Comments Thread For: Lamont Roach Jnr not surprised NYSAC declined appeal of Gervonta Davis draw

[Aware]

My apologies! You are right and I was mistaken. Had that round would have been scored even. For instance, if that round had been scored 9-9; Then Lamont Roach would have won on all three judges scorecards by margins of 115-112, 114-113 and 114-113.

Had it been scored 10-9 for Roach; Then the final tally would have been 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113. Had it been a 10-8 round for Lamont; Then the judges final scorecards would have read something like 116-111, 115-112 and 115-112 all in favor for the winner Lamont Roach.

So round 9 was the pivotal round. Therefore, I stand corrected.

Props to you for admiting your mistake. I make mistakes all the time. Respect!

[Aware]

You don’t get timeouts in boxing that’s not how it works

Well, somtimes you do.

[Cyborg Fangerloo]

"I'm satisfied with that". Good for you Roach - that is the high horse.
That said, everyone knowing you won doesn't give you the W. I struggle to imagine anyone other than die hard Canelo lovers, for example, thinking that he won the first GGG fight. The big problem is that arguments so often end with "but he didn't get the win. He lost". It sucks for Roach that this is a draw and not a win. Sucks bad.

[Oregonian]

Let’s twist the story with a rating jump Roach Beat Davis pound for pound list needs a twist or is it too much to promote a fighter. At least Lamont Roach has to be rated ahead of Shakur Stevenson and Keyshawn Davis,,,, let’s twist this story for praise for one of the greatest fighters in the ring in 2025,,,,

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I’d rather he doesn’t give Tank a rematch at all. He can fight Shakur or Keyshawn.

[champion4ever]

Props to you for admiting your mistake. I make mistakes all the time. Respect!

Thanks! We good mate!

[MulaKO]

Although I think Roach won, I am completely fine with the knockdown not being called. It was clear that a punch didn't cause the knockdown. I think refs should be able to use their discretion in this type of situation. People are going to scream it is the rule, but Davis was being sincere in his actions.

Are you serious ???
Might as well make the rules up as we go along then
I would be ok with that lmao

[QballLobo]

Actually, it is precisely the refs' call to make. It's laughable how incorrect your statement is. It was the wrong call by the book, but that's not what I'm arguing. If you read and comprehend what I initially wrote, I am fine with it not being called a knockdown simply because a punch didn't cause it.

Actually you are wrong. If Tank asked the ref for a stoppage and the ref grants it then it is his choice. But once the fighter makes their decision to take the knee the ref can’t just decide it’s not a knockdown. That’s not in the rules.

That’s like saying if a fighter gets dropped by a clear punch the ref can just decide to give them a timeout and not call it a knockdown. Refs have been disciplined before for not following the rules. Here it was worse because he had a replay option to correct it and choose not to.

[Aware]

Actually you are wrong. If Tank asked the ref for a stoppage and the ref grants it then it is his choice. But once the fighter makes their decision to take the knee the ref can’t just decide it’s not a knockdown. That’s not in the rules.

That’s like saying if a fighter gets dropped by a clear punch the ref can just decide to give them a timeout and not call it a knockdown. Refs have been disciplined before for not following the rules. Here it was worse because he had a replay option to correct it and choose not to.

I'm not. A fighter can take a knee from a low blow/borderline shot (see Usyk-Dubois), a headbutt, a thumb in the eye, etc. It's up to the ref to make the call.

[QballLobo]

I'm not. A fighter can take a knee from a low blow/borderline shot (see Usyk-Dubois), a headbutt, a thumb in the eye, etc. It's up to the ref to make the call.

You are making no sense. In those scenarios the ref makes an official call and the fight stops. In this incident the ref made no such call. Ref saw the knee taken with no foul then started counting. Then Tank runs to the corner without the ref approving the stoppage. These are all penalties that should be ruled a knockdown or disqualification.

Refs are trained in those situations to make the official call and communicate that to the judges and corners in real time. This isn’t the wild west where they just make it up on the fly as they go along. Not how it works.

[Aware]

You are making no sense. In those scenarios the ref makes an official call and the fight stops. In this incident the ref made no such call. Ref saw the knee taken with no foul then started counting. Then Tank runs to the corner without the ref approving the stoppage. These are all penalties that should be ruled a knockdown or disqualification.

Refs are trained in those situations to make the official call and communicate that to the judges and corners in real time. This isn’t the wild west where they just make it up on the fly as they go along. Not how it works.

You don't understand what I'm saying. I never said it was the right call, but it was the ref that made the decision not to call it a knockdown. You're not on my level.