Herol Graham vs Sumbu Kalambay 2

European middleweight title, Pesaro, Italy - 12th March 1992

[@simonhindley65]

That decision announcement was a shambles. The commentator made his feelings quite clear.

[@jamescook8786]

The way the ref handled the fight was a disgrace. Never clarified what he was warning Graham for and then randomly docked points. This was the era when it was impossible to get a decision in Italy. You had to pull a Honeyghan and knock them out.

[@TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru]

"They should bring him out to pasture and shoot him" - quite.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

Herol Graham is one of the best boxers of all time. We must rejoice his great accomplishments. Few boxers can even match what Graham has achieved. Amazing defence and slick boxing one can only dream of. He was such unlucky to not bag a world title.

[@themanftheworld8439]

His defence wasnt amazing against Jackson.

[@logicalnetwork1611]

Man of The World almost all boxers got knocked out by Jackson. It’s no disgrace

[@chukesobialo5706]

Graham lost this..

[@Aerojet01]

@@themanftheworld8439 He was winning that comfortably boxing rings around Jackson, until he made one mistake and the rest is history.

[@shaz2761]

Nah. He was good but not THAT good. Hardly any decent wins on his record. Just frustrated opponents and poked them with a jab.

[@glazzcampbell3242]

Very hard to get a win in Italy I remember getting a draw against Mawe baya you can figure out what that means.

[@markant9534]

All Graham was doing was backing off and punching Sumbu`s gloves a soon as he got into range.

[@jamescook8786]

@@markant9534 Graham landed a hell of a lot of good left hands. Both fighters had faded a bit from their peak. It made for a very good fight. If Graham had employed his natural style when he first met Kalambay in 1987 I think he would have won. Kalambay was a fantastic counterpuncher but not as effective when he had to take the initiative.

[@quickjab33]

Right all those shots he was landing on Kalambay were just "hitting gloves". Not to mention he dropped Kalambay twice.

[@louduva9849]

Lovely quality. Thanks.

[@majorplayer7892]

Herol should have got the decision here

[@lukedempsey112]

Herol Graham, absolutely robbed in plain sight. How did this decision escape an investigation by the EBU? That referee should've been blood eagled.

[@TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru]

That is corruption for you - the system bought and paid off by rich white assholes.

[@wildernesstraining1957]

Corruption Italian style!

[@abdulghafer6631]

Terrible decision.

[@thereverendsam413]

"Herol Graham the kind of man where if you put him down, he'll stay there". This at a point in Graham's career where he had been stopped precisely once, by maybe the hardest pound for pound puncher anyone has ever seen, where he was unconscious before he hit the floor. Commentator talking as though he was a quitter with a history of staying down when he could get up. Madness.

[@keithcampbell6806]

This is close to the great train robbery. I can't understand those two point deductions. Graham definitely robbed here.

[@glazzcampbell3242]

They lifted the right arm alright bomber was robbed.

[@lurchamok8137]

14:22 what a jerk Graham is, he does that in every fight. Spins his opponent around and then hit from behind

[@tttsharpe8118]

Graham was robbed