The Reason Why (IMO) We Will Always Score Fights in Favour of Our Favourite Fighters

[Taeth]

I can't say that I agree with this... THere have been many times where I have felt that my favored fighter lost a fight, but I agree that in a close fight with close rounds that it almost always goes to the fan's favorite fighter. Yet judges sometimes are like that as well I still ahve no idea how fights like HOpkins-Wright and JMM-Barrera had just lopsided scores. Both fights were extremely close and I felt in both cases Hopkins and JMM won by a hair.

[Althugz]

I can't say that I agree with this... THere have been many times where I have felt that my favored fighter lost a fight, but I agree that in a close fight with close rounds that it almost always goes to the fan's favorite fighter. Yet judges sometimes are like that as well I still ahve no idea how fights like HOpkins-Wright and JMM-Barrera had just lopsided scores. Both fights were extremely close and I felt in both cases Hopkins and JMM won by a hair.

Obviously i'm not saying you'd score every round to your favourite fighter! What i'm getting at is exactly what you say. Close fights with close rounds you will always score for your fave fighter because his style of fighting is more aesthetically pleasing to you. Therefore giving him the nod. If you're scoring rounds where your fave fighter lost by a mile for him then obviously that's just being far too biased.

[OumaFan]

the thing you have to watch the most IMO is paying more attention to what your favorite fighter is doing then what the opponent is doing. They may each land a punch in an exchange but you pay more attention to what the guy you're rooting for did.

Lampley is good at this. He even sees punches land that don't land at all. For some reason lately I've had an urge to walk up to somebody on the street and scream "big right hand"

[Althugz]

the thing you have to watch the most IMO is paying more attention to what your favorite fighter is doing then what the opponent is doing. They may each land a punch in an exchange but you pay more attention to what the guy you're rooting for did.

Lampley is good at this. He even sees punches land that don't land at all. For some reason lately I've had an urge to walk up to somebody on the street and scream "big right hand"

Haha so true about Lampley. He calls a 'Great Left Hook by Mayweather!!!! Rocked De Marcus Corley!' in that fight that never actually existed. I remember when I first heard him say it went back because I thought i'd missed it but nope, the punch actually didn't exist lol. Big right hand is definitely his favourite.