@@georgevincent1834 ~ I kid you not, as soon as i saw that statement my immediate thought was "Who gives a shit"... that's exactly word for word what i thought!!!
Fenech was never the same after this, it robbed his fighting spirit... but the guy had freakish stamina and should've been boxing's first UNDEFEATED four division champion... he earned it against an all-time great in Nelson... boxing at its worst giving everyone fuel to call it corrupt or incompetent... but damn these guys, I'm exhausted just watching that 3rd round... both guys landing monster shots for most of the round!
@@marknorris1381 Thing about Fenech is that cloak of invincibility he had crumbled after this decision... I think that had as much to do with it, as he was clearly not the same fighter... even in this fight, the Fenech of old would've thrown Nelson on the mat in the 12th when he was holding Nelson from falling to the canvas. At his best he was a fan friendly fighter who really had crazy cardio... FWIW, my favorite fights of his are the Payakaroon and Callejas fights, and I'd probably take Fenech's word for it on the Nelson decision, as what's the point in lying about it at this point...
He wasn't. Others did it before this fight, e.g. Roberto Duran, Lightweight/Welterweight/Light Middle/Middle - Thomas Hearns Welter/Light Middle/Light Heavy/Middle. Both collected their 4th World Titles prior to this fight. Fenech's argument is that he should have been the first fighter to do as an undefeated fighter, which would be correct.
@@alanchong7513Did they overturn the decision!?!? I saw this as a kid and my pops was (a boxing aficionado) was PISSED. I was too young to understand the real implications
@@exspiravit6920 The WBC had a convention a while back and they made a special presentation to Jeff Fenech for winning a fourth world title. Effectively, they said they were wrong in scoring the fight a draw. Rightly so, as it was pretty clear Fenech should have been given a decision victory. It's a bit late but at least Jeff Fenech can still celebrate it!
I had Fenech winning by 5 rounds. A few of the rounds were close but even if i gave the even rounds to Nelson its still not enough to take the fight. Jeff Fenech should have had his 4th world title here.
I'm happy for Jeff (I had it 10-2, 9-3 at worse), as this fight and not the ones after it effectively ended his career... he was never the same guy after. But I kind if disprove of the idea of it as it sets a bad precedent and opens a proverbial can of worms. I mean "the long count" was never overturned, and half of Emanuel Augustus' career would have to be overturned!
Jesus how do those judges live with themselves, Fenech got royally shafted! Unbelievable fighter Jeff, this fight was classic Jeff, pour the pressure on, high volume punching and in close fighting. That’s how he won fights, he drowned his opponents. His fitness regime was a thing of folklore, other athletes would shake there heads watching him train, his cardio was off the charts
I found the commentators bias in the first two rounds more amusing than any thing else, they slowly changed the way they saw this fight as it progressed though, but the started it with a pre disposed bias that later they were forced to retract .
@@amck72Ferdie was a HUGE Sal Sanchez mark. I think he then became one because Nelson showed so much heart against that Mexican wrecking machine. He gets hate by younger ppl but I've seen worse and he was patchy with his opinions for sure, but I liked him alright.
I had it 116-112 for Nelson. I agree with everything else you said. I`m a huge fan of of them especially Nelson, who is probably my favorite fighter. Most of the rounds were closer than people thought they were but Fenech definitely won.
@CZcams Only I appreciate it, I always call it as I see it. Sugar Ray lost Leonard vs. Hearns II, Ali lost to Jimmy Young, and Foreman lost to Schultz, each were my favorites in each bout. Ali and Leonard are my favorite boxers of all time.
Robbed!! Whenever Don King is around you know it's a fix. As for Ferdi the 'Doctor' (for Ali who should have quit his camp way into Ali's Parkinsons' got out of control) all he has to say about Fenech from the start is to trash him! Ferdi certainly cashed in after Ali as a 'commentator' and made a shit load while Don King ripped off Ali along with Holmes, Tyson and a string of others. This fight is the most one sided robberies I've ever seen! After the first two rounds Fenech has Nelson backed up into the ropes the whole time and never hurt. Round 10 and Azuma's corner plays the old 'missing mouth piece' to try and rest their man. In the final round Azuma was so hurt that if the fight went on for another 30 seconds he would have ended up on the canvas.
