By Bradley Dee: How many ridiculous decisions can one sport have before something is done about it? I’ll give you the answer after Saturday. Unlimited. I started watching boxing probably in my early twenties. I started later than some, although I do consider myself a diehard rabid fan enough that I watch all the meaningless fights and co-features.
From the very beginning I can always remember this being a problem in boxing, and the very first one I really remember was Fres Oquendo vs. Chris Byrd. Watching that fight, I had no doubt in my mind Oquendo had picked up the win. At the end, Byrd had his hand raised. Then it happened again in Byrd vs. Golota. A fight Golota clearly won. Then Golota-Ruiz. Really? Can this happen this many times? Yes, it can. It did.
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was handed a decision he didn’t deserve over Brian Vera in the first fight as well. Can this really happen again? Yes it can.
Saturday night, in a fight Danny Garcia CLEARLY lost, he was given the fight and he retained his title. A title he clearly lost in the ring. There will be no rematch for obvious reasons.
Boxing needs reform and one regulated sanctioning body. Judges need to be held accountable, and suspended and fired and never allowed to judge again after fights like this. There is no excuse why this fight shouldn’t be reviewed and prompt action taken against all involved.
That should have happened in Byrd-Oquendo years ago and it didn’t, and it won’t happen this time either. As my friend in MMA always says, “Boxing, I love it, but I won’t watch it because of the ridiculous robberies.” He has a point.
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