I saw the fight again, and man was it close. One fighter would win the first half, and then the other fighter would come on. Here's how I saw it:
1) too close to call
2) JP
3) JP
4) too close
5) Takam
6) too close
7) too close
8) JP
9) Takam
10) JP
11) too close
12) too close
So that's 6 rounds that could have gone either way. 4 rounds were clearly Parkers, and 2 rounds clearly Takam. So it was a matter of how you split up the close rounds. So my reasoning about why Parker might have one more on the judges scorecards are that he was busier with his double jab. But if the judges had scored it for Takam, it wouldn't have been the worst decision ever. Here's the judges:
With an American referee and and a judging panel consisting of an American, a New Zealander and a French connection in Canada's Benoit Roussel, there could be no claims of a home town decision.
"The great thing for me was hearing all three judges voted for Joe so there's no controversy. Even the French judge, who we thought would vote for Takam, he had Joe winning the fight by four points."
Just to add one more thing: I think Parker looked better than before when I re-watched it. I think the reason why he did so badly the first time was that I kept thinking he shouldn't get hit so flush, so every time he did, I kept seeing the mistakes. And worried he was going to get KO'd. But he hit Takam as much, and was more active. He did OK, and showed grit and courage. He'll be better for the fight, and will get better in time with KB.
1) too close to call
2) JP
3) JP
4) too close
5) Takam
6) too close
7) too close
8) JP
9) Takam
10) JP
11) too close
12) too close
So that's 6 rounds that could have gone either way. 4 rounds were clearly Parkers, and 2 rounds clearly Takam. So it was a matter of how you split up the close rounds. So my reasoning about why Parker might have one more on the judges scorecards are that he was busier with his double jab. But if the judges had scored it for Takam, it wouldn't have been the worst decision ever. Here's the judges:
With an American referee and and a judging panel consisting of an American, a New Zealander and a French connection in Canada's Benoit Roussel, there could be no claims of a home town decision.
"The great thing for me was hearing all three judges voted for Joe so there's no controversy. Even the French judge, who we thought would vote for Takam, he had Joe winning the fight by four points."
Just to add one more thing: I think Parker looked better than before when I re-watched it. I think the reason why he did so badly the first time was that I kept thinking he shouldn't get hit so flush, so every time he did, I kept seeing the mistakes. And worried he was going to get KO'd. But he hit Takam as much, and was more active. He did OK, and showed grit and courage. He'll be better for the fight, and will get better in time with KB.