This suggests a close fight that Loma should have won or a draw at best for Haney. Honestly, without the behavior of the Top Rank guys, I would be annoyed but not feeling the robbery talk. But calling Haney the winner outright before the fight, along with spending all the time making a justification for why Haney's supposed to win before the fight, just seems wrong when a large majority of experts called it for Loma. Even the Ring article about it called it 13 Loma, 4 Haney, and 1 draw. And one of the Haney guys subscribes to the false view that you have win wide margins to get the win.
"It was considered a close contest, but I believe we had the right verdict at the end of the fight. I believe when you challenge for a world title you have to rip the championship away from the champion."
That's the sort of nonsense that permits corruption.
They were just very blatant that they were expecting Haney to win before the fight. Seems very suspect.
Catterall and Barroso were worse robberies. But that doesn't mean close fights like this one can't be.
"It was considered a close contest, but I believe we had the right verdict at the end of the fight. I believe when you challenge for a world title you have to rip the championship away from the champion."
That's the sort of nonsense that permits corruption.
They were just very blatant that they were expecting Haney to win before the fight. Seems very suspect.
Catterall and Barroso were worse robberies. But that doesn't mean close fights like this one can't be.
Comment