I got an argument...but its not really an argument. More of an opinion that some of you need to take heed to. The sport is dying because of imbalance. Its not just boxing, but everything. The greed for money squeezes out integrity.
115-113 for Broner was the right score. If you say 116-112
but anybody going beyond that has another agenda. It proves that the less popular fighter wont get a fair shake. Paulie is a boxer and the standard is set incredibly high for what he has to do to win against a guy with the hype and backing of AB. As far as that harder punch shyt...there is some validity to in but in most cases it gets overblown. Its subjective as hell when you talk about how somebody's face looks after a fight. That doesnt always tell the winner or the loser. Its the same shyt when people tried to justify Oscar's win over Pernell. Oh he was throwing pitty pat and such and such landed the harder punches. In recent history, I remember when Cory Spinks boxed the shyt outta Jermain Taylor and everybody was saying the judges werent giving Spinks enough credit for the boxing he was doing. Only harping on the fact that Taylor landed the harder shots. If Spinks wasnt hurt it matters a damn.
Judges even though some of them are ancient as hell, they go with what is trendy too. They dont pay no attention to that 4 criteria shyt...so whats the point of even having it? They get stuck in this mold about somebody landing harder punches. I can see that if the person is wobbling or shaking. Look at the gifs you posted. Paulie was rolling with a lot of those shots. Like @
Skip b said....you posted a bunch of gifs but it doesnt tell the story of the fight. He landed some good shots...but this was no domination and it was no 117-111 either.
My rant is mainly about the integrity of the sport. Again, I have no prob with AB but people take shyt too far to try and propagate the next big thing. As far as Rafael...nothing he says holds any weight to me. He is a fat fukkin gluck who has no originality or balls. He never goes against the grain. the shyt you posted probably was somebody elses opinion of the fight that he jacked. He is the least knowledgeable person in the boxing media that I have ever known to be in such a advantageous position. Rafael is never gonna be a person of integrity because he knows where his bread is buttered. He always picks the favorite then he finds somebody else's score to hijack and post it like he really knows what the fukk he is talking about. Rafael is the last name anyone should mention if we are talking about boxing knowledge. He's a jockey with an ESPN job, nothing more.
Again, I dont bash AB, just calling it like I see it. You just seem to focus on the fact that I said I would pick Crawford to beat him and you cant see that because one has better opposition on his resume. I dont dispute that. Its all love for you and #bandcamp....all I am saying is....take JMM for example. He was in the same era as MAB and Morales...but when JMM was 27, some people (knowledgeable fans) used to say...he is better than both of them. People that dont know shyt about boxing like Fatboy would say JMM would lose to either of them at that time. He was in the same position. He couldve beaten either of them but they wouldnt face him because he had no name. Now he has arguably had the better career out of all of them. He certainly has grossed more.
Its ok to be a fan, but if you love the sport....we should at least try and uphold some standards of integrity. As fans...we are probably the only ones still willing to do so.
thats all..