GREAT NIGHT OF BOXING
Hi Dougie,
I’ve been following your column for quite some time now, and this is the first time I actually summoned enough courage to write you. I hope you’re doing fine…
I just wanna know your thoughts regarding the Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson and Brian Viloria-Giovani Segura bouts… Personally I thought that the two point deductions on Khan particularly the first one was a little premature, on my own scorecards I had Khan winning 113-112 despite having points deducted twice. Was my score too far fetched? I’m not an expert.
That being said, I tip my hat to Peterson, he fought his heart out, the fight was awesome and he deserved it. It’s just sad that the referee failed to control the fight efficiently. I wanna see these two guys do it again next year. Great fights like this deserve a sequel. If that happens, who do you favor this time?
And lastly, I’m very happy for Brian Viloria, he fought brilliantly against Segura. His left hook was impressive in this fight, what do you think is the future now for these two little guys? Well, I hope you enjoyed the weekend as much as I do. — Jayson, Philippines
I enjoyed watching Khan-Peterson very much. I thought it would be a hotly contested 12-round bout with a lot of skill and heart on display and it exceeded those expectations.
I don?t believe your scorecard favoring Khan by one point is ?far fetched? at all. I thought Khan won the fight by three points, 114-111, even with the two point deductions, which I believe were, at the very least, questionable.
However, I didn?t have any problem with the two scorecards that favored Peterson by one point. There were a few very close rounds that could have gone either way depending upon what you favor in a boxing match. Peterson was the aggressor in the majority of rounds. He punished Khan every time he got the UK star along the ropes and I absolutely loved his body attack.
