Why fights in the UK are not good for boxing!

**kingfreitas** · 03-05-2006, 11:08 AM

shut up man. jeff lacy cant box. all he did the hole night is try to land bombs. so thats basically why he got his ass handed to him. he cant box. all he has is ko power. he finnaly ran into someone with defense. simple as that.

**Cletus Funk** · 03-05-2006, 11:09 AM

Originally posted by machotime

First off I would like to congratulate all the Limeys for a great Calzaghe performance. I predicted that Calzaghe was going to surprise many Americans, but I was disgusted with some of the events that occured. While watching the Hatton/KT, Lacy/Joe Calzaghe fights, I noticed that the officiating in UK is horrible. I will not blame the fighters for doing dirty tactics like Calzaghe(holding Lacy left hand and hitting him) or Hatton (holding and hitting behind the head while holding), I blame the officails.

Now I understand why some American fighters do not decide to fight in the UK and visa versa.

Did anyone else notice the bad officiating? If so what did you notice?

I agree but that's what you get when you ship in refs from the US circuit

**Peder** · 03-05-2006, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by machotime

First off I would like to congratulate all the Limeys for a great Calzaghe performance. I predicted that Calzaghe was going to surprise many Americans, but I was disgusted with some of the events that occured. While watching the Hatton/KT, Lacy/Joe Calzaghe fights, I noticed that the officiating in UK is horrible. I will not blame the fighters for doing dirty tactics like Calzaghe(holding Lacy left hand and hitting him) or Hatton (holding and hitting behind the head while holding), I blame the officails.

Now I understand why some American fighters do not decide to fight in the UK and visa versa.

Did anyone else notice the bad officiating? If so what did you notice?

Are you saying these things only happen in europe?

**Crumble** · 03-05-2006, 11:10 AM

I blame the officails.

wasnt the referee Puerto Rican. As was one of the Judges and the other two Brit and an American. So whats your point?

**Guest** · 03-05-2006, 11:13 AM

America is the best place for refereeing... over in the States Lacy could have KD'd his opponent on a break and got him a 10 count for it.

They're strict in the US though, much stricter than England... they take points off you when you bite off another's man ear.

**T to the T** · 03-05-2006, 11:14 AM

WTF!!! The ref wasn't British and only one of the judges were... Get a grip mun, Lacy lost and life goes on...

**TheHoff'sGhost** · 03-05-2006, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by machotime

First off I would like to congratulate all the Limeys for a great Calzaghe performance. I predicted that Calzaghe was going to surprise many Americans, but I was disgusted with some of the events that occured. While watching the Hatton/KT, Lacy/Joe Calzaghe fights, I noticed that the officiating in UK is horrible. I will not blame the fighters for doing dirty tactics like Calzaghe(holding Lacy left hand and hitting him) or Hatton (holding and hitting behind the head while holding), I blame the officails.

Now I understand why some American fighters do not decide to fight in the UK and visa versa.

Did anyone else notice the bad officiating? If so what did you notice?

well done u slyly tried to downgrade calzaghe's victory
and insult us brits at the same time

but owned your own ass as the ref was puerto rican

**Crumble** · 03-05-2006, 11:18 AM

but owned your own ass as the ref was puerto rican

yep, whoopsy daisy!....

**machotime** · 03-05-2006, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by margebishop

well done u slyly tried to downgrade calzaghe's victory
and insult us brits at the same time

but owned your own ass as the ref was puerto rican

As I said Calzaghe won impressively, but Calzaghe was Holding and hitting throughout the fight and that is not legal in any way.

Why fights in the UK are not good for boxing!