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Nathan Rarere: Why Parker was awarded the win

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Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Mon, 12 Dec 2016, 6:44am
Parker was awarded a narrow victory by the judges, a verdict that some have criticised as a home-town call (NZH)

Nathan Rarere: Why Parker was awarded the win

Author
Newstalk ZB Staff ,
Publish Date
Mon, 12 Dec 2016, 6:44am

Nathan Rarere of the Radio Sport Breakfast joined Rachel Smalley to talk about claims that Andy Ruiz was robbed in his fight against Joseph Parker.

Parker was awarded a narrow victory by the judges, a verdict that some have criticised as a home-town call. 

Rarere explains the difference in scoring between amateur and professional boxing, saying that Parker's movement and ability to keep Ruiz from landing big shots gave him the fight. 

His conclusion is that boxing has a subjective scoring system when knockouts don't come into play, and this can give fans a distorted view of how a fight has progressed. 

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