Camacho was deducted a point for refusing to touch gloves with Haugen at the start of the 12th and final round.
i got that from boxrec.com
wtf is that all about? is that even allowed?
Greg Haugen seems like an absolute fucking dick.
This and saying that all of Chavez's opponents were Tijuana cab drivers (which just jumps out at me as quite racist) makes me hate him quite a bit.
i would'nt worry about it, chavez beat haugen senseless, and made him say "those must be some tough cab drivers" after the bout.
He was just playing a role to get people to buy tickets (the fight drew like 100,000 people to watch). After he got whooped by Chavez he said: "Those must've been some tough taxi drivers you fought".
Or something like that. So he did have respect but you first had to beat his ass.
Calling them taxi drivers after the fight doesn't seem respectful to me.
Lol, I guess this is ironic that I would criticize him, being a Mayweather fan, but you are right, it probably was different if I could have heard it live.
Greg Haugen seems like an absolute fucking dick.
This and saying that all of Chavez's opponents were Tijuana cab drivers (which just jumps out at me as quite racist) makes me hate him quite a bit.
He was just playing a role to get people to buy tickets (the fight drew like 100,000 people to watch). After he got whooped by Chavez he said: "Those must've been some tough taxi drivers you fought".
Or something like that. So he did have respect but you first had to beat his ass.
Greg Haugen seems like an absolute fucking dick.
This and saying that all of Chavez's opponents were Tijuana cab drivers (which just jumps out at me as quite racist) makes me hate him quite a bit.
Here I looked it up 4 ya.
In the end, the crucial moment in Hector Camacho's loss of his World Boxing Organization junior-welterweight title against Greg Haugen Saturday came down to an impromptu decision by the bout's referee, Carlos Padilla.
At the start of the 12th and final round, Padilla, a 57-year-old Las Vegas resident, watched and waited for the fighters to touch gloves, as boxing protocol dictates.
Camacho extended his gloves but Haugen was disinclined to reciprocate, even when Padilla urged him to. That led Camacho, always an impulsive sort, to throw a punch at Haugen, and Padilla to decide this was a breach of conduct. He instructed the three judges to penalize Camacho a point. Ultimate Sucker Punch
Delighted, Haugen leaped into the air with a big smile on his face for having suckered Camacho into that gaffe. Had he known just what effect Padilla's decision would have on the outcome, Haugen might have gone into orbit.
The 1-point deduction turned out to be pivotal in the final result. Two judges, Dalby Shirley and Bill McConkey, scored the bout, 114-112, Shirley for Camacho and McConkey for Haugen. The other judge, Art Lurie, had it 114-113 in Haugen's favor. Had Camacho not been penalized the point, Lurie's scorecard would have read, 114-114, and the bout would have been declared a draw, with Camacho retaining his title.
But that was not the case, and because of that Camacho lost for the first time in a professional career spanning 40 bouts. For the time being at least he also lost a chance for a big-money match with Julio Cesar Chavez, the World Boxing Council-International Boxing Federation junior-welterweight champion
Yeah, Macho tried throwing a straight left and the ref took a point. Haugen immediately started jumping around the ring celebrating, as if he knew that would decide the fight. It was weird.
If you click on the encyclopedia link next to the fight, I think it said he hit him instead of touching gloves.
I was confused when I first read that too, but it looks like it was a bigger crime than just not touching.
That was shitty too, because it made that fight a loss for him.
Camacho was deducted a point for refusing to touch gloves with Haugen at the start of the 12th and final round.
i got that from boxrec.com
wtf is that all about? is that even allowed?
Must obay the ref at all time, sounds like macho wasnt so the ref had to show him who the boss was