Well, to his credit, Ferdi had Fenech way ahead and told Nelson to his face as much and barked at Buffalo Martin who said Azumah won it... I think in the beginning, he just though Nelson was better... no harm there... but I knew what was going to happen, and Jeff did just what I thought he'd do... make Azumah look old. This fight bothers me a lot, because one guy got robbed, and it effectively ended his career just as surely as Nelson, Grove, and Holiday did. But he earned that 4th weight class title, and he would've done it as an undefeated fighter... a first. At the time of this fight Villasana was a featherweight champ, Zarragoza was a 122 pound champ, and Greg Richardson was a bantamweight champ... Fenech had already beaten all three of them... that's how special this guy really was...
Yall need to take your feet off Ferdi Pacheco's balls for about 5 minutes. That guy was good in boxing, especially in his younger years, and slightly annoying in his older years. It's NOT HIS FAULT that Ali's fkn handlers kept him there, and "making a shitload of $$ commentating" as ppl like to say, makes him a smart Mfkr. He also came to his sense here and had Fenech winning. Even defending him. Now shut up.
News update on this fight. As of this week, the WBC are to hold an inquirey on this fight. The talk is of ' correcting a wrong'. Heard this today on a boxing channel.
The only thing that the judges of this fight saw was the $ in their bank accounts for a dodgy decision. Fenech has just been awarded this fight and a fourth world title. 9/11/2022 118-110 Fenech
Right on. Nelson got a beating in that fight that he never had in his pro career. The right side of his face looked like he'd been kicked by a mule multiple times. Full credit though, he gave it a real crack and it was one of the best fights of the 80's.
total rubbish...fenechs hands were totally gone....he had to have 2 years lay off before he fought nelson in the first place and not only dominated him but anihilated him........
@@jjcnyc6313 no, it can't be a win for finish. He was just throwing blows and most were not landing. Because of his aggressiveness, one may think Fenich won. It's not so.
That's way over the top 'best of all time' tag for Nelson. Let's not get too carried away. Nelson definitely should get kudos for his ring performances and willingness to put his titles on the line in the countries of his opponents regularly, but he's not at the top of the pyramid in the sport sorry.
Commissions and states should be held financially responsible for the money fighters lose because of shit decisions . Money some fights lose out on is sometimes life changing.
how 3 judges in the same place could see 3 matchs and take 3 decisions ? Fenech won this match cause he was more active and maintain nelson under pression during all the fight, Fenech wanted to win Nelson wanted only to survive
Post fight Fenech should have told the Ferdi guy to get stuffed and also tell Don King that he would never fight under one of his po omotions ever again, this may sound like a death sentance had Fenech actually said that, but the fact is it would most probably had been the end of Don King as the Public had VIEWED the fight and wll would have heard the post match stuff....Don King had now where to run, for him to say there was NO loser is a indication of how corr upt, manipulative and just plain NOt INTERESTED in boxin g , fairness of human decency!
when nelsons mouth gaurd "vanished" you actually SAW Bufalo Martin HIDE it......have a look at the video VERY closely! The whole thing, including the commentary and refereeing and judging was not a joke..it was ciminal action and none of them should have ever been allowed to participate in boxing again..but they were.....how far up does corruption really go?
Fenech really roughed up Azumah in this fight. Glad they finally overturned the draw and gave Fenech the win along with the recognition of 4 division champion.
I was a huge fan, and oddly enough they reversed the decision some 30 years later making Fenech boxing's first UNDEFEATED four division champ, something he earned against the toughest 130 pounder in the world in Nelson... this ludicrous original decision ruined him as a fighter too. All that said I'm not sure if I believe in reversing decisions decades later... it opens a veritable Pandora's Box of potential fights to reverse as there have been literally 100s of bad/wrong decisions over the years
I never liked fenech I always thought he fought hand picked bums and has beens .This is the fight that earned my respect for him as a tough fighter. Nelson was a beast and fenech went toe to toe with him and gave and ate some huge bombs
very strange commentary by the commentators for the first two rounds. Did NOT see it their way at all. But then as this was a Don King "paid" for fight, I guess that was not surprising.
This Fight is the Reason you never go all out just like Chavez vs Taylor. Fenech couldn't replicate the Volume of Punches second time around as for the decision It's Boxing, Walcott vs Louis 1 or Burns vs Beltran comes to mind and like Picard said you can do everything right and still lose
I did NOT give nelson round one,,,,,maybe a draw but maybe not,,,2nd round Nelson marginally 4rd and fourth Fenech easy, these commentators must have been paid off .
I am here after the recount a few days ago and yes I think Jeff F won. The second fight was a clinic by the Professor and as far as the third one lol whatever.
