Comments Thread For: Art Hovhannisyan, Miguel Acosta Meet At The Crossroads

[Hougigo]

If Acosta isn't shot he has this fight in the bag. Art was lucky that a clash of heads happened against Cruz because he was losing the fight at the time, and Cruz wasn't having a hard time landing his overhand right. Acosta has skills and experience but Art can punch I'm just not sure if he'll be as strong at 135.

I was thinking Acosta got this too.... but.... if he gasses out, Art could take it in the later rounds.
I think I'll go with Art... he could be severely outboxed, but he has that puncher's chance.

[Drunken Cat]

Acosta got robbed.

[deanrw]

Acosta got robbed.

I had him winning also, but it was a close fight in reality and in the scorecards. It was certainly no robbery.

[dan_cov]

Wasn't robbed, it was a close fight.

[Drunken Cat]

It was a robbery in my opinion, because the guy that the promoters want to win always seems to get the nod in somewhat close fights.

It wasn't a blowout by any means, but the result was obvious. Acosta was knocked down in the first round, but he outboxed Hovhannisyan for the duration of the fight, and even scored his own knockdown.

It was a robbery. I say so because the guy brought in as an opponent clearly won, but was given the shaft.

[Drunken Cat]

Moreover, the meaning of the word "robbed" is also apt. He had money from future fights stolen from him as a result of this. He won the damn fight. This is what kills boxing more than anything else.

[Doctor Tenma]

I thought Acosta won clearly, close but clear.

[dan_cov]

I think what kills boxing is fans screaming robbery everytime a fight is close. It could of gone either way.

Acosta landed more jabs, Art landed more powershots.

Acosta didn't even do **** for the first 4 rounds...