o.k...i spoke to a few guys i respect locally...guys that are involved with the local boxing scene in my area....and they seemed to agree with your point of view....
now,i have to say that these guys know darnell wilson personally,`cause he`s a local fighter and imo,they aren`t totally objective.....but they are solid boxing guys affiliated with some of the local shows...
i`ve seen him 3 times in person,and i`m not a big fan,to be honest...
i watched it again(i skimmed through some of it cause it was pretty boring) and ding-a-ling did land a few decent uppercuts....and,to be fair,118-110 is a ridiculous score....these guys had it close for wilson but were disappointed that neither guy was able to do enough to clearly delineate the win....
the one fellow brought up the malignaggi/ngoudjo fight and drew a parallel to this fight...he said that many liked ngioudjo`s aggression more than malignaggi`s boxing(granted,that was a much better,more action packed fight).....
i usually bitch like hell about these guys that get on their bicycle or hold and don`t engage...
so,maybe i took to strong a stand...
if i`m wrong,i apologize...i just thought wilson looked so amateurish and missed way to many punches...the majority of his punches...he was bad...and flores,in a different way,wasn`t much better,even though flores basically had to fight this kind of fight and take his chances with the judging...
i`m not impressed with flores either,btw....and i have to stand by my statement on punchstat...just my opinion..
again,it was a tough fight to score and sorry if i came on to strong...
It's no problem at all. I'm glad you won your bet. When the books go down, we are all winners!! I wish one man or the other would have stepped up to define a winner a little more clearly, but it was not the case. After Flores gets torched by a champ, we'll never have to see the 200 pound version of Spinks again!!
I'm not a total follower of punch stats, but I think it does show for the people that claim Wilson just didn't do enough, what in God's name did Flores do?
If Flores would have won close, I think less people would have been angry. 116-112 seems a stretch and the judge who had it 118-110, he should lose his license, as many judges should.
Good luck with the rest of you bets, along with everyone else.