case that Fury won at least 9 of the other 10 rounds.

I don't think so there were a few rounds that were close enough and could have gone either way. . . Fury spending so much time holding as well while Wilder was throwing punches (and missing I'll agree) probably didn't help his cause.

I'd happily watch them scrap again and I don't think it affects the Joshua fight as he probably wouldn't have boxed either early next year anyway!

[Taylor]

For Fury to win he had to win clearly, to many it looked like he did but Screen is right that a few of the rounds were tight(ish) and with Wilder throwing punches (mostly missing) it may have tainted the judges viewing.

Joshua would not beat either of them and Eddie knows that. Will avoid them for as long as he can and fight duds like Whyte etc and make as much as he possibly can.

[screenexile]

For Fury to win he had to win clearly, to many it looked like he did but Screen is right that a few of the rounds were tight(ish) and with Wilder throwing punches (mostly missing) it may have tainted the judges viewing.

Joshua would not beat either of them and Eddie knows that. Will avoid them for as long as he can and fight duds like Whyte etc and make as much as he possibly can.

I agree with that I don't think he'll fight them until he's exhausted everything else but they're 2 big paydays for him when the time comes and I think the fights will happen at some stage!

[Milltown Row2]

Well then its strange that ringside boxing commentators of 40 years experience of doing that job, described it as being a disgrace!  Americans also..

[Medic]

Evgeny Romanov | THE MAN WHO KNOCKED OUT DEONTAY WILDER... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1gTxYRy93w

[AZOffaly]

I scored it 116-113 to Fury, for whatever that's worth. I had him winning 7 of the 12 rounds and drawing 3. The only rounds I had Wilder winning were the knockdown rounds, which I scored 10-8.

[nrico2006]

A lot of the rounds weren't really that tight.  Fury was making Wilder miss constantly and was using the jab to control the pace.  I'm sure the punch stats would back up the fact that Fury landed more too.  He was the clear winner.  After five rounds Mayweather had Fury 5 up. 

[Boycey]

I scored it 116-113 to Fury, for whatever that's worth. I had him winning 7 of the 12 rounds and drawing 3. The only rounds I had Wilder winning were the knockdown rounds, which I scored 10-8.

Giving Wilder one of your drawn rounds and scoring one of the close rounds 10-9 to Wilder instead of Fury would take it to 114-114 which shows how fine the margins are. The 115-111 to Wilder is an outlier though.

The BBC correspondent said it was contentious rather than controversial in that he thought Fury won but also thought enough rounds were hard to call that he could see how others might score it different.

I thought Fury won

[Jeepers Creepers]

To beat a champion, do you not have to either knock him out or Win almost every round?

[AZOffaly]

I scored it 116-113 to Fury, for whatever that's worth. I had him winning 7 of the 12 rounds and drawing 3. The only rounds I had Wilder winning were the knockdown rounds, which I scored 10-8.

Giving Wilder one of your drawn rounds and scoring one of the close rounds 10-9 to Wilder instead of Fury would take it to 114-114 which shows how fine the margins are. The 115-111 to Wilder is an outlier though.

The BBC correspondent said it was contentious rather than controversial in that he thought Fury won but also thought enough rounds were hard to call that he could see how others might score it different.

I thought Fury won

Agreed. I thought Fury won, but I don't think it was egregious for the UK judge to score it a draw. I can't understand the guy that scored it so heavily to Wilder though.

[oakleaflad]

To beat a champion, do you not have to either knock him out or Win almost every round?

You have to win the fight the exact same way you win any other fight.