I remember this screw over of Jeff French all too well....There would later in Boxing be a Similar rip off of another fighters performance...that being "Tony Tibieres" performance against "James Lights-Out Toney".
One word..CORRUPTION...The King of Corruption ..Big Don. In order for boxing to become legit it needs to be scored by punches landed ... Not 3 clowns they are handed a brown paper bag before the fight with some green stuff in it.
When you separate all the fake pretentious reactions of the team and support people, its really the fighters themselves that know the truth...and when you see Azumahs reaction at the decision, well that tells you what the result shouldve been
Gilbert in the 2nd fight his hands were gone forever.......but he still fought and you MUST remember even in the first fight his hands were basically stuffed...yet he won this fight easy and if his hands had been good in the 2nd fight it would have been good night Nelson, as it was it was nearly that way.
Bunch of excuses! Yes he got an unjust decision in the first fight, but to say a "decision" ruined his career is ridiculous. Azuma was truly just the better fighter.
The WBC has overruled the shocking decision to make this bout a draw and has awarded Fenech the decision and Duran, Chavez & Cotto presented the Marackville Mauler with is WBC belt, long overdue but richly deserved.
"Azumah Nelson from Africa" as if Africa was a country. The right way : Azumah Nelson from Ghana
Who gives a shit....
@@georgevincent1834 ~ I kid you not, as soon as i saw that statement my immediate thought was "Who gives a shit"... that's exactly word for word what i thought!!!
Fenech was never the same after this, it robbed his fighting spirit... but the guy had freakish stamina and should've been boxing's first UNDEFEATED four division champion... he earned it against an all-time great in Nelson... boxing at its worst giving everyone fuel to call it corrupt or incompetent... but damn these guys, I'm exhausted just watching that 3rd round... both guys landing monster shots for most of the round!
I agree 100%
I'm wore out from just watching this fight. French should have got the win. I heard he retired because of his brittle hands. What a warrior.
Azumah won the fight in question.
@@marknorris1381 Thing about Fenech is that cloak of invincibility he had crumbled after this decision... I think that had as much to do with it, as he was clearly not the same fighter... even in this fight, the Fenech of old would've thrown Nelson on the mat in the 12th when he was holding Nelson from falling to the canvas. At his best he was a fan friendly fighter who really had crazy cardio... FWIW, my favorite fights of his are the Payakaroon and Callejas fights, and I'd probably take Fenech's word for it on the Nelson decision, as what's the point in lying about it at this point...
@@marknorris1381 Fair enough... who you got if we get a Beterbiev vs Bivol unification... I got that pretty much 50/50, and a great fight.
Sadly Fenech needed to KO Nelson to win especially considering it was Good for Don King to have a rematch.
Money is corruption. that's why it was a draw
@@glendelamotte1435 Not sure 2 top World Ranked fighters would fight for no money
glad that the decision was finally made that Jeff did in fact win this fight.. Shame he got robbed he would've been the first 4x world champion..
You could still argue Jeff is the 1st 4 time World Champion. Just that they took 30 years to make it official.
He wasn't. Others did it before this fight, e.g. Roberto Duran, Lightweight/Welterweight/Light Middle/Middle - Thomas Hearns Welter/Light Middle/Light Heavy/Middle. Both collected their 4th World Titles prior to this fight. Fenech's argument is that he should have been the first fighter to do as an undefeated fighter, which would be correct.
@@marknorris1381 Thanks for correcting me. I actually meant 4 time world champ that's undefeated, but I didn't write that.
@@alanchong7513Did they overturn the decision!?!? I saw this as a kid and my pops was (a boxing aficionado) was PISSED. I was too young to understand the real implications
@@exspiravit6920 The WBC had a convention a while back and they made a special presentation to Jeff Fenech for winning a fourth world title. Effectively, they said they were wrong in scoring the fight a draw. Rightly so, as it was pretty clear Fenech should have been given a decision victory. It's a bit late but at least Jeff Fenech can still celebrate it!
I had Fenech winning by 5 rounds. A few of the rounds were close but even if i gave the even rounds to Nelson its still not enough to take the fight. Jeff Fenech should have had his 4th world title here.
Awarded the win finally after 30 years. Jeff Fenech an absolute legend.
I'm happy for Jeff (I had it 10-2, 9-3 at worse), as this fight and not the ones after it effectively ended his career... he was never the same guy after. But I kind if disprove of the idea of it as it sets a bad precedent and opens a proverbial can of worms. I mean "the long count" was never overturned, and half of Emanuel Augustus' career would have to be overturned!
