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One that stands out in my mind was the match between James "Lights Out" Toney and Dave "TNT" Tiberi. Toney was weight-drained and did well the first few rounds, even wobbling Tiberi and driving him into the ropes in the first round. Tiberi was relentless and showed a great chin though, and came on to press the action on a tiring Toney. He outworked him over the remainder of the fight, even staggering Toney a time or two, and looked to be the clear winner prior to the announcement of the judges' scorecards. Incredibly, Toney was given a split decision win, much to the amazement and dismay of the announcers and the crowd. Not to mention this boxing fan! For all his greatness over the years, Toney deserved to lose this match. 
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 7, 2008 10:53 PM
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Well geezus I love Marvin Gaye but that was just as bad of a butchering as R.Kelly's.
Both of them however were masterpieces compared to Aaron Neville's version. Dude sounds like he's in pain when heh sings.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 7, 2008 9:52 PM
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> LOL! That didn't sound that bad. Despite having sex
> with underage women which is something Rob Lowe did
> also the dude can sing.
Life lesson #1- Underage Women = Girls = Jail Time
Life lesson #2- If you're going to violate Life Lesson #1, then don't video tape it! 
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 7, 2008 2:10 PM
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He's the worlds greatest remember?
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 7, 2008 2:03 PM
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LOL! That didn't sound that bad. Despite having sex with underage women which is something Rob Lowe did also the dude can sing.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 7, 2008 4:08 AM
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> I've heard some say one of boxing's worst decisions
> was to let R Kelly sing the U.S. national anthem
> before Taylor-Hopkins: 
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkI7F5u1BGY
That and the music in the background. Then again they probably played that to cover up how bad his singing was.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 6, 2008 3:14 PM
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I've heard some say one of boxing's worst decisions was to let R Kelly sing the U.S. national anthem before Taylor-Hopkins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkI7F5u1BGY
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 6, 2008 1:09 AM
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Ali vs Leon Spinks was a BS decision. Spinks fought a good fight. But there were others who fought Ali who put up a better scrap that didn't get the decision. I always thought that fight was politically motivated.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 5, 2008 11:03 PM
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Hearns-Leonard II is definitely up there. It doesn't get much worse. How bout' Jones Jr. in the Seoul Olympics. Or the Chavez-Pea draw. Forrest over Quartey was bad. MAB over Rocky in the first fight.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 5, 2008 7:52 PM
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Larry Holmes has anger management issues though doesn't he? I mean I think that has proven since then as well.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 5, 2008 12:59 PM
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Spinks-Holmes II. Neither man dominated or was greatly active, but Holmes clearly accomplished more and landed the cleaner harder shots over the course of the fight and even had Spinks out on his feet and staggering around in the fourteenth round, but was unable to finish him. In my estimation Holmes won 9 of the 15 rounds yet Spinks was given the split decision by scores of 144-141(Frank Brunette), 144-142(Jerry Roth) and 141-144 (Joe Cortez). It prompted Larry's hilarious and infamous quote, "I can say to the judges, the referees, the promoters, to kiss where the sun don't shine, and since we're on HBO, that's my big black behind." Holmes was disgusted with the decision and quit boxing for nearly two years before he attempted a comeback against Mike Tyson.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 4, 2008 2:28 AM
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Leonard Dorin D12 Paul Spadafora
I thought Dorin won 8 rounds to 4.
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 4, 2008 1:56 AM
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George Foreman-Axel Schultz
George Foreman-Shannon Briggs
The irony here is that George received a gift in the first one, with Schultz, and had one taken away in the Briggs fight. Foreman looked like a Cabbage Patch Kid beating up a Raggedy Andy doll, and received no credit whatsoever. 
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 4, 2008 1:48 AM
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Demetrius Hopkins-Stevie Forbes
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Re: Boxing's Worst Decisions
Sep 4, 2008 1:47 AM
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Leonard-Hearns II. How in blazes did Ray Leonard manage a draw after being knocked down twice and mostly outboxed through much of the fight? Was it his tribute to Mandela?  Some may mention Hagler-Leonard as a bad decision, but at least a concensus will agree that was a close fight, unlike Leonard-Hearns II appeared to be. A draw was a unbelievably fortunate outcome for Ray Leonard in that fight.
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