Poll Position: How the Fans Voted

Judging fights is subjective, even without outside interference, so it must be especially hard to judge a fight of major importance with the world looking over your shoulder. On top of that, some people love a boxer, others are a sucker for a slugger, and allow their tastes to determine who won a round or won a fight, rather than allowing the accuracy of punches thrown, the number of punches landed, and intangibles like ring generalship to affect their decision. The judges for Saturday’s WBC heavyweight eliminator scored it 115-112 Toney and 116-111 Peter twice, giving Sam Peter the victory and a shot at newly crowned Oleg Maskaev for the WBC heavyweight title. But when a defiant James Toney said at the end of the bout, “I won that fight. Everyone in the world and the arena knows I won the fight,” many people agreed. What about you? Do you think Samuel Peter beat James Toney?