Comments Thread For: Argenis Mendez' Team To Appeal Barthelemy KO Outcome

[UL1210]

Human reaction time just doesn't work like that anyway. A fighter in a championship match, surging with adrenaline as he smells victory, isn't likely to be looking out for the sound of the bell. "Oh, my God, I sure hope I don't foul him!" What Barthelemy did wasn't right, but it's understandable...reasonable. The ref thought so, and so did Teddy Atlas.

Come on man, not right but reasonable. Your going down a very slippery slope there.

[ElMeroChingon]

Another guy who's never had a real fight....

You must think the cops can just shoot guns out of people's hands, too. Just like in the movies, huh?

I saw the vid, kid...multiple times. Barthelemy was late, we've already established that. The KO punch didn't land two seconds after the first bell. It was no more than one second. Completely reasonable.

**** was late,sounds like you "obviously" dont know, same ***** in sparring kid, you stop at the long bell. maybe thats where he got the bad habits
it was more than a second when he loaded the left hook. was even going to say the it was a 3 punch combo, bet had he stopped at the first one, or ***** i'll even give him the the 2nd punch after the bell, the last one was clearly past it.

excuses , but this, your "opinion".

Call it like it is. pathetic lol

[CubanGuyNYC]

What's he supposed to do, be opportunistic even if its against the rules?

That's not what I'm saying. I'm not in Rances's head. Maybe that was in his mind, to take advantage. I cannot say. But if he said the bell didn't register in his mind in time, I'd believe him. It's quite within the realm of believability.

[UL1210]

Well the only other option is that he intentionally threw a late hit in a fight that he was gona win , or he couldn't hold back the punch right?

I dont know the man's intentions so I'm not going to comment on it. You saying he was going to win a fight that had only completed 2 rounds, when the KO punches landed after the bell, is absolutely absurd. How the **** could any person possibly know that.

[CubanGuyNYC]

**** was late,sounds like you "obviously" dont know, same ***** in sparring kid, you stop at the long bell. maybe thats where he got the bad habits
it was more than a second when he loaded the left hook. was even going to say the it was a 3 punch combo, bet had he stopped at the first one, or ***** i'll even give him the the 2nd punch after the bell, the last one was clearly past it.

excuses , but this, you "opinion".

Call it like it is. pathetic lol

Oh, look, there's the dreaded baby bottle. I guess I've lost this argument....

You're comparing the mindset in sparring to the mindset in a championship fight? I'll bet you hear the cheer of the crowd in your head as you and your BFF work on your drills.

[Respect Power]

I dont know the man's intentions so I'm not going to comment on it. You saying he was going to win a fight that had only completed 2 rounds, when the KO punches landed after the bell, is absolutely absurd. How the **** could any person possibly know that.

Do I absolutely know , no ... But if u saw it , it looked like Rances was in controll. Yeah he coulda made a mistake . He'll get his rematch if he wants it.

[BarnBurnerBrawl]

I dont know the man's intentions so I'm not going to comment on it. You saying he was going to win a fight that had only completed 2 rounds, when the KO punches landed after the bell, is absolutely absurd. How the **** could any person possibly know that.

I bet you all your points if they rematch !

[UL1210]

Do I absolutely know , no ... But if u saw it , it looked like Rances was in controll. Yeah he coulda made a mistake . He'll get his rematch if he wants it.

I did see it. If you read my posts in this thread you'll see I said Rances was clearly winning and would probably have stopped him, but I would never take a leap to an absolute.

[damit305]

Oh, look, there's the dreaded baby bottle. I guess I've lost this argument....

You're comparing the mindset in sparring to the mindset in a championship fight? I'll bet you hear the cheer of the crowd in your head as you and your BFF work on your drills.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Come on man, not right but reasonable. Your going down a very slippery slope there.

Am I? Happens all the time. People go to trial over real-life mistakes on a regular basis. Then the jury decides whether they acted reasonably or not. You see, mistakes are part of the human condition. The courts recognize that. That's one of the main differences between criminal and civil liability.