SteveMMon Aug 25, 2025, 6:31 AM UTC
ex boxers are some of the worst in picking who will win a fight – they are too invested in styles, attitudes – if they carry that into a fight that they’re judging then they’d mess up.
Recently Andy Lee, excellent trainer though he is, was commentating and doing the score card for Ball vs Goddman – he had Goodman far ahead – I
SteveMMon Aug 25, 2025, 6:27 AM UTC
clean punching isn’t the be all and end all – they have to be effective too or it’s not effective aggression. Bivol’s punches aren’t pitter-patter punches but they had very little effect on Beterbiev much less deter him – they didn’t deter him. Artur threw and landed less but visibly effected Bivol especially the 2nd half of
Boxing 112Sun Aug 24, 2025, 1:07 PM UTC
No. How many times have you disagreed with a ex boxers opinion of how a fight goes? Just cause they boxed doesn’t make they’re an expert in judging
Grandma LoverSun Aug 24, 2025, 10:28 AM UTC
No! They just need to be held accountable for the blatantly terrible scores. Refs too for obvious side money they take.
SouthpawRightSun Aug 24, 2025, 8:26 AM UTC
Yes because clean punching is king per the rules
pros have first hand experience in what kind of punches landed cleanly
no he does not win the round because he came forward and threw punches that are defended
not if his opponent out clean punched him
Most pros I’ve heard had Bivol beating Artur twice because he out