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Reddit is hosting an AMA with Tom Loeffler, promoter from K2 and 360 promotions today
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comm...promotions_im/
[–]-Carbon- 4 points 1 day ago
Which weight class do you think needs more attention? Also, do you think there should be more tournaments like the WBSS?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 2 points 25 minutes ago
I would still say cruiserweight. Cruiserweight has some of the best talent in the world. We have this great series, but it's unfortunately not shown in the US, so specifically cruiserweight in the US. We've had Usyk on HBO twice, and he was the first cruiser in 20 years on HBO. So cruiserweight, especially in the US, needs more attention
q: Would you rather fight Rungvisai and Estrada at the same time or Golovkin one on one?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 1 point 29 minutes ago
Hahaha, I'll take my chances with Rungvisai and Estrada at the same time!
MDA123 11 points 1 day ago
I'm assuming you feel like Golovkin was the victim of bad judging in the first Canelo fight. What changes do you think should be made to ensure that bad judging doesn't taint other big fights in the future?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 2 points 26 minutes ago
I think you just have to select the best judges that you have available, and the most qualified. You know, we felt that two of the judges didn't have the score the way we saw it, and the way the majority of fans and media saw it. But those judges had scored fights for us in the past and it never seemed to be an issue. It's hard to know how a particular judge is going to react on that night, but we'll sit down with the Nevada commission and go through their suggested officials with Golden Boy and do our best to pick the right judges. We've never had as odd a scoring for any fight I've been involved in. You know, one judge gave the loser 10 rounds and it was a really bizarre night for judging. At the same time, the referee did a great job and the judge who scored the fight 7-5 did well. Most people had it 8-4 as HBO scored it, or 7-5.
Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Boxing/comm...promotions_im/
[–]-Carbon- 4 points 1 day ago
Which weight class do you think needs more attention? Also, do you think there should be more tournaments like the WBSS?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 2 points 25 minutes ago
I would still say cruiserweight. Cruiserweight has some of the best talent in the world. We have this great series, but it's unfortunately not shown in the US, so specifically cruiserweight in the US. We've had Usyk on HBO twice, and he was the first cruiser in 20 years on HBO. So cruiserweight, especially in the US, needs more attention
q: Would you rather fight Rungvisai and Estrada at the same time or Golovkin one on one?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 1 point 29 minutes ago
Hahaha, I'll take my chances with Rungvisai and Estrada at the same time!
MDA123 11 points 1 day ago
I'm assuming you feel like Golovkin was the victim of bad judging in the first Canelo fight. What changes do you think should be made to ensure that bad judging doesn't taint other big fights in the future?
[–]TomLoeffler[S] 2 points 26 minutes ago
I think you just have to select the best judges that you have available, and the most qualified. You know, we felt that two of the judges didn't have the score the way we saw it, and the way the majority of fans and media saw it. But those judges had scored fights for us in the past and it never seemed to be an issue. It's hard to know how a particular judge is going to react on that night, but we'll sit down with the Nevada commission and go through their suggested officials with Golden Boy and do our best to pick the right judges. We've never had as odd a scoring for any fight I've been involved in. You know, one judge gave the loser 10 rounds and it was a really bizarre night for judging. At the same time, the referee did a great job and the judge who scored the fight 7-5 did well. Most people had it 8-4 as HBO scored it, or 7-5.