Josh Taylor should never fight in America again after that farce

[JakeTheBoxer]

Fight was not even close.

Funny, the same id.iots that say Lopez dominated Lomachenko now say that this fight was close, lol.

[Dr Rumack]

Something was off with how Bayless handled the fight in general. Reminds me of when Joe Cortez started to lose his marbles. Delayed or indecisive interference with the action, which was also unnecessary a lot of the time.

They should think carefully before giving him another major fight to handle. Only a matter of time before he botches a big one.

[sherdog]

The ref couldn't have been more blatant.

[DaNeutral.]

Bayless needs to go. He is clearly corrupt as a ref we see it all the time. Its not even incompetence cuz when there isn’t a house fighter to protect he still seems a good ref.

as for the cards, the right man won but those cards were a bit tight, it would of been a travesty had Taylor lost. Just seems you gotta be ruthlessly dominant to win the round against a home fighter and that isn’t just in America, it happens everywhere, it happens in the UK all the time.

[KP1]

Bayless needs to go. He is clearly corrupt as a ref we see it all the time. Its not even incompetence cuz when there isn’t a house fighter to protect he still seems a good ref.

as for the cards, the right man won but those cards were a bit tight, it would of been a travesty had Taylor lost. Just seems you gotta be ruthlessly dominant to win the round against a home fighter and that isn’t just in America, it happens everywhere, it happens in the UK all the time.

Very true, AJ was up on the cards at the time of the stoppage against Wlad which was criminally bad.

[Toffee]

Bayless needs to go. He is clearly corrupt as a ref we see it all the time. Its not even incompetence cuz when there isn’t a house fighter to protect he still seems a good ref.

as for the cards, the right man won but those cards were a bit tight, it would of been a travesty had Taylor lost. Just seems you gotta be ruthlessly dominant to win the round against a home fighter and that isn’t just in America, it happens everywhere, it happens in the UK all the time.

Maybe Bayless was a bit stung by the criticism he got after the Wilder v Fury fight. In any other sport Wilder would be strung up for those kind of comments. It would clearly influence a ref.

It shouldn't be any great surprise that the home fighter has an advantage. Taylor now has the chance to fight as the home fighter anywhere - through building his profile.

[tritium_arma]

Bayless was once a good ref. He either became corrupt or senile overnight.

[asgarth]

Something was off with how Bayless handled the fight in general. Reminds me of when Joe Cortez started to lose his marbles. Delayed or indecisive interference with the action, which was also unnecessary a lot of the time.

They should think carefully before giving him another major fight to handle. Only a matter of time before he botches a big one.

I dont get why he even gets appointed for big fights. Not even based on this or previous bad performances, the guy is 71 years old.
His job requires quick decision making, ability to jump in quickly and a sharp mind.

[mlac]

what was the actual time given for both knockdowns? seemed like 20 seconds + each time...

[Sid-Knee]

Forget Taylor never fighting there ever again. Nobody from overseas should fight there. The amount of careers they've destroyed by corruption is just too damn ugly. But they're cheats to their core. It's just their nature. On a level playing field, they'd be wiped out pretty quickly from top to bottom. You only have to look at how many are scared to fight quality opposition, and their ridiculously poor resumes.