Contesting a Win

“I tried hard but I couldn’t beat the guy.”

These are, as we know, the purported words of Timothy Bradley before the decision was announced in the Pacquaio fight. It will always be a matter of contention whether he said this or not; however, what I’d like to concentrate on is the phrase itself.

Being awarded a title and winning a title can, from time to time, be two separate things. A fighter can get a decision but know in his heart of hearts that he didn’t deserve it. The question I have relates to this: has a fighter ever been given the nod, but turned it down because they felt the verdict was wrong?

You often here of fighters contesting losses, but has a fighter ever contested a win?

Not to my knowledge but it is not impossible, would guess th nearest I have seen would have been Richie Woodhall against Glen Catley were Richie pretty much admitted he had been extremely fortunate to hold onto his title.

Never heard of a fighter contesting a win to be fair. Ive only ever seen Robbie Fowler contest a penalty HE was awarded for Liverpool (against Arsenal).

I think the "I tried hard but could not beat the guy" is never in a million years what Bradley said. He just does not have that attitude.


Plus Bradley won fair and square with a fractured ankle!

mobilemaster8 wrote:Never heard of a fighter contesting a win to be fair. Ive only ever seen Robbie Fowler contest a penalty HE was awarded for Liverpool (against Arsenal).

I think the "I tried hard but could not beat the guy" is never in a million years what Bradley said. He just does not have that attitude.


Plus Bradley won fair and square with a fractured ankle!

I doubt Bradley said it as well. I'm afraid I don't know much about football, mobilemaster8. When you said Robbie Fowler, I thought you were referring to that bloke off Eastenders.

Not Robbie Fowler of EastEnders...that would be Robbie Jackson!!!

I know 606 legend Gary Lockett once stated after a comeback win he didn't deserve to win if he was going fight like that and almost retired in disgust at himself. That's probably the closest I've seen...

...Oh, let's not forget the South Korean who was given the Gold Medal over Roy Jones Jnr at the Olympics. He knew he'd lost and raised Jones' hand....course he still kept the medal the sneaky little so and so

DAVE667 wrote:Not Robbie Fowler of EastEnders...that would be Robbie Jackson!!!

That's a relief, Dave - it's nice to know at least one other person on here knows their 'stenders! Robbie Fowler, I ask...

Anyway, to the question, as others have said I've never really seen or heard of anyone wanting a win scrubbed from their record, no matter how suspicious it was, but rather just the beneficiary of the decision saying in a roundabout way that they were lucky. Joe Louis whispering "I'm sorry" to Jersey Joe after their first bout, in which he was given a very unpopular decision, being a decent example.

DLH vs Sturm was another although it took Oscar some years to admit what the rest of knew one second after the result was in...Sturm got robbed.

88Chris05 wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:Not Robbie Fowler of EastEnders...that would be Robbie Jackson!!!

That's a relief, Dave - it's nice to know at least one other person on here knows their 'stenders! Robbie Fowler, I ask...

Anyway, to the question, as others have said I've never really seen or heard of anyone wanting a win scrubbed from their record, no matter how suspicious it was, but rather just the beneficiary of the decision saying in a roundabout way that they were lucky. Joe Louis whispering "I'm sorry" to Jersey Joe after their first bout, in which he was given a very unpopular decision, being a decent example.

YOU GUYS WATCH EASTENDERS!!!

MediaCat wrote:

88Chris05 wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:Not Robbie Fowler of EastEnders...that would be Robbie Jackson!!!

That's a relief, Dave - it's nice to know at least one other person on here knows their 'stenders! Robbie Fowler, I ask...

Anyway, to the question, as others have said I've never really seen or heard of anyone wanting a win scrubbed from their record, no matter how suspicious it was, but rather just the beneficiary of the decision saying in a roundabout way that they were lucky. Joe Louis whispering "I'm sorry" to Jersey Joe after their first bout, in which he was given a very unpopular decision, being a decent example.

YOU GUYS WATCH EASTENDERS!!!

Yes, my wife spends all day at home with our baby daughter whilst I go out to work so it's only fair that I have to sit and watch all the stuff previously recorded on the digibox that she hasn't had time to get round to watching....cos she's been busy watching "Come Dine With Me" "Desperate Housewives" "Murder She Stuck her f*****g nose into" and other assorted drivel.

DAVE667 wrote:

MediaCat wrote:

88Chris05 wrote:

DAVE667 wrote:Not Robbie Fowler of EastEnders...that would be Robbie Jackson!!!

That's a relief, Dave - it's nice to know at least one other person on here knows their 'stenders! Robbie Fowler, I ask...

Anyway, to the question, as others have said I've never really seen or heard of anyone wanting a win scrubbed from their record, no matter how suspicious it was, but rather just the beneficiary of the decision saying in a roundabout way that they were lucky. Joe Louis whispering "I'm sorry" to Jersey Joe after their first bout, in which he was given a very unpopular decision, being a decent example.

YOU GUYS WATCH EASTENDERS!!!

Yes, my wife spends all day at home with our baby daughter whilst I go out to work so it's only fair that I have to sit and watch all the stuff previously recorded on the digibox that she hasn't had time to get round to watching....cos she's been busy watching "Come Dine With Me" "Desperate Housewives" "Murder She Stuck her f*****g nose into" and other assorted drivel.

They should have so called it "Murder She Stuck her f*****g nose into"

Unfortunately i am the same with regards to soaps!


My nightly line up usually consists of:


1830 - home from work
1831 - dog goes for a 45 minutes walk
1900 - Sky starts recording Emmerdale
1930 - cold shower (whilst Coronation Street begins)
1945 - eat my dinner
2000 - Eastenders
2030 - Coronation Street (NUMBER 2!!!)
2100 - Emmerdale from earlier
2103 - Im fuming


0730 - Days starts again.



Anyone suffer the same pattern?!?!

mobilemaster8 wrote:Unfortunately i am the same with regards to soaps!


My nightly line up usually consists of:


1830 - home from work
1831 - dog goes for a 45 minutes walk
1900 - Sky starts recording Emmerdale
1930 - cold shower (whilst Coronation Street begins)
1945 - eat my dinner
2000 - Eastenders
2030 - Coronation Street (NUMBER 2!!!)
2100 - Emmerdale from earlier
2103 - Im fuming


0730 - Days starts again.



Anyone suffer the same pattern?!?!

Similar. Add in Home and Away, and Neighbours.

Maybe Hollyoaks and One Born Every Minute..............if we are luck of course!


But the moment you try and sneak one game of football in, its the end of the world for us!!


No win!

my day goes

me get home from work
give me the remote
i watch what i want
bed

repeat

HAHA!

Brilliant.

How i forgot that is beyond me!

alma wrote:

eddyfightfan wrote:my day goes

me get home from work
give me the remote
i watch what i want
bed

repeat

You forgot '5 knuckle shuffle meself into a stupor'

ha, i thought that would have been a given.

the above is true, however missing from that is our lass saying no, then me turning on my laptop.