WBC Will Not Recognize Humberto Soto's DQ Loss

[Scott9945]

Even though it is the right thing to do here, Sulaiman ruling in favor of the Mexican fighter was a mere formality.

[Diego Morales]

Should have been done, now the only other thing they need to do is strip Cortez of his officiating license. How can anyone defend the DQ, Lorenzo was all over the place going down to near knees for the last minute of the fight and dipping and ducking his head forward and ****, the whole thing was mass confusion, Cortez himself didn't know what was going on. Soto did nothing that he isn't trained to do and to say he intentionally hit someone in the back of the head is bull****, Soto had no reason to do that he was dominating the fight and throwing blows at an incompetent boxer while an even more incompetent ref WATCHED it all go down!!!!

[Jknows]

Humberto soto really did his thing in that fight for a bum tryin to really get away with bull****ing about a tap over the head and act like it was a concussive blow to try to get out the fight its embarrasing... boxers got hit harder then that and still managed to fight.. feel bad for soto and I felt manny steward pain too he was pissed off something like that happen to soto tryin to call it a dq good thing they changed it to a draw manny was so pissed I think he even teared ... Im happy someone in the commentating show their reaction to the whole thing like manny did.. Soto will knock this guy out next time like he said Imma knocked his head off soto said..

[MWMerlino]

A stoppage of the fight before it got to that point would have made much more sense than the subsequent DQ.

[WarriaArawak]

I saw the fight, saw the round-on replay-on slo mo... C'mon. It was a blow after Lorenzo was down, but that was at the end of an accumulation that put him down. Doesn't that count for something? I hear what you are saying about Cortez being old, but the way he protected Lorenzo was carrying the fight in that round. It could have been stopped moments after the first. I agree on the NC call, especially since it happened in the 4th, but in reality the fight was over. I think Cortez may now officially bein someone's pocket. Who promotes Lorenzo anyway?

[loui_ludwig]

Not a Sulaiman fan but he did the correct thing.

[PRboxingfan]

If Lorenzo was down and Soto ACCIDENTALLY hit him while he was down, then the rule states that after an accidental foul, the fighter gets 5 minutes to recover and continue. If unable to continue, then he loses by DQ. In order for Cortez to DQ Soto, he would've had to rule that the foul was INTENTIONAL.

[Diego Morales]

If Lorenzo was down and Soto ACCIDENTALLY hit him while he was down, then the rule states that after an accidental foul, the fighter gets 5 minutes to recover and continue. If unable to continue, then he loses by DQ. In order for Cortez to DQ Soto, he would've had to rule that the foul was INTENTIONAL.

Exactly and there was definitely no intent there, Lorenzo was everywhere with his head, he was under Soto's beltline and moving his head in every direction, only other thing Soto could do was stand there and miss his opportunity for the knockout!!!!

[squealpiggy]

Cortez shouldn't be fired. He should be investigated. His bank accounts should be seized and audited and he should face questions from the commission and the feds.

[mr ko]

I have always hated the idea of a decision being reversed. Like when a fighter or a promoter cries about how they are going to protest the day after a loss, but I really think this decision was horrible and should be reversed.