POLL: Was the Khan vs Peterson Ref in the wrong?

[Ikone]

get off him KHAN, dont push KHAN, let him go KHAN, let him win KHAN, dont throw punches KHAN,

[gingeralbino]

HBO was going nuts over the deductions.

As far as being right or wrong, technically he was in the fight because pushing is against the rules. However, it was a little ticky tacky, and a top notch ref (Smoger, Bayless) would never make a call like that.

i thought as much.

Who did they have winning the fight score wise?

[DeadLikeMe]

i thought as much.

Who did they have winning the fight score wise?

Lederman had it a draw iirc. I was surprised my scorecard pretty much matched his...that rarely happens.

[Pugilistic™]

He was in the right.

He gave Khan warnings for the pushing yet Khan continued to push even after having a point deducted.

[Chunk..]

The fact that we're talking about the ref instead of how great the fight actually was, speaks volumes.

The 2nd point deduction was bullshit.

[gingeralbino]

Lederman had it a draw iirc. I was surprised my scorecard pretty much matched his...that rarely happens.

i never scored it but Peterson looked the better of the 2 overall. When i watch it again Ill score it rd by rd and see what i end up with

[£-4-£]

He gave warnings but didn't say "if you push one more time I'm taking a point away". So he was wrong IMO.

[FearAndLoathing]

I cant ever remember point deductions for pushing in a fight, ever, never mind in a world championship fight. Those deductions won Peterson the belts! Its not a coincidence thay DC is Peterson, and Coopers, home town. A good fight though and big props to Peterson for a hell of a performance overall. I look forward to rematch (will be cheering on Khan again though)...

[Noy]

I was at the fight. The ref warned Khan numerous times and even stopped the action in the 8th round I think to give a stern final warning about it. The ref was justified in his actions. If Khan wanted to win, he should have won decisively, which he didn't.

[Light_Speed]

I cant ever remember point deductions for pushing in a fight, ever, never mind in a world championship fight.

Wlad vs Haye...