NEW era for boxing, same old problems with the scoring. More than 8,000 miles separate the deserts of Las Vegas from the ones found on the outskirts of Riyadh, but judges sitting not 12 feet away from each other will still watch this sport in very different ways.
‘Knockout Chaos’ was the title of this show and the man atop the bill would provide exactly that against Francis Ngannou, but there would be pure scoring chaos in the pick of the non-heavyweight action.
Nick Ball, the kid from the Everton Red Triangle with sleep in both hands, had worked his way into position to challenge Rey Vargas for his WBC featherweight title and when they faced off at the press conference last week it became apparent just how stark the height difference was.
Officially, it is more than
