Controversial Judge Stepping Down

[CubanGuyNYC]

From ESPN.com news services:

Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat Canelo Alvarez in the megafight on Saturday -- on every scorecard except one.

CJ Ross, the boxing judge who scored the Mayweather-Alvarez fight as a draw, confirmed that she is stepping down indefinitely, according to Las Vegas TV station 8 News NOW.

Ross has been involved in two controversial decisions in the last 15 months. She also judged the Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao fight last year, and was one of two judges to score the bout in Bradley's favor, despite overwhelming opinion that Pacquiao had earned the win.

Ross sent an email to the Nevada Athletic Commission that read: "I will be taking some time off from boxing but will keep in touch," according to a tweet from The Las Vegas Journal.

Ross has been a judge since 1989.

"To her credit, she does not want to take away from the story, being what a dominate performance by Floyd Mayweather. So, she has asked us if she can take some time off, we've agreed. It shows the type of person she is. [NAC chairman] Bill [Brady] was very understanding and supportive. He agreed that that was a great avenue to take," NAC executive director Keith Kizer said, according to 8 News NOW.

[3Sun2]

goods ridence !!!! the bad part about it is her score card was the best one and the closest to the real score !!!!!!! i actually had alverez winning because of mayweathers running !!!!! the sport is called boxing not track running !!!!

[PACnPBFsuck]

Kizer is a scumbag, he agrees with her scorecard, then says she didn't want to take away from the dominant performance Floyd had, which one is it?

[CubanGuyNYC]

Kizer is a scumbag, he agrees with her scorecard, then says she didn't want to take away from the dominant performance Floyd had, which one is it?

I'm just glad that we're seeing more happening with these so-called "judges." Make no mistake: fans speak up, pressure builds and things get done. There ought to be an uproar every time some "judge" or "judges" score a fight badly, whether intentionally or otherwise.

[Hougigo]

She's still a little shit.
public might forget, but we won't.

[Syf]

someone made money off of a majority decision bet somewhere...


CJ Ross was getting kickbacks to rig oddball decisions for betting... now she's riding off into the sunset with her ill gotten gains.

[PACnPBFsuck]

I'm just glad that we're seeing more happening with these so-called "judges." Make no mistake: fans speak up, pressure builds and things get done. There ought to be an uproar every time some "judge" or "judges" score a fight badly, whether intentionally or otherwise.

What I find crazy is how fast New Jersey fired 3 judges after the Lara - Williams fight, and this will be just swept under the rug.

[DARKSEID]

Good.

Please never judge a fight again.

[DARKSEID]

The Pacquiao Bradley fight was definitely rigged.

Bradley was the heavy underdog. Some people made a lot of money on that fight.

[CubanGuyNYC]

someone made money off of a majority decision bet somewhere...


CJ Ross was getting kickbacks to rig oddball decisions for betting... now she's riding off into the sunset with her ill gotten gains.

I don't doubt that at all.

The Pacquiao Bradley fight was definitely rigged.

Bradley was the heavy underdog. Some people made a lot of money on that fight.

Nor this.

There's no way Bardley won that fight. No way. I could watch that fight a thousand times and still score it for Pacquiao. Some powerful people made big money on their bets.