THE DECISION
Jim Trunzo gives Limon a 10-8 round in the 10th and a 96-94 win on his unofficial scorecard.
Jimmy Lennon takes the microphone to announce the official verdict.
"Judge Uriel Aguilera of Colombia scores the bout 95 to 93.
Judge Kazuo Abe of Japan scores the bout 96 to 92
Frank Adams of the United States scores the bout 96 to 93.
The winner by unanimous decision is:
Rafael 'Bazooka' Limon!"
Limon narrowly overcame Gatti's home-arena advantage. Despite landing 297 punches to Gatti's 185 and being nearly twice as accurate with his shots, Limon would have had to settle for a split draw if not for the late knockdown. Gatti was dominating the 10th and would have gotten the nod from Aguilera and been even on Adams' card had he won the round.
An argument could certainly be made that the final round should have been scored 10-9, since Limon did little before the knockdown, while absorbing several big shots, but such scoring would not have changed the final outcome.