Quote Originally Posted by shza View Post
Just finished watching. I thought Donaire won 8 rounds to 4. I scored it 116-111. I gave Mathebula 2 and 3 and then a couple in the second half of the fight -- I think 7 and 8. The judges' scorecards were definitely wide but I thought the HBO guys were giving Mathebula more credit than he deserved, given how pitter-pat all of his output was. Decent fight.

Pavlik would get destroyed by Froch, much less Ward. He should be aiming for Arthur Abraham - that's more his level.
Same score I had it. Mathebula was pretty fast, had good defense and a good jab, but never really put any steam on his punches. There were all fast slapping shots. Max was trying to make it appear closer than it was, he did the same thing with the Pavlik fight.

Pavlik looked pretty good I thought, not great. He did a good job though against a crafty, faster, younger man.

I want to see Pavlik vs. Bika !

And I wanna watch Crank Yankers !