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Russ, yes mate, we have always got along and I am sure we will continue to do so. I am confused what was different about what I said to you and Alan at Pain and Glory and what I have written on this forum. If I remember I said kicks and knees to the body score more than leg kicks unless they cause loss of position (move the boxer or cause them to end up on their butt) or cause them to show pain. That was what should have come across any way pal.
Shaun, I know Kieran is a sound lad who doesn’t make a fuss and gets on with things. I agree he fought a thoughtful, tactical fight. I think he was prudent not to get drawn into an attack as his opponent is a clever counter fighter. However, he needed to win the last to rounds clearly to win the fight as he was behind at that point. He drew round four so was still behind going into the fifth. He fought his best round in the fifth and that got him the draw (he would have lost if he hadn’t won that round). To win he would have needed to have won the fifth bigger.
I think all judges in the UK try to do their best and I can't think of anyone who would be deliberately biased. However, if appropriate criteria are applied the scores should be very similar in 95% of fights. Craig's decisions for every fight were the same as mine. That wasn't just chance, it was because we applied consistent scoring criteria. Just the same as if you watch fights at Rajadamnern and Lumpinee in most fights you know who has won before the last round has finished. It is only in very, very close fights (approx 5%) it is difficult to tell, for example where one judge gives a draw and the others go one for one boxer and one for the other.