Originally Posted by
Andre
I had this at a glance cause I wasnt finger counting shots i saw clear i was just watching the thing but some rounds early i was thinking gee I could go either way here.
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105 Ruslan to 102 Algieri
But hey wtf Algieri was scoring clean hard shots while going backwards all night thats whats people are having trouble with.
Anyway I have no problem with the decision as the dude has balls and a chin and is a smarter fighter,many in his position would have folded but he came on like Marquez did against Pac that time after going down early.
I thnk he'll do even better next time cause Ruslan is so open to an over hand right bomb all night long and that wasnt even touched on once due to Algieri moving backwards. But someone smart like Algeri is going see that on the replay and catch the plodding fucker coming in even harder next time.
Something I noticed, Algieri seemed a touch gun shy on right hand at times
I'm sorry but I feel embarrassed for people who scored Prov winning the fight. Maybe at a push you could give him it by a round, but for instance the 117-109 was a disgrace.
It seems to point to mindless mauling and missing as a good thing.
A couple of the rounds you've given Prov he landed like no punches in, how do you give him those rounds?
It shows that some people appreciate guys who are one dimensional, with 0 technique, who can score a knockdown.
The only reason people made a case for him is because he gave you a knockdown in round one.
I'd bet my house that if he had not knocked Algieri down in round one you wouldn't have given him some of the later round he was given and Algieri would have won a land slide.
Algieri won the fight, clearly, with one eye, comeback after being down twice, as 7/2 underdog, to win a world title.
We should be concentrating on where this new found top level fighter goes next. He has made a big fan of me.
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