wiggum -Wasa-B -Calhoon -Canooke - Volk won rounds 3, 4, and 5. All 3 judges gave round 3 to Volk. Max won the first two rounds and then couldn't win one of the next three in order to secure the belt.I dont see how people can get upset if a judge saw it this way. I scored it this exact way, 3,4 and 5 for Volk. I would not feel like someone got it wrong though if they scored 3 or 5 for Max. It was a close fight. If I am scoring the fight in its entirety I would give the fight to Volk though. The five round fight was close but Max came out of the 5 rounds worse off imo. I dont think that leg would have lasted another round or two.
Wiggums- As for your point, I agree. I think it would be good if rematches were reserved for fights that have been fluky or controversial.
P.S. I have been giving some thought to your idea that Frankie would be a good matchup for Khabib. You are certainly onto something. I think his skill along with his speed and agility would be a real threat.
I agree with Luke Thomas when he said it could have been 4-1 Max or 3-2 Volk. R3-4 were close enough to have gone either way imo. I think people’s opinions are also being clouded by the fact that Max won R1-2 by the clearest margins but I don’t think there 10-8s and under the 10 point must, again, I think 4-1 Max or 3-2 Volk are conceivable.
I think the issue has to do with probability.
If rounds 3-4 were coin flips, then something feels wrong about Volk winning four of four. (Max only needed to win one of those coin flips to get the nod).
I think it’s wrong to think of the rounds as “coin flips” and then to thus regard Max as being unlucky. All 3 judges gave rounds 3 and 4 to Volk. The judges interpreted the action and they all agreed. Striking data (open to some interpretation) for rounds 3, 4, and 5 respectively favor Volk. Max won the first two rounds and then with respect the last three rounds 3 judges scored the last 3 rounds a combined 8-1 for Volk (3-0, 3-0, 2-1). 3-0, 3-0, and 2-1, combine for a pretty tight set of data.