Hector Macho Camacho losing a point for not touching?

[GTL]

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?

[moy22487]

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

[Fox McCloud]

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 ****ty too, because it made that fight a loss for him.

[Yusuf T.]

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.

[GTL]

oo ****.. thats really wierd.. i actually wanna see the fight.. he seemed to have a good resume in his prime.. (haugen)

[THE REAL NINJA]

You have to at the start of the 12th as a rule of sportsmanship.

[TheGreatA]

I don't know but he probably lost the freaking fight because of that. ******.

113-114, 114-112, 112-114
The final scorecards.

EDIT: fixed

[THE REAL NINJA]

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

[TheGreatA]

Oh yeah one of the judges scored it for Camacho. Ouch.

[Fox McCloud]

Greg Haugen seems like an absolute ****ing ****.

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.