People need to stop crying "robbery" in close fights

[XaduBoxer]

It won't change... One good example is, up to these days, we still hear people crying "robbery" in JMM's fights with PAC... Those were close fights...
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[generalbulldog]

If you want to talk about robberies in their career just take a look at Whittaker-Chavez or Whittaker-Delahoya.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Good post!

[Taeth]

I agree, but I don't think Cotto beat a bigger man, Clottey didn't look very much bigger to me, more defined definitely, but not bigger.

[Mar]

Close fight is the key word. 116-111 isn't close, what it does show is that one judge thought even with two knockdowns clottey probably still wouldn't have won. I hate post fight bitchin but yea clottey has a right to cry. That being said leaving it up to judges who you know have the final score ready after the first round on damn near puerto rican day with a parade including cotto the next day planned, anything short of pulling out a gun and shooting cotto probably gets you a loss. Still good fight though, i'll take it.

[Spicoli]

It does seem to be a knee-jerk reaction.A close fight is sometimes seen as 'it could have gone either way' but that drives me loony as well.Have to follow each round...shifts in momentum etc.There is always an equal case to be made.....if it was a pinch close then why not a little extra something in spot a or spot b to take that win??Clottey a case in point for me.A robbery is one that leaves you feeling lied too and pissed off.Not in the interest of one fighter but knowing that you just witnessed a fighter get the 'grab your ankles' treatment from the judges......and ultimately there is not one thing that you can do about it.

It looses its distinction when we blur it and has fans arguing amongst themselves over a point or two.Robbery's should be spoken of at every oppurtunity...keep them in the know.Years later some one goes on about how so and so was undefeated,generalizing at times and so on.If the record books could only speak though.A case of never believe all that you read .