The offical Wright VS Taylor thread....
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What I expected, a home town decision.
It didn't stop me from throwing money behind Winky though.
I call it a robbery for sure.
Winky outpunched Taylor in just about every round.
Sorry but unlike some of you cats, and many judges;
I DON'T SCORE SYMPATHY ROUNDS.
If a guy doesn't win a round, he doesn't get 10 points in my book.
People often times find themselves looking to give rounds away to the fighter that is being dominated. They look for rounds that aren't as lopsided and as soon as they find a close round, they automatically give it to the guy that's behind.
Sorry but I don't do that.
Taylor got 3 or 4 rounds AT BEST.
You guys saw the punch stat numbers, Winky hurt Taylor on MANY occasions through out the fight, he pushed the fight and fought HIS fight. Taylor was backing up, often missing as Winky blocked most of his punches, and clinching.
But yeah, he's a real champion
A telling part of the fight was the final round where Winky outpunched him and yet Taylor got the round simply because Winky didn't press as he had done earlier. Everyone was questionning what Winky wasn't doing but what about Taylor? Taylor automatically gets the round even though he lost it just because Winky dropped his level of activity.
That's bullshit. But it's the same thing HBO's commentators did in his two fights with Hopkins and its the same thing the judges did.
Why Taylor seems to always get the benefit of the doubt is beyond me....
I'll give him credit, he's got heart. He punched back every time Winky would hurt him whether he landed or not. He tried....
But the guy remains a paper champ.
As both Winky and Hopkins have said, everyone knows who really won those fights....
It didn't stop me from throwing money behind Winky though.
I call it a robbery for sure.
Winky outpunched Taylor in just about every round.
Sorry but unlike some of you cats, and many judges;
I DON'T SCORE SYMPATHY ROUNDS.
If a guy doesn't win a round, he doesn't get 10 points in my book.
People often times find themselves looking to give rounds away to the fighter that is being dominated. They look for rounds that aren't as lopsided and as soon as they find a close round, they automatically give it to the guy that's behind.
Sorry but I don't do that.
Taylor got 3 or 4 rounds AT BEST.
You guys saw the punch stat numbers, Winky hurt Taylor on MANY occasions through out the fight, he pushed the fight and fought HIS fight. Taylor was backing up, often missing as Winky blocked most of his punches, and clinching.
But yeah, he's a real champion
A telling part of the fight was the final round where Winky outpunched him and yet Taylor got the round simply because Winky didn't press as he had done earlier. Everyone was questionning what Winky wasn't doing but what about Taylor? Taylor automatically gets the round even though he lost it just because Winky dropped his level of activity.
That's bullshit. But it's the same thing HBO's commentators did in his two fights with Hopkins and its the same thing the judges did.
Why Taylor seems to always get the benefit of the doubt is beyond me....
I'll give him credit, he's got heart. He punched back every time Winky would hurt him whether he landed or not. He tried....
But the guy remains a paper champ.
As both Winky and Hopkins have said, everyone knows who really won those fights....
I would like to see fighters starting facing their mandatories more often (said it again in another thread).
I dont want to see a rematch.
I dont want to see Taylor move up to Super Middle to fight Calzaghe.
All these champs need to stop trying to cash out on super fights and start fighting their mandatories. We have been having way too many super fights lately and I think it is taking away from the sport and the rankings.
I dont want to see a rematch.
I dont want to see Taylor move up to Super Middle to fight Calzaghe.
All these champs need to stop trying to cash out on super fights and start fighting their mandatories. We have been having way too many super fights lately and I think it is taking away from the sport and the rankings.
Yep, with each round of a boxing match being independant of the other rounds, the overall statistics of a fight do not matter when scoring a fight, hypthetically.
Obviously, the overall stats dictate who was the busier fighter, and they show what/ how many punches a fighter throws throughout the fight. But, since each round is independantly scored, overall punch stats are not as indicitive of who wins as one might think.
I think the fight should have been scored a draw. It was a close battle and neither fighter did enough to win or lose. Winky did press the action most of the fight but he was getting caught with straight right hands. Also Taylor's eye swelled from a head butt. I thought it was a draw and they should fight again. Taylor is willing too but Winky isn't. That tells me Winky doesn't think he can beat dude... because it was such a good fight they should do it again.
^For real... it was a damn good fight and neither deserved to win or lose. One judge saw it in Winky's favor, one in Taylor's favor and one judge scored it a draw. I wouldn't say Winky got robbed because he didn't lose the fight. Winky and Taylor should do it again. Winky landed some good shots but Taylor landed good shots too. Taylor is willing to do it again. What's up with Winky? He shouldn't be discouraged because he fought a damn good fight.
