Remedial Math for Boxers

[TitoFan]

First off... last night's boxing card was GREAT! Keep 'em coming, ESPN!

The main event was good... and frankly I'm glad Teo won. Not because I dislike Loma, but because it's good to have a shakeup in the ranks sometimes. Stokes fan interest that much more.

But TBH, Loma giving away the first 7 rounds of the fight was downright puzzling.

I mean... he KNEW it was a 12-rounder................... right?



So... without picking expressly on Loma (many others have done it also), I'd like to offer some remedial math for their benefit.

Let's begin:

12 - 7 = 5

5 < 7


Math problem for elementary school:

So Loma has 12 rounds and gives 7 to Teo. How many does he have left?

In the end, who has more rounds... Loma? or Teo?

[Master]

I have not watched the fight but for a top class fighter to give so many rounds to another top class fighter is suicide. Think Hagler did it against Leonard by fighting orthodox. Quigg miscalculated against Frampton but very rare for it to happen.

[ruthless rocco]

I think it goes to show that Loma is an entitled bitch.
Like trying to win a title in his 2nd fight, and getting schooled by a crude veteran.

[armin]

Margarito Williams went almost the same way marg slept 6 rounds win next 5 lost the 12th for clear 7 5 loss of I remember

[Fenster]

Dozens and dozens of fans/boxers/pundits/journos scored the 2nd, 6th and 7th rounds for Loma. Scoring is all in the eye of the beholder.

[TitoFan]

Source?

"Dozens and dozens" is a lot of people.

I tried but couldn't find like in the past where you could see how different boxing experts had scored a fight.

If push came to shove, I could see the 7th. But before that? Don't see how anyone could give Loma a round when he did absolutely zilch.

Even with Rounds 1 through 6, and then 12, Lopez takes a narrow victory.

Loma miscalculated... plain and simple.