Mares-Agbeko, What I Saw

[marbleheadmaui]

There is no doubt in my mind that had Agbeko retaliated to the degree warranted or roles reversed he would have been dq'd. It was just that biased and referee should seriously be investigated.

Agbeko should have taken a good low shot in the fourth round and waited no longer. THAT may well have changed both the referees and Mares' mindset about what was going on. At most it'd have cost him a point. And had Mares been given time? That would have given Agbeko time to excoriate the ref about how he was letting Agbeko be abused.

I just don't think its in some guys nature to need crutches and play along with the mind games and manuvering. I get what you say about the eye for an eye though. As such he was already flirting with unintentional headbutt and cut caused around 4th (?) and I really think ref was looking for excuse, he would not have been giving the pass. The last place a guys mind needs to be is on doing the job of the referee. I always flashback to the bs and whining Tyson was doing in regards to butts from Holyfield and how it led to and resulted in the bite, an extreme case yes and no Mares is not Tyson.

I hear what you are saying, but I guess I think it SHOULD be in a top fighter's mind not to let himself get abused in the ring., NOBODY but perhaps the ref would have thought Agbeko was acting inappropriately in retaliating last night, would they?

Course, as always, it is easy to think clearly about stuff like this from the comfort of my office while I'm not getting drilled in the family jewels.

Aside from the partisan crowd your right. But at the end of the night nobody but the ref has as big an influence in how any fight ends up on the cards.

Certainly true. I go back to what "protect yourself at all times" really must mean. It has to include protecting yourself when nobody else will.

That may regain a guys macho point but who protects you from a clearly biased ref who is openly stacking the deck?

One does what one can. Agbeko should have gone low at Mares and used the time to lobby Mora publically. It may have dissuaded Mares and it couldn't have made things any worse with Mora could it?

Worse? How could it get any worse?

[Kev]

Dont know if its been raised here yet but apparently the refeeree involved was the same one who disqualified Petersosn for hitting low against Brandon Rios.

So his behaviour here seems even more suspect. There's a letters page on boxingtalk about it that's quite interesting.

[:::PSL:::]

I think Mora is a racist. That's my honest opinion.