What do you mean awarded the win after 30 years!?!?
Jesus how do those judges live with themselves, Fenech got royally shafted! Unbelievable fighter Jeff, this fight was classic Jeff, pour the pressure on, high volume punching and in close fighting. That’s how he won fights, he drowned his opponents. His fitness regime was a thing of folklore, other athletes would shake there heads watching him train, his cardio was off the charts
Looks like justice has been done. He’s just been given the WBC title belt today in a reversal of that 1989 decision. Bitter sweet to come now.
Look at Jeff even before the cards were read out?
He had a look of ,'' I think these bastards are going to rip me off here".
I found the commentators bias in the first two rounds more amusing than any thing else, they slowly changed the way they saw this fight as it progressed though, but the started it with a pre disposed bias that later they were forced to retract .
Ferdie Pacheco was always biased for Nelson lol. He loved him some Azumah.
@@amck72Ferdie was a HUGE Sal Sanchez mark. I think he then became one because Nelson showed so much heart against that Mexican wrecking machine. He gets hate by younger ppl but I've seen worse and he was patchy with his opinions for sure, but I liked him alright.
I had it 117-110 Fenech. This was not a draw and I'm an Azumah Nelson fan! Fenech got jobbed by the judges in this bout.
I had it 116-112 for Nelson. I agree with everything else you said. I`m a huge fan of of them especially Nelson, who is probably my favorite fighter. Most of the rounds were closer than people thought they were but Fenech definitely won.
total disgrace.
@CZcams Only I appreciate it, I always call it as I see it. Sugar Ray lost Leonard vs. Hearns II, Ali lost to Jimmy Young, and Foreman lost to Schultz, each were my favorites in each bout. Ali and Leonard are my favorite boxers of all time.
The guy who scored it 116-112 Nelson should have booked in for an eye test
No, he should have been arrested for taking a bribe.
@@Rspenesmit I agree, he was on Don King's payroll.
Fenech won this hands down!!!!
Yes, Hands down..terrible decision..
@@Bb-pw1ziRight on.. I'll go check it out..
I've never seen this fight before. I've never seen either man before, but I thought the Australian won by at least 4 points.
Bad bad Don King shenanigans right here. Jeff all the way!
Robbed!! Whenever Don King is around you know it's a fix. As for Ferdi the 'Doctor' (for Ali who should have quit his camp way into Ali's Parkinsons' got out of control) all he has to say about Fenech from the start is to trash him! Ferdi certainly cashed in after Ali as a 'commentator' and made a shit load while Don King ripped off Ali along with Holmes, Tyson and a string of others. This fight is the most one sided robberies I've ever seen! After the first two rounds Fenech has Nelson backed up into the ropes the whole time and never hurt. Round 10 and Azuma's corner plays the old 'missing mouth piece' to try and rest their man. In the final round Azuma was so hurt that if the fight went on for another 30 seconds he would have ended up on the canvas.
Well, to his credit, Ferdi had Fenech way ahead and told Nelson to his face as much and barked at Buffalo Martin who said Azumah won it... I think in the beginning, he just though Nelson was better... no harm there... but I knew what was going to happen, and Jeff did just what I thought he'd do... make Azumah look old. This fight bothers me a lot, because one guy got robbed, and it effectively ended his career just as surely as Nelson, Grove, and Holiday did. But he earned that 4th weight class title, and he would've done it as an undefeated fighter... a first. At the time of this fight Villasana was a featherweight champ, Zarragoza was a 122 pound champ, and Greg Richardson was a bantamweight champ... Fenech had already beaten all three of them... that's how special this guy really was...
Yall need to take your feet off Ferdi Pacheco's balls for about 5 minutes. That guy was good in boxing, especially in his younger years, and slightly annoying in his older years. It's NOT HIS FAULT that Ali's fkn handlers kept him there, and "making a shitload of $$ commentating" as ppl like to say, makes him a smart Mfkr. He also came to his sense here and had Fenech winning. Even defending him. Now shut up.
118-112 Fenech. He got robbed!
Azumah got robbed
@@herculesskinny2030
Watch the fight again, unless you’re a huge Azumah Nelson fan.
News update on this fight. As of this week, the WBC are to hold an inquirey on this fight. The talk is of ' correcting a wrong'. Heard this today on a boxing channel.
Even during the third round these "paid off" commentators were still rubbishing Fenech.
Great fight. Glad there was a rematch to settle it better.
The second fight was a year later. Then they had a third fight 17 years later!!!
