Comments Thread For: Referee Admits: I Was Very Close To Penalizing Maidana

[DadeCounty305]

I thought Maidana was getting away a little much but Floyd also had some dirty moments in there too. But in the end I honestly dont care cause the dirty tactics is what made this fight fun.

Floyd and his dirty elbows ALL night long and Tony didn't think about calling a foul on him.

[fighter86]

[peplz]

if weeks caught the knee, he should've deducted a pt. otherwise, all was fair, both were doing some rough tactics. chino was rough housing floyd because floyd keeps tying him up, elbowing him whenever he gets close.

This elbow thing is being exaggerated. He doesn't have to drop his guard because his opponent is bulling in with his head. If his opponent runs his face into his forearm because he's coming in with reckless abandon that doesn't equal to Mayweather "throwing" an elbow. Sometimes Mayweather does use his forearm to push off when he is being held and there a lot of those moments in the fight but it wasn't anything more than any other fighter would do in the same situation. Or else he would get pummeled. There are always some tactics that are outside of the rules that most if not all fighters will employ at certain moments during a fight. But what Maidana was allowed to get away with was excessive. And there is a huge difference between shots that stray or things done in the heat of the moment but when a fighter is repeatedly throwing illegal shots intentionally then that is when it's time for the referee to do his job.

[iniduoh]

I use to think Tony Weak was a pretty good ref, but it's obvious he's for sell, on the take and up for the highest bidder. He was definitely paid off.

[peplz]

Mayweather was pushing his head down with his right arm, You either let go of his head or your going down.He got what he deserved. Just going to have to deal with it bro.

it was funny as hell.

You watch boxing to see "funny as hell"? I think you might only be amused by such a spectacle because of your disdain for Mayweather. People don't pay to see that kind of stuff in a boxing match. Maidana made the fight more competitive but he didn't make it more fun to watch. The two don't always go hand in hand. And if you're being tackled threw the ropes of a boxing ring and you're wearing boxing gloves how else are you going to keep yourself from falling completely out of the ring other than holding on to whatever you can? Maidana's neck was probably the best option.

[4t1a]

So Marcos trying to Knee floyd in the face,tackling him,hitting him with hammer fist behind the head is ok? not to mention all the intentional lowblows with his corner telling him to fight dirty?

That's why I don't think Maidana deserves a rematch. If I was Floyd I would say I gave you your opportunity and I'm not giving second one.

[Cinci Champ]

ya i bet anything in the rematch they will pick kenny bayless he is the best in the business imo

[Cinci Champ]

That's why I don't think Maidana deserves a rematch. If I was Floyd I would say I gave you your opportunity and I'm not giving second one.

ya right i would not blame him if he did but if he dont fight chino again boxing fans will never let floyd live it down thats for sure but i think he knows that and will fight again

[Joey_Torreo]

I think we can all agree that weeks did a horrible job Saturday. Usually reliable but dang maybe he lost a step or who knows

[ADP02]

Imagine, this was supposed to show ALL of Maidana's dirty tactics but it also showed Floyd several times giving Maidana the head-lock. Showed Floyd clinching excessively.

Often Maidana retaliated. If Floyd would elbow or put Maidana into a head-lock, Maidana would return the favor with a trick of his own.


Now I'm sure that we can make up a decent video of Floyd's dirty tactics..... difference is that Floyd is more often more subtle about it but he does it too.

Floyd has:
- elbowed
- forearmed
- excessive clinching
- borderline below the belt / hip area shots
- punched on the break
- sucker punched in an unsporstman-like manner. Not only to Ortiz but also to Mosley, Gatti ,......
- head-lock
- push down on his opponent with his weight.
- held with one arm and punched with the other


and then Floyd also does this:
- tells a KO artist to come fight with pillow gloves. Pays opponent off to get an advantage.
- CWs where both fighters have a title in the same division
- comes in above the contracted weight and pays off the opponent to get the advantage