Comments Thread For: Technical difficulties prevented real-time review of non-knockdown call in Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach

[BlackRobb]

Pardon me while I sneeze....ahhh...ahhhh...ahhhh...bullsh## !

[famicommander]

They need to overturn this and score it a majority win for roach. Quite honestly it’s like tank was trying to take a timeout. There is no timeout in boxing unless the ref calls it and the rule is , protect yourself at all times. Roach should have jumped on him when tank was wiping his eye.

It would be a UD for Roach since two judges gave the 9th to Davis. 114-113, 114-113, 115-112 UD for Roach.

[Corelone]

I don't get how they can rule ******* ortiz first kd a slip only to change it to a kd later on but this shlt gets a pass. Not to mention the guy literally went to the corner and his team. That's a dq

OK. DQ. I was thinking the ref was going to wave it off when Tank took off looking for the exit.

[DeeMoney]

I agree, it shouldve been a KD, I agree it was bonkers how the ref handled it, and it reeks of corruption. BUT, since neither party adjusted it during the fight you can't retroactively score it a KD and then assume the following rounds would stay the same thus giving the decision to Roach. Here is an example to illustrate why:

Say their is a football game going on, Home team is up 5, 2:10 left in the game. Visitor have it 4th & goal from the 9. Visiting QB throws a pass to the corner of the endzone which is caught but the receiver was ruled out of bounds. Visiting team has no more challenges and the call stands. Home team takes the ball gains a first down then kneels down for the win. HOWEVER, when looking at the replay it was clear the receiver was in bounds when he made the catch, and it shouldve been a TD. IN fact it was blatantly clear, and the ref made a horrible mistake.
Now the NFL can't go back and award the visiting team a TD, and then say they get the win because the amount of points of the TD wouldve covered the 5 point margin they were trailing by. You have to figure the ending wouldve been different, the home team would've done something different and couldve come back. Would they have? Who knows, but you can't retroactively alter the outcome of a contest based on an error in scoring that took place within the contest.

Do I think Tank would've changed and fought better had it been scored a KD? No. But thats irrelevant, he would have needed to have the opportunity to do so. You can't set this precedence.

[Patsfan bri]

It would be a UD for Roach since two judges gave the 9th to Davis. 114-113, 114-113, 115-112 UD for Roach.

that’s right . Thank you for the correction. Tank is lucky he didn’t get disqualified for going through the ropes and talking to his corner.

[famicommander]

that’s right . Thank you for the correction. Tank is lucky he didn’t get disqualified for going through the ropes and talking to his corner.

Yeah, he lost that fight in multiple ways. I had it 116-111 counting the knockdown, plus he should've been disqualified.

[tokon]

So if the judges scored the round 10-9 to Davis, they thought he won the round irrespective of the KD. If that KD is made official what does the round score become - if Davis otherwise winning the round is accepted?

[toners3]

technical issues, hair dye - all excuses. Something smells funny and it ain’t hair dye!! i think roach was robbed.

[DeeMoney]

So if the judges scored the round 10-9 to Davis, they thought he won the round irrespective of the KD. If that KD is made official what does the round score become - if Davis otherwise winning the round is accepted?

If you assume that Davis wins the round despite the KD, then I believe under the 10 point must system it is scored 10-10. Its an oddity, but fighters have won rounds where they were knocked down in, and thats usually how its scored....I think

[BirdSong]

If you assume that Davis wins the round despite the KD, then I believe under the 10 point must system it is scored 10-10. Its an oddity, but fighters have won rounds where they were knocked down in, and thats usually how its scored.

when u are knocked down its very very usually a 10 8 round just the way boxing operates