Berto - Collazo point deduction.

[CFH]

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that while I thought it might have been a little quick, maybe Berto deserved another warning, it was completely justified. Berto was doing a lot of holding early on and he was warned repeatedly by the ref and he was using it to negate the fact that Collazo was outboxing him. Personally, I find it incredibly frustrating to watch a fight in which one (or both) fighters are allowed to hold and spoil. A moderate amount of holding, I'm fine with - and it's certainly understandable when a fighter is hurt - but I really think that steps should be taken to reduce its prevelence. It takes away from the excitement of boxing and it's against the rules.

Now, my problem with the deduction isn't the deduction itself, but rather that it goes against modern convention where fighters (*cough* Ricky Hatton *cough*) are allowed to use holding as part of their offensive/defensive tactics. I can see why people are upset about the deduction because of that reason. There are many double standards in boxing and more uniformity in the way fights are reffed would be wonderful. I honestly wish more fights were reffed the way this one was; holding is against the rules and it should be punished.

Ok, now go ahead and tell me I'm a fucking idiot .