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<h2 id="notable-examples-from-boxing">Notable examples from boxing</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Fight</th><th colspan="3">Scorecards</th><th>Source(s)</th></tr><tr><td>December 5, 1947</td><td><a href="/facts/Joe_Louis/7shIAhzo">Joe Louis</a> vs. <a href="/facts/Jersey_Joe_Walcott/8eQ7wXG0">Jersey Joe Walcott</a></td><td>9–6 Louis</td><td>8–6–1 Louis</td><td>7–6–2 Walcott</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 31, 1973</td><td><a href="/facts/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton/WqnmocqK">Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton</a></td><td>7–4 Norton</td><td>5–4 Norton</td><td>6–5 Ali</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>September 10, 1973</td><td><a href="/facts/Ken_Norton_vs._Muhammad_Ali_II/LB2eANII">Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali II</a></td><td>7–5 Ali</td><td>6–5 Ali</td><td>6–5 Norton</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>February 15, 1978</td><td><a href="/facts/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Leon_Spinks/5npooLPB">Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks</a></td><td>145–140 Spinks</td><td>144–141 Spinks</td><td>143–142 Ali</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>April 6, 1987</td><td><a href="/facts/Marvin_Hagler_vs._Sugar_Ray_Leonard/JCVXsblf">Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard</a></td><td>118–110 Leonard</td><td>115–113 Leonard</td><td>115–113 Hagler</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>May 5, 2007</td><td><a href="/facts/Oscar_De_La_Hoya_vs._Floyd_Mayweather_Jr./KGphh69n">Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.</a></td><td>116–112 Mayweather</td><td>115–113 Mayweather</td><td>115–113 De La Hoya</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 15, 2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Juan_Manuel_M%C3%A1rquez_vs._Manny_Pacquiao_II/9jR5cNqD">Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II</a></td><td>115–112 Pacquiao</td><td>114–113 Pacquiao</td><td>115–112 Marquez</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>April 19, 2008</td><td><a href="/facts/Bernard_Hopkins_vs._Joe_Calzaghe/72zWKAGW">Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe</a></td><td>116–111 Calzaghe</td><td>115–112 Calzaghe</td><td>114–113 Hopkins</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>December 10, 2011</td><td><a href="/facts/Amir_Khan_vs._Lamont_Peterson/akW3QXEN">Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson</a></td><td>113–112 Peterson</td><td>113–112 Peterson</td><td>115–110 Khan</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>June 9, 2012</td><td><a href="/facts/Manny_Pacquiao_vs._Timothy_Bradley/b4xSxsal">Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley</a></td><td>115–113 Bradley</td><td>115–113 Bradley</td><td>115–113 Pacquiao</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 1, 2014</td><td><a href="/facts/Orlando_Salido_vs._Vasiliy_Lomachenko/FWXY6xjE">Orlando Salido vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko</a></td><td>116–112 Salido</td><td>115–113 Salido</td><td>115–113 Lomachenko</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>July 12, 2014</td><td><a href="/facts/Canelo_%C3%81lvarez_vs._Erislandy_Lara/WC942QC7">Canelo Álvarez vs. Erislandy Lara</a></td><td>117–111 Álvarez</td><td>115–113 Álvarez</td><td>115–113 Lara</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>December 10, 2016</td><td><a href="/facts/Dillian_Whyte_vs._Derek_Chisora/03sqQEMj">Dillian Whyte vs. Derek Chisora</a></td><td>115–113 Whyte</td><td>115–114 Whyte</td><td>115–114 Chisora</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>July 20, 2019</td><td><a href="/facts/Manny_Pacquiao_vs._Keith_Thurman/485GjBje">Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman</a></td><td>115–112 Pacquiao</td><td>115–112 Pacquiao</td><td>114–113 Thurman</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>November 27, 2021</td><td><a href="/facts/Te%C3%B3fimo_L%C3%B3pez_vs._George_Kambosos_Jr./1Tan9zla">Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr.</a></td><td>115–111 Kambosos</td><td>115–112 Kambosos</td><td>114–113 López</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>February 26, 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Josh_Taylor_vs._Jack_Catterall/6k9fs2ba">Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall</a></td><td>114–111 Taylor</td><td>113–112 Taylor</td><td>113–112 Catterall</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>April 30, 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Katie_Taylor_vs._Amanda_Serrano/rLLC52Sm">Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano</a></td><td>97–93 Taylor</td><td>96–93 Taylor</td><td>96–94 Serrano</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>August 20, 2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Oleksandr_Usyk_vs._Anthony_Joshua_II/z64Awtjs">Oleksandr Usyk vs. Anthony Joshua II</a></td><td>116–112 Usyk</td><td>115–113 Usyk</td><td>115–113 Joshua</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>May 18, 2024</td><td><a href="/facts/Tyson_Fury_vs._Oleksandr_Usyk/bIWP1Mou">Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk</a></td><td>115-112 Usyk</td><td>114-113 Usyk</td><td>114-113 Fury</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="outside-of-boxing">Outside of boxing</h2> <p>In the <a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a>, the term "split decision" is also used on <a href="/facts/GMA_Network/X6sn2AB4">GMA Network</a>'s <a href="/facts/Reality_television/B0RFLdsB">reality television</a> show <i><a href="/facts/The_Clash_(TV_series)/FSC0ol0Q">The Clash</a></i>, when two of the three members of the clash panel (<a href="/facts/Ai-Ai_delas_Alas/SlYS01tE">Ai-Ai delas Alas</a>, <a href="/facts/Christian_Bautista/dGyStdqT">Christian Bautista</a>, and <a href="/facts/Lani_Misalucha/A4chc3C0">Lani Misalucha</a>) chose a clasher (among two) to advance to the next round, while the other clasher is eliminated. An example of it that <a href="/facts/Golden_Ca%C3%B1edo/b25j2NlA">Golden Cañedo</a> won the clash against Fatima Espiritu via split decision. Cañedo was later the Clash grand winner of <a href="/facts/The_Clash_(season_1)/wJ0HaPSK">the show's first season</a>. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/10_Point_System/0Vo9RyCo">10 Point System</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10. <a href="https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Joe_Louis_vs._Jersey_Joe_Walcott_(1st_meeting)" target="_blank">https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Joe_Louis_vs._Jersey_Joe_Walcott_(1st_meeting)</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Classic Fight Series: The Night Jersey Joe Walcott Beat Joe Louis". Bad Left Hook. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2021-06-10. <a href="https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/8/2546467/joe-louis-vs-jersey-joe-walcott-classic-fight-series-boxing-video" target="_blank">https://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/8/2546467/joe-louis-vs-jersey-joe-walcott-classic-fight-series-boxing-video</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (1st meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2022-03-20. <a href="https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton_(1st_meeting)" target="_blank">https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Muhammad_Ali_vs._Ken_Norton_(1st_meeting)</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton (2nd meeting) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. 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