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ya, for a money man like ray was it's hard to believe the scores for some of his fights, he shouldn't have been behind on all three scorecards for hearns, or if he did, not so far behind he needed a dramatic kayo. I think Ray said he was behind in the Kalule fight too, a fight he clearly won most rounds, he said something like "i've never understood the way they judge". who knows what goes on behind the scenes, lots of money at stake, there was a rumour that after the Benitez fight in which leonard stopped him late in the fight, with seconds to go that the ref was chased into the desert by mobsters or something.
Judging was a little strange back in the late 70's early 80's. even rounds were a lot more common. If I remember correctly, one judge scored 11 rounds even in Duran/Leonard 1.