Gonzalez - Nelson Draw!
"I know that I won," the 35-year-old Nelson said afterwards, "but the decision has been made and I will have to accept it."
Gonzalez who retained his title after the majority draw decision also said he believed he had won the fight, "Yes it was tougher than I thought, but I feel I did enough to keep my title."
It was the older fighter, Nelson who came out and took control of the early rounds, Gonzalez had some big rounds as neither man truly took over - but it did seem that it was Nelson who took all of the close rounds.
Judges Joe Santoro and Eugene Grant both scored it 114-114 while only judge John Wilson could pick a winner, scoring the contest 115-114 in Nelson's favour.
Promoter Don King said he would lobby the WBC for an immediate rematch at the post-fight press conference.
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"I occasionally agreed to carry an opponent, almost always in what is known as a tune-up fight. I never considered it morally wrong as long as I was winning the fight. I was never a killer, like some fighters. I never enjoyed knocking out a guy who I knew had no chance to beat me." Sugar Ray Robinson
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