Was that a genuine mistake by the ref or something more?

Whatever it was, it f*ked up the night. Always some piece of sh*t on a boxing night. Meanwhile on the UFC front...better action same night. Boxing is not going to win this battle. These stuff just keep happening and people just smirk it off.

yeah, i believe it was just a mistake, because russell immediately clarifies this with the judges

Common sense bro. A young, undefeated Mexican American fighter or a declining black former world champion in his early 30s? If you were a promoter who would you want to win?

Just got to say that Bradley was extremely lucky, twice now this ref has got his back whenever he was hurt lol, he should get him into his camp full time.

I heard he later apologized to Vargas after the fight and said it was a mistake and that he was going to retire. damn pat russell is a fine referee, shame he had to go out like this.

I heard he later apologized to Vargas after the fight and said it was a mistake and that he was going to retire.

If this had been Mayweather and the ref did this,i think peoples tunes would be totally different Or if it had been in another country.

If this had been Mayweather and the ref did this,i think peoples tunes would be totally different That's true but let's just admit it Bradley seems harmless and lovable and Floyd seems very slimy Case dismissed

If this had been Mayweather and the ref did this,i think peoples tunes would be totally different Mayweather has nothing to do with it, it would be nice if for once we could discuss a fight without him being brought up.

I would say it's a mistake. Bradley was hurt but I don't think Vargas was going to knock him out. Fight was in the bag.

Probably a mistake, he was old as hell.

Bradley had control of the situation and knew what he was doing, even if he had to take a knee he'd of bought enough time to survive and still would of won the fight, everyone could see that clearly. The ref just dropped a bollock and made a mistake, nothing more and nothing less.

If this had been Mayweather and the ref did this,i think peoples tunes would be totally different

Honest mistake. With all do respect to Bradley he's never been the kind of fighter who draws enough money to warrant questions about corruption. Now if Bradley was Chavez jr from a few years ago I'd be singing a different tune.

I'd understand if he just stopped it on the clapper and nothing was happening. The fact that Bradley was on queer street and stumbling all over the place badly hurt makes it more fishy. Then on top of that, he was the same ref in the Provo fight.....

No the first time he made a blunder in a Bradley fight: http://previews.throwdownfantasy.com/5-things-we-learned-from-bradley-vargas/

Mistake for sure, and respects to him for giving Max that interview after the fight clearly admitting he fuked up. Other refs would of ran out of there.

Mistake but huge huge mistake given the circumstances

that ref just sucks like most of them do good refs are rarer than good fighters, by the time they've made enough of a name for themselves to ref big fights a lot of them are too old to keep track of what's going on

incompetence or corruption...the great boxing question. when bradley was falling everywhere and falling into the ropes against prov pat russell was busy doing his taxes or something. in this fight he was hearing bells in his head when bradley was badly hurt. soon you will have people saying pat russel is one of boxing best refs just like kenny bayless even though he keeps fu-cking up.