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By Keith Idec - Patrick English was bewildered by Bob Arum’s assessment of the controversial conclusion to the Ricardo Torres-Kendall Holt junior welterweight title fight.
English, Holt’s Clifton, N.J.-based attorney, didn’t anticipate Arum’s abrasive approach to dismissing what video evidence indicates was a poorly officiated, unsafe fight for both boxers on Sept. 1 in Barranquilla, Colombia, an unfair finish that seemingly warrants an immediate rematch.
Arum is Torres’ co-promoter, along with Colombia’s Billie Chams, thus the 75-year-old former government attorney maintains a financial interest in Torres’ future earnings. But he didn’t attend the World Boxing Organization 140-pound championship match in Torres’ hometown, and in reviewing footage of the fight ignored the disgraceful shower of ice cubes, liquids, plastic and aluminum that littered the ring and endangered the boxers before mistake-prone referee Genaro Rodriguez halted it with 26 seconds left in the 11th round, with Holt still on his feet, fighting back. [details]
English, Holt’s Clifton, N.J.-based attorney, didn’t anticipate Arum’s abrasive approach to dismissing what video evidence indicates was a poorly officiated, unsafe fight for both boxers on Sept. 1 in Barranquilla, Colombia, an unfair finish that seemingly warrants an immediate rematch.
Arum is Torres’ co-promoter, along with Colombia’s Billie Chams, thus the 75-year-old former government attorney maintains a financial interest in Torres’ future earnings. But he didn’t attend the World Boxing Organization 140-pound championship match in Torres’ hometown, and in reviewing footage of the fight ignored the disgraceful shower of ice cubes, liquids, plastic and aluminum that littered the ring and endangered the boxers before mistake-prone referee Genaro Rodriguez halted it with 26 seconds left in the 11th round, with Holt still on his feet, fighting back. [details]
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