Comments Thread For: Roach, Pacquiao Have No Issues With Bayless As Ref

[Ray*]

The only thing I want to see is Bayless warning Mayweather if he tries to grab at every opportunity, he tends to do that, I don't mind but if it's too excessive then it's a turn off. Clinching is ok in my book as long as you don't do it the Wlad, John Ruiz or Ricky Hatton way.

[John Barron]

bayless shouldn't be an issue unless floyd tries to fight inside and bayless lets him do it. that blatant inconsistency should be a cause for concern.

i was hoping a proper ref like robert byrd would work this fight. bayless is a mid-card jobber with a paper belt.

[Biolink]

Bayless is good for PAC in sense that PAC doesn't fight inside , he clinches

But you gotta understand why pacquaio fans don't trust him because his showing in Floyd vs maidana II was horrendous, clearly one-sided in favour of mayweather

So when Floyd fans mock pacquaio fans they obviously don't comprehend that

Let's see if bayless warns Floyd about the elbow because he does it partly to control the head as it's rushing in and that's more likely vs southpaws

Context.

Maidana fought dirty and there was a lot of wild wrestling going on in the first fight between both of them that first fight.

It's not like Bayless came up with that reffing job based off of nothing. Now Floyd did initiate a bunch of hard clinches in that fight which he should've been docked for, but as we all know clinching is rarely punished.

[BuckToothed]

He didn't let Maidana work. The clinching he ignored as far as issuing penalties went. I don't remember him ever even warning Floyd for all the holding he did.

You're right... that's what I meant to say. Again, I'm OK if he lets Floyd work on the inside, as long as he doesn't let either fighter hold, and in Floyd's case, allow to use his elbow as a defensive maneuver.

[big_james10]

Roach, Arum and Pacquaio have no issues with Bayless now. After the fight is over, they will complain about Bayless, the judges, the announcer, the ring card girls and anyone else they can think of to blame the loss on.

[radioraheem]

He didn't let Maidana work. The clinching he ignored as far as issuing penalties went. I don't remember him ever even warning Floyd for all the holding he did.

Bayless gave Maidana a number of opportunities to work on the inside. Much of it went unnoticed. It's not Bayless fault that Floyd was the one that actually didn't allow for Maidana to work on the inside.

[Reloaded]

Bayless has done more Manny fights than he has Floyd and not a mention .

Lots of bias in this place , will be good to see the end of the BS May 2nd .

[Nomadic]

Sounding like Maidana's corner now, "Fight dirty"..lol

[Dr Rumack]

Great article by Jack Slack on Floyd's clinching: When Does Boxing Become Wrestling? - http://fightland.vice.com/blog/maywe...come-wrestling

[BuckToothed]

Great article by Jack Slack on Floyd's clinching: When Does Boxing Become Wrestling? - http://fightland.vice.com/blog/maywe...come-wrestling

Those are called veteran tactics...

Seriously though, does anyone know the size of the ring for Saturday night?