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Former Undisputed 4 belt Prediction champion. Still P4P and People’s Champion.
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I just watched and I have to say it's a different experience watching a fight sober. I had Lomachenko winning but a lot of rounds were close. Having said that, the judge who gave Haney the tenth, oh dear. There's no way that three qualified people all give the loser the win without it being a done deal beforehand.
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We can all debate about Loma-Haney all day long. It was a close fight... it was a good fight... and it more than lived up to the hype. Most of us had Loma winning (I had it 7-5)... but it wasn't a landslide either way.
But what impresses me most about Loma is this...
Now, I wasn't a huge Loma fan before the fight. I am now. This guy was baited not once, but twice, by the interviewer after the fight. But Loma refused to take the bait. He answered in the classiest way possible... when everyone and their brother knew that Loma felt in his heart that he won the fight.
Once in his dressing room... he drops his guard and his emotions get the better of him. Clearly frustrated, at the feeling of having a victory taken away from him.
I'll go into my song and dance again.
Championship boxing matches are too important... too much rides on them... for them to be left in the hands of incompetent (and/or corrupt) judges. We complain and complain... but nothing gets done. Which is why boxing will continue losing fans on a daily basis. When oh when is someone in power going to take this issue seriously, and put some reforms or measures in place.
Other sports adapt and change as the need arises. Boxing just sits there... held hostage by corrupt officials and organizations... and doesn't do shit.
This needs to change.
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The point about the weigh ins is very true. It used to be- for years after the stupid rule change- you weighed in 24 hours early. For this fight, the 'official' weigh in was 4pm. They actually weighed in at 9am. So Haney was a middleweight when he defended his lightweight title. This also greatly helped Nakatani. How would haney do with Hagler? Monzon? The weight games have ruined boxing.
https://www.youtube.com/live/v8EvY8oEb4k?feature=share
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That was high-level boxing
I had it a draw
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