I thought it was a draw too. It was a very even fight almost the whole way. Taylor threw more punches but didn't land as many clean ones. A lot of his punches were caught on Wright's gloves or arms. He had more power but it didn't really have much effect on Wright, who kept moving forward the whole fight until some time in the 12th round.
Honestly I expected Taylor to clinch more on the inside than he did. He only initiated a clinch around 2 or 3 times per round, hardly even noticeable. I suppose that Emanuel Steward impressed upon Taylor the need to stay busy the whole way against Wright, who landed a lot of jabs but never seemed to hurt Taylor at all.
A draw seemed like a fair result. Wright was very disappointed but he had no reason to be. Taylor's left eye was swollen shut for the last 2 or 3 rounds or else he might have been able to squeak by with a close win.
It was a good fight, much better than I expected, with few fouls and mostly just good boxing and good sportsmanship. I was really glad to see it since I've been disappointed quite a few times recently.


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