By Cliff Rold - Let’s be clear: Mauricio Herrera won the Jr. Welterweight Championship of the World.
Two of the official judges said different last Saturday. Open scoring let us know the third judge, who had Mauricio Herrera winning by two after eight rounds, somehow found three of the last four rounds to give lineal World Jr. Welterweight Champion Danny Garcia.
Boxing is great at making us laugh when it should make us scream.
Mauricio Herrera picked up his fourth official loss last Saturday. To most who saw the fight, he should have had his hand raised. As compiled by Boxing News, some seventy percent of boxing media providing scores for the fight felt Herrera won the bout.
Another 17% and change had it a draw.
The fight was certainly close, and the minority who saw Garcia the winner need not hang their head. Everyone is wrong sometimes.
Herrera deserved that win.
He should milk it for everything it’s worth. [Click Here To Read More]
Two of the official judges said different last Saturday. Open scoring let us know the third judge, who had Mauricio Herrera winning by two after eight rounds, somehow found three of the last four rounds to give lineal World Jr. Welterweight Champion Danny Garcia.
Boxing is great at making us laugh when it should make us scream.
Mauricio Herrera picked up his fourth official loss last Saturday. To most who saw the fight, he should have had his hand raised. As compiled by Boxing News, some seventy percent of boxing media providing scores for the fight felt Herrera won the bout.
Another 17% and change had it a draw.
The fight was certainly close, and the minority who saw Garcia the winner need not hang their head. Everyone is wrong sometimes.
Herrera deserved that win.
He should milk it for everything it’s worth. [Click Here To Read More]
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