Thank you for posting everything prelude fight interview
Later, both became the best of friends (Azumah n Fenech). Having a retired n third match..
Azumah is the best n Hall of fame
After reading The Professor,certainly not the best of friends after that 3rd contest.
@@johngallagher785 oh ok👍
nelson's corner celebrated the draw so they expected fenech to win
Didn't know Mayweather's cutman (Raph Garcia?) was in Nelson's corner!
O.M.G! Fenech got robbed. Unbelievable! Vegas? Don King looking ahead for more money. P.O.S.
Don King!
Nelson was also dirty, hitting after the bell as often as he could,
Fenech left a piece of himself in the ring that night only to get robbed. Azumah fought great but was getting outpointed 2-1.
Azuma lost but got him in the rematch
The only thing that the judges of this fight saw was the $ in their bank accounts for a dodgy decision. Fenech has just been awarded this fight and a fourth world title. 9/11/2022
118-110 Fenech
Sal was the only one who could tame the African lion
Right on. Nelson got a beating in that fight that he never had in his pro career. The right side of his face looked like he'd been kicked by a mule multiple times. Full credit though, he gave it a real crack and it was one of the best fights of the 80's.
Jeff fenech could prove himself in a return match in his own town of Australia, where Azumah proved he was the best of All time
That's not the point. Fenech won THIS fight. Azumah Nelsons greatness is not in question. Disgraceful judging and Don King's influence is.
total rubbish...fenechs hands were totally gone....he had to have 2 years lay off before he fought nelson in the first place and not only dominated him but anihilated him........
@@jjcnyc6313 no, it can't be a win for finish. He was just throwing blows and most were not landing. Because of his aggressiveness, one may think Fenich won. It's not so.
@@adubimpong4095 As the media guys said.." WHAT IS HOLDING AZUMAH UP" so your comments are just shit!
That's way over the top 'best of all time' tag for Nelson. Let's not get too carried away. Nelson definitely should get kudos for his ring performances and willingness to put his titles on the line in the countries of his opponents regularly, but he's not at the top of the pyramid in the sport sorry.
Fenech won this, anyone and everyone could see.
Commissions and states should be held financially responsible for the money fighters lose because of shit decisions .
Money some fights lose out on is sometimes life changing.
how 3 judges in the same place could see 3 matchs and take 3 decisions ?
Fenech won this match cause he was more active and maintain nelson under pression during all the fight, Fenech wanted to win Nelson wanted only to survive
Post fight Fenech should have told the Ferdi guy to get stuffed and also tell Don King that he would never fight under one of his po
omotions ever again, this may sound like a death sentance had Fenech actually said that, but the fact is it would most probably had been the end of Don King as the Public had VIEWED the fight and wll would have heard the post match stuff....Don King had now where to run, for him to say there was NO loser is a indication of how corr upt, manipulative and just plain NOt INTERESTED in boxin g , fairness of human decency!
Fenech was never a boxer. He was a brawler. He belonged to the MMA.
Lol your eyes might be open but you’re blind.
Fenech’s record should’ve been changed to 30-3
when nelsons mouth gaurd "vanished" you actually SAW Bufalo Martin HIDE it......have a look at the video VERY closely! The whole thing, including the commentary and refereeing and judging was not a joke..it was ciminal action and none of them should have ever been allowed to participate in boxing again..but they were.....how far up does corruption really go?
Your a man you speak your mind I agree
That in fighting in rnd 3 was furocious 👍🏽 🥊 🥊
Fenech really roughed up Azumah in this fight. Glad they finally overturned the draw and gave Fenech the win along with the recognition of 4 division champion.
No they didn't the fight remains a draw
Don king in the background says it all............boxing in USA.....
Worst outcome for fenech
Vance likes how Jeff moves his head
The world title that never was for Fenech!
I was a huge fan, and oddly enough they reversed the decision some 30 years later making Fenech boxing's first UNDEFEATED four division champ, something he earned against the toughest 130 pounder in the world in Nelson... this ludicrous original decision ruined him as a fighter too. All that said I'm not sure if I believe in reversing decisions decades later... it opens a veritable Pandora's Box of potential fights to reverse as there have been literally 100s of bad/wrong decisions over the years
@@user-uo8yh9tb8g I agree with your comments. There have been some shocking decisions over the years in boxing.
I never liked fenech I always thought he fought hand picked bums and has beens .This is the fight that earned my respect for him as a tough fighter.
