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I will play advocate for the other side
Dodson's inactivity is why going forward and throwing haymakers won Lineker the dec
Dodson would pop him, but would wait as much as 90 seconds before throwing again, with that volume, the 3-4 exchanges against the fence that Lineker got him in were more worthy of winning the round
You cant count damage based on Lineker's face, a jab can do more visible damage than an overhand but Lineker most definitely did more damage tonight
We also absolutely know what the judges like at this point, and those exchanges were Lineker landed a couple of grazing shots, Dodson got out of the way and Lineker kept a close distance to start another one is why Lineker won
I wouldn't have been upset if Dodson won, but imo the right man won
I can completely see your point with Dodson being way too inactive. That is clearly what lost him the fight. But how in the world can you say "Lineker clearly did more damage tonight"? When you have someone playing the matador all night dropping back when someone is winging doesn't mean they are hurt. Dodson actually dropped Lineker. He landed a flush headkick. I'm not one to say "look at his face", but let's not act like Dodson did that to him from grazing shots. I really think Dodson landed the better strikes. Lineker did not win that fight from doing more damage or punishing more; he won that from Dodson's inactivity, his more aggressive body language, and forward advancing.