Anthony Crolla vs. Jorge Linares, 12 rounds, for Crolla's WBA lightweight title

I really like Froch as a commentator. I'm surprised he's so sharp given how many shots he took during his career.

This ref is a goddamn disgrace.

Brilliant round 6th! Linares was tiring but turned the round around.

This has become a really good fight, Crolla is lucky that round wasn't a tiny bit longer.

Linares looks shattered, really hurt Crolla then at the end though

Just when Linares looked to be fading he just ruined Crolla with that shot.

Fuck! I thought Crolla was looking good in the 6th, but then it all changed. Linares round.

Crolla came back in the 7th 4-3 Linares

That is a hard round to score. Linares has better quality but tiring and Crolla will come on strong.

Corolla starting to pick up rounds and momentum, Linares ahead but tiring.

Linares should not show boat, Crolla round 5-4.

Difficult to score this one.

Linares 6-4 now but close rounds.

7-4 easy round for Linares.

Crolla needs a knockout now, which doesn't look likely. Excellent fight though.

Seems Crolla gotta lay it on the line rd 12

Crolla looking downhearted now. May need a stoppage.

Linares has better speed and skill 8-4.

Linares was class in the 12th round.

Robbery upcoming?

It seemed like the attrition was going Crollas way, but maybe that was based on Linares history as much as anything. Jorge fought well in the late rounds and clearly took the last two, no way he lost this.

Two of those cards were way to close, Linares shouldn't have needed those last two rounds clear, but obviously he did and good for him fighting like it.

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Originally Posted by p4pking

Two of those cards were way to close, Linares shouldn't have needed those last two rounds clear, but obviously he did and good for him fighting like it.

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England is the new Quebec.

Right man won that is all that matters. very good fight from the best 2 lightweights.

Linares was brilliant and so was Crolla. Great fight Great entertainment. Bed for me work in the morning.

Didn't get to see this as I had plans with the old man that didn't involve streaming boxing unfortunately, was it action packed enough to watch after the fact knowing the result?

Good fight shit referee right decision

I'm retiring to the batcave to get some shut eye now

Very entertaining fight well done Jorge you had a bit more than I predicted, thought the six round was pivotal along with the early body shots, 2 dollar Crolla needs to get some head movement with the high guard next time a very punishing fight for both men.

Great fight where both guys gave their all in every round and a FOTY contender like we all predicted.... Bravo for the little big men of our sport....

Thanks for the RBR caught it late and just a fantastic ebb and flow scrap. No dog in either, still and today Linares should be so much more in the know than he is. One of the sharpest hitters going. Rematch will be just as good.

A good entertaining fight right guy won , a rematch maybe we'll worth watching Crolla is a much improved fighter and he made it comparative
12 good rounds of boxing what more do you want.

Excellent fight. I thought Linares extra class/change of pace would be the difference. Crolla more than held his own, not sure he can do much different in the rematch.

I think Paulie is a terrific commentator but he went all para about home-cooking. 117-111 against Crolla was more harsh than 115-114 for Linares. Right man won is all that matters.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Excellent fight. I thought Linares extra class/change of pace would be the difference. Crolla more than held his own, not sure he can do much different in the rematch.

I think Paulie is a terrific commentator but he went all para about home-cooking. 117-111 against Crolla was more harsh than 115-114 for Linares. Right man won is all that matters.

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The ref was definitely "home cooked" whenever Crolla cried low blow the ref came running in to protect him. That put me off Crolla and wanted Linares to win. They were good body shots.

I don't think 117-111 was off at all. Crolla seemed to be coming on while Linares was fading for a good stretch of the fight, but it was mainly down to body language, he still lost most of the rounds. His best overall was probably the 6th until he got hurt. Having the fight even going into the 12th is far harder to justify.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Excellent fight. I thought Linares extra class/change of pace would be the difference. Crolla more than held his own, not sure he can do much different in the rematch.

I think Paulie is a terrific commentator but he went all para about home-cooking. 117-111 against Crolla was more harsh than 115-114 for Linares. Right man won is all that matters.

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The ref was definitely "home cooked" whenever Crolla cried low blow the ref came running in to protect him. That put me off Crolla and wanted Linares to win. They were good body shots.

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Same here, I wanted Linares to win after the constant complaining about low blows. I even rewinded it and saw the blows were on the belt line. Even Malignaggi that was doing the commentating said you can't be reffing your own fight.

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I don't think 117-111 was off at all. Crolla seemed to be coming on while Linares was fading for a good stretch of the fight, but it was mainly down to body language, he still lost most of the rounds. His best overall was probably the 6th until he got hurt. Having the fight even going into the 12th is far harder to justify.

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Not saying it was off (I had Linares a clear winner), just that it was wider than the majority seem to have scored it. And that was against the home fighter.

Linares was class he boxed excellently his combination punches were a joy to watch.
Crolla gave it a go but Linares was a level above, it was a good entertaining fight to watch but only one winner Linares.
How about Flannigan v Linares that's a cracking fight.

Linares took a year off after the Kevin Mitchell fight, so I could see Crolla fight Flannigan with the winner facing Jorge.

Cracking fight. Linares was the business, I thought Crolla would do him late and up until the 6th I still felt that, Linares didnt look comfortable at all. When Crolla got rattled that was the fight over with as far as he was concerned. He never managed to put the foot down as intended.

There's nothing wrong with investing in the early rounds to pay dividends in the later rounds, for Crolla over Linares it was the right (only) tactic to employ. The trouble with that gameplan is, if you get the skids put under you before you get to do your work, you end up looking a bit of a plum. Seen lots of criticism of Crolla and Gallagher for their approach to the fight. Honestly, Im not sure what people expected.

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Cracking fight. Linares was the business, I thought Crolla would do him late and up until the 6th I still felt that, Linares didnt look comfortable at all. When Crolla got rattled that was the fight over with as far as he was concerned. He never managed to put the foot down as intended.

There's nothing wrong with investing in the early rounds to pay dividends in the later rounds, for Crolla over Linares it was the right (only) tactic to employ. The trouble with that gameplan is, if you get the skids put under you before you get to do your work, you end up looking a bit of a plum. Seen lots of criticism of Crolla and Gallagher for their approach to the fight. Honestly, Im not sure what people expected.

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It was the right tactic against an older fighter and he won the subsequent rounds after the 6th because Linares was a bit gassed out.

Quality beat quantity on this occasion.

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Cracking fight. Linares was the business, I thought Crolla would do him late and up until the 6th I still felt that, Linares didnt look comfortable at all. When Crolla got rattled that was the fight over with as far as he was concerned. He never managed to put the foot down as intended.

There's nothing wrong with investing in the early rounds to pay dividends in the later rounds, for Crolla over Linares it was the right (only) tactic to employ. The trouble with that gameplan is, if you get the skids put under you before you get to do your work, you end up looking a bit of a plum. Seen lots of criticism of Crolla and Gallagher for their approach to the fight. Honestly, Im not sure what people expected.

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I agree for this fight, and getting hurt in the 6th really killed his momentum(though you could argue the ref stopped Linares from doing effective body work before that as well), but it seems to me that all of Gallaghers guys fight the same way every time? Quigg against Frampton and Liam Smith against Canelo was more or less the same game plan, plod forward with a high guard and make no adjustments, as if the late rounds will just come to you. That's not often going to work against more talented fighters.