Nelson was a beast and fenech went toe to toe with him and gave and ate some huge bombs
nelson lost not only his gum guard...he lost his world crown as well...Daylight Robbery!!!
just how could these commentators say Nelson was winning all along in round 6>>>>>??? HOW????
very strange commentary by the commentators for the first two rounds. Did NOT see it their way at all. But then as this was a Don King "paid" for fight, I guess that was not surprising.
This Fight is the Reason you never go all out just like Chavez vs Taylor. Fenech couldn't replicate the Volume of Punches second time around as for the decision It's Boxing, Walcott vs Louis 1 or Burns vs Beltran comes to mind and like Picard said you can do everything right and still lose
I did NOT give nelson round one,,,,,maybe a draw but maybe not,,,2nd round Nelson marginally 4rd and fourth Fenech easy, these commentators must have been paid off .
I think at 32 AND 27 THEY ARE BOTH YOUNG and it is just crap to suggest the age was against Nelson!
Of course Dave Moronetti was one of the judges. How fitting.
Had to come watch this after hearing about the reversal. Wow. What a robbery. A disgrace. Dave Moretti… What a joke!!!
One of the greatest is fenech
I am here after the recount a few days ago and yes I think Jeff F won. The second fight was a clinic by the Professor and as far as the third one lol whatever.
Nelson ran away most of the fight, the commentators said Fenech won before the end of the last round.
Cheated of a win
Don King is a friend of Ronald Dump...that should say it all
The man from Australia said he was robbed, but in his country what happened.
Today the WBC overturned that 1989 decision and have just awarded Fenech the belt. The WBC think he was robbed that day.
I remember this screw over of Jeff French all too well....There would later in Boxing be a Similar rip off of another fighters performance...that being "Tony Tibieres" performance against "James Lights-Out Toney".
One word..CORRUPTION...The King of Corruption ..Big Don.
In order for boxing to become legit it needs to be scored by punches landed ...
Not 3 clowns they are handed a brown paper bag before the fight with some green stuff in it.
There should have been a lot of people imprisoned over this fixed fight... Fenech clearly won the fight but money won on the night!!!
Azumah's corner looked relieved that it was a draw.
The one dude in Azumas corner acting pissed off it was draw 😂
Nelsons " ZIPPY" combos in the 2nd MISSED! and he never went close to winning the first either.
When you separate all the fake pretentious reactions of the team and support people, its really the fighters themselves that know the truth...and when you see Azumahs reaction at the decision, well that tells you what the result shouldve been
1:11:36 "Return match" Don King says to him.
don king was a crooked SOB
And Fenech's reply was F... you!
I strongly believe in the judges decision
With your name I must wonder why?
Fennech surely remembers what they did in Australia to the great Zárate. Karma!
You won only one round convincingly. What about the other rounds? Azumah won in my opinion.
Buffalo Martin was a first class fool and a man of indecent application, lacking in ethics and ability.
Jeff was robbed.
So ignorant these announcers, Tyson was never the most recognisable sporting person on the planet,,,,only in America!
first round a draw...2nd round MAYBE slightly to Nelson...3rd round DEF to Fenech, but these announcers?????
Lost money on that fight wat happins now lol
Fenech won. He was robbed. I don't know what happened to Fenech in second fight
Gilbert in the 2nd fight his hands were gone forever.......but he still fought and you MUST remember even in the first fight his hands were basically stuffed...yet he won this fight easy and if his hands had been good in the 2nd fight it would have been good night Nelson, as it was it was nearly that way.
It wasnt a rugby move AT ALL!
Azuma proved he was Professor in Boxing. YES Fenech was busy in the ring but who was accurate and landed more punches?
WBC just overturned the 1989 decision and awarded Fenech the belt today. Justice is served.
A courageous Nelson? what crap
USA boxing……lol
Another awful decision Fenech won easy
Usual boring crookedness...its why MMA is the way forward.
There was nothing boring about this fight.
This fight was a DRAW
Nelson won: 1,2,4,9,11
Fenech won: 3,5,7,10,12
Rounds 6,8 were swing rounds which could go to either fighter
114-114 DRAW
Bunch of excuses! Yes he got an unjust decision in the first fight, but to say a "decision" ruined his career is ridiculous. Azuma was truly just the better fighter.
Fenech was behaving like he was playing rugby. Aggressiveness doesn't mean you've won. Nelson won to me.
The WBC has overruled the shocking decision to make this bout a draw and has awarded Fenech the decision and Duran, Chavez & Cotto presented the Marackville Mauler with is WBC belt, long overdue but richly deserved.