Chris Neil vs Shawn Thornton

Jan 31, 2012 1pd 12:38

2011-2012 Regular Season

Date / Time	Away / Home Team	Away / Home Player
Jan 31, 2012	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil
1pd 12:38	Boston Bruins	Shawn Thornton

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Results

Shawn Thornton		78.1%
Draw		13.8%
Chris Neil		8.2%
From 196 votes with an average rating of 6.6

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User Reviews

Posted by Behn Wilson on Feb 3, 2012 at 4:38 AM agree

Thornton by the thinnest of margins,
as Neil steps up, and, admirably, hangs in.

Two professionals, fearlessly, not backing down.

DZA makes a great point
about Neil being, potentially, buoyed
by his recent ''Boulton-annihilation''.

Posted by staceyb on Jan 31, 2012 at 9:46 PM agree

Thorny wins on points.

Posted by kkdowning on Feb 1, 2012 at 12:41 AM agree

close but going with Thornton. luckily the Bruins announcers were not as horrible as they normally are

Posted by fernben8 on Feb 1, 2012 at 1:10 PM agree

Good fight boys...
Thornton got the better rights in although Neil hung in there pretty good as well. Credit to Neil for trying to mix in a few lefts of his own.
Win Thornton and a 7.

Posted by mudman55 on Feb 1, 2012 at 8:37 AM agree

Really good tilt between 2 really tough dudes. I think Thornton landed a couple more, so I'm giving him the edge.

And I'm a Bruins fan, and I agree with GreatMurray. Watch these things with the sound off so crowd noise is gone and Jack is silenced, and you'll see how close this one and Z-McQ's fight was as well.

I try to review every fight, not just the scraps the B's are involved in. And it should be noted- the vast majority of announcers are homers, unless it's a national game. Not defending Edwards; just making an observation.

Posted by SouthPaw017 on Feb 1, 2012 at 12:55 AM agree

Decent fight, but I saw it a bit closer than maybe some others. Thorton with the slight edge, and a similar result as with his other fights with Neil.

Posted by muskokadangler on Feb 1, 2012 at 12:47 AM agree

Thornton with the win in an active fight but I think lacked in any Bombs being landed.....At least Neil stayed in and fought

Posted by chad420 on Feb 2, 2012 at 12:40 PM agree

Allday Shawnee T

Posted by The DZA on Feb 1, 2012 at 8:14 AM agree

I guess Neil thought that after an impressive bout against Boulton, he'd roll the dice and take on another heavy out of his weight class.

Snake eyes Neil.

Posted by bruiser11 on Feb 1, 2012 at 1:10 AM agree

Thornton got the win.

Posted by FightsOfHockey on Feb 1, 2012 at 1:32 AM agree

good fight win to Thornton

Posted by Kordic64 on Feb 1, 2012 at 7:24 AM agree

Good tilt.

W Thornton

Posted by kinga101 on Jan 31, 2012 at 10:36 PM agree

This was actually a tough fight to score. Although Thornton threw and landed more, most, if not all, his punches were to Neil's helmet. Thornton's right hand clearly shows you that. You don't cut your knuckles up by punches to the face. Neil had the icepack on his left from several punches to the helmetless head of Thornton. Based on damage done, much closer fight than the voting.

Posted by FightHaiku on Feb 1, 2012 at 12:40 PM agree

an angry thornton
not pleased with chris neils hack job
tags him in the head

Posted by RCSheppy on Jan 31, 2012 at 10:26 PM agree

Shawn Thornton wins on points!