Mikey had won all the rounds and had an additional 4 point pocket from all the knockdowns. Garcia could have kept going and cruised to the end of the 12th round but my opinion is they took the opportunity to go to the scorecards then precisely because they knew Mikey was so far ahead and his victory guaranteed and the only way Salido would win was with a KO.
In my opinion Robert Garcia did the same thing a year later with Donaire vs Vetyeka, a fight where Donaire got a bad cut over his eye very early in the fight but fought just long enough so he was up on the cards and put enough rounds in that they could legally go to the scorecards.
In my opinion Robert Garcia did the same thing a year later with Donaire vs Vetyeka, a fight where Donaire got a bad cut over his eye very early in the fight but fought just long enough so he was up on the cards and put enough rounds in that they could legally go to the scorecards.
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