Did Taver's stumbling in R12 cost him the fight?

At least one of the judges gave Glencoffe round 12, and after watching it a few times I still can't figure out why. The only thing I can think of is that they thought that when Tarver tripped and stumbled they thought he got knocked back by a shot from Glencoffe. Other than that Tarver dominated. This exposes a flaw in the judging system: the judges have to make up their minds on the spot and there's no way for them to consult others or look at replays. In baseball and football the officials can get together and work out a decision, and in football they can then go to instant replay. Boxing judges have to make snap decisions and never have a chance to review what they saw.

Comments (7)

slickhook

Tarver lost but at what cost if he only hit he wouldn't be in shit Those that bet will only regret That Jonson has wit

21y ago

Bombardier

I still can't give 12 to Johnson...he wasn't even pursuing like he was in the earlier rounds. And that was the difference between a win and a draw.

21y ago

twospeed99

After watching those two schmoes fight, Roy should stay retired if he got beat by them,very pitiful fight if you ask me.There was no power, no speed. Roy in his prime would of had his way with them both.If his skills have eroded to the point where either of these guys beat him please stay retired Roy.Shit they both Ko'd Roy and still couldn't sell a PPV

21y ago

m00ks

Tarver went break happy and that's what cost him the match.

21y ago

Blood_Child

I actually thought that for sure it would be a draw. I had bet on Johnson to win, but I don't think he should've. He has a lot of heart, but I don't think he's got as much skill as Tarver.

21y ago

Soundtraveler

Actually none of the judges had Johnson winning 8 rounds, as you can see on the Official Scorecards. I agree with the scorecards of the 2 judges that had Johnson winning it, in fact the only round I have different is the 12th which I gave to Tarver by the narrowest of margins. The judge who had it wrong was the one who gave Tarver 8 rounds. Just how Marty Denkins could give Tarver the 4th round and the 11th round is beyond me.... P.S. - I had Round 4 even on my card....

21y ago

Bombardier

I would have been happy with a draw. Either way these guys are gonna rematch, right? Nothing was decided, and besides, who else are they gonna fight? They were probably pretty happy it ended so evenly cause at least now they can crank out more dough with a rematch and probably with a third fight as well. If the judges had given Tarver R12 it would have been a draw. Glencoffe didn't land anything that remotely seemed to shake Tarver, and for a while it looked like Tarver had a shot at knocking him down. Glencoffe wasn't even pursuing as much as he did in some of the earlier rounds that he won.

21y ago