Mayweather-De La Hoya Revisited

[Bolo Punch]

I can't fathom anyone who considers it close.

But that's just me.

Not hating on your opinion, just using this as another example of how differently things can be interpreted.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I can't fathom anyone who considers it close.

But that's just me.

I also thought the cotto-floyd fight was much closer than most people....

maybe its just me, but i thought floyd had very close fights with both cotto and oscar,, i thought he won them both,,, but were close and competitive with floyd being the winner

[GRboxing]

Oscar lost 8-4 for me. No qualms with the decision.

[Hop]

Not hating on your opinion, just using this as another example of how differently things can be interpreted.

X2 I feel the same way, Pac.

[GrandpaBernard]

9-3 to Floyd

Oscar won rounds 2, 4, and 6

would be interested in seeing how people score to give him any more than 4 rounds

I've encountered two or three odd fellas throughout the years who thought it was a draw or even worse said oscar won

[Hop]

I would be interested in seeing how people score to give him (Oscar) any more than 4 rounds.

Hi, Grandpa Bernard. Not sure if you saw this already but here was my round by round scoring:

1) 10-9, Mayweather
2) 10-9, DLH
3) 10-10, Even
4) 10-9, DLH
5) 10-9, Mayweather
6) 10-9, DLH
7) 10-9, DLH
8) 10-9, DLH
9) 10-9, Mayweather
10) 10-9, Mayweather
11) 10-9, Mayweather
12) 10-9, Mayweather

Final tally: 115-114, Mayweather (6 rounds Mayweather, 5 rounds De La Hoya, 1 even)

In my opinion, the closest rounds were 3, 6, 8, & 9.

Finally, I might also mention (for what it's worth) that 'Colonel' Bob Sheridan, who was calling/broadcasting the fight (and who I usually like pretty well) had it extremely close as well -- perhaps a draw, if I recall.

[katjack]

I had it a draw.

[J The UnBiased]

I also thought the cotto-floyd fight was much closer than most people....

maybe its just me, but i thought floyd had very close fights with both cotto and oscar,, i thought he won them both,,, but were close and competitive with floyd being the winner

I had both the Cotto and De La Hoya fights 9-3 for Floyd. Often we tend to confuse competitive for close. Being in the round and winning a round are two different things. Not saying you're getting things twisted, just speaking generally. Interested in knowing how you scored it because I know we agree on somethings.

[Hop]

Often we tend to confuse competitive for close. Being in the round and winning a round are two different things.

A very good point with which I agree. To me a classic example of that principle was the Leonard-Hagler bout. Yes, nearly every round was "competitive", and yet IMHO Ray kept winning them one after another. Not by much, but by enough. So the upshot was that the fight was closely fought within each individual round, yes, yet I couldn't award Marvin many rounds at all (and I watched & scored it very carefully, and if anything was pro-Hagler). So on my card it wasn't close by total round tally, if I make myself clear. All that to say that I agree w/you.

[Salardo]

8 rounds to 4 Mayweather on my scorecard. Floyd landed the clean punches in that fight.