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Good post The Rookie Fan and I agree with you that this was a very close fight, and could have been scored either way. Personally, I agree with the judges. I remember watching the fight and being annoyed by DLH trying to steal every round in the last 10 seconds and the crowd going crazy for nothing. It's very similar to what was happening in the DLH/FMJ fight, and when you go back and watch it again the flurries were basically meaningless. I still watch this fight every couple of months and I can't see how anyone can actually claim this was a robbery. Could of gone either way, yes. Robbery no way in hell. May the sad clicks rain down upon me.
Oscar could of done no worse than 6 rounds to 3 through first 9 rounds Oscar wasn't just trying to steal rounds at the end he was outboxing Tito through out the whole round.
Obviously he could have done worse because 6 to 3 going into the 10th would have given him a draw and we all know that didn't happen. I have no problem with anyone that believes Oscar won because the fight, I just don't see it that way. Oscar boxed beautifully, but just because Trinidad didn't knock him out doesn't mean he wasn't holding his own in there. Tito was pressing the action the entire fight and it was so close that 1 decent punch or flurry could have changed who won the round. Both fighters were walking on pins and needles the whole fight and they respected each other so much neither wanted to take any unwarranted chances and get caught.