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sean
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sean asked in SportsBoxing · 7 years ago

Decisions in Germany?

Just watched smith vs Abraham where I thought, along with many others that smith got the decision, all judges scored it 10 rounds to 2 for Abraham.

why is it so difficult to get a decision away in Germany and how can they get away with so many robberies in the past?

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  • 7 years ago
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    I had the fight a draw, but would have excepted a split decision win for Abraham...

    The score cards after the fight were a disgrace to the sport... I was embarrassed to be a boxing fan!

    Smith was a massive underdog, and was expected to be dispatched in six rounds. Instead, he put up a good challenge for the belt, and I was rooting for him big time by the 9th,

    I don't think he did enough to win the fight, but he certainly didn't lose to the extent that the judges score cards would have you believe...

    It's always going too be hard to get a points decision in the champions backyard - That's understood. But the bottom line is - The judges are there to perform a job without discrimination...

    The 119 - 109 scorecard was nothing short of criminal neglect!! The fool that produced that card should be dragged to the court house by the collar, and made explain his blatant fraudulent scoring system..

    Until some of these corrupt judges are exposed, we will continue to see ridiculous results in boxing.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Disgraceful, absolutely disgraceful. If I was the MC I wouldn't even read those scores out I promise, one look at those scores and I'm putting the mic down and leaving.

    What an absolute farce, I had it 114-114 myself and my objection isn't that Abraham won because as far as I'm concerned he did enough to hold on to his world title, but don't demoralise the challenger with 119-109, there's no way he lost 11 rounds, Paul Smith was excellent last night.

    I don't want to see any more British pounds pumped into German boxing until it gets cleaned up.

    Disgusted

  • 7 years ago

    Did Smith do enough to win the fight? I'm not sure but he definitely done so much better than many had predicted.Going to the Judge's was always going to leave it tough for Paul to get the result he wanted.That said,the scoring was a total insult to the performance that Smith put in.What fight were these 3 wise men watching.

    Hopefully after this disgrace something will finally be done about the corruption in boxing but I won't hold my breathe.

  • 7 years ago

    Agreed them scorecards are a absolute farce. Smith might aswell had not even tried.

    I had it a draw. I wasn't bothered that Abraham won as it could've gone either way. But no way in hell did Abraham win the fight by 9 Rds let alone 11 Rds. Even Abraham looked embarrassed at how wide the scores were when they was announced. What's even worse is that they are not even embarrased to show how corrupt they are.

    Now I am definitely sure that Groves beats AA with a sickening KO.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I had the fight a draw.

    The scoring was pathetic. NO way in hell Abraham won 117-111, let alone that bullsh*t 119-109. Hopefully Smith gets a rematch.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Home decisions especially in Germany are usually rigged and go to the home guy. Here are two examples: DLH vs Sturm, Chris John vs JMM

  • Patt
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    I can remember when George Foreman fought aAxle Shultz over in Germany axle beat the hell out of forman but they gave the decision to Foreman

  • 7 years ago

    The decision was a joke should of been a draw at least pauls body shots worked a treat .But i think he could of should don a little bit more body shots imo that could of swayed it

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