KLITSCHKO v POVETKIN - HBO/BOXNATION - Saturday Night CHAT THREAD

[El Kabong]

Refs enforce the rules if its not called or not caught then quit complaining

Why shouldn't the fans of the sport comment on blatant and obnoxious cheating? Because boxing is known for it's impartial and fair referees?

It's the same in EVERY sport. Don't expect the ref to save you

[CFH]

Refs enforce the rules if its not called or not caught then quit complaining

Why shouldn't the fans of the sport comment on blatant and obnoxious cheating? Because boxing is known for it's impartial and fair referees?

It's the same in EVERY sport. Don't expect the ref to save you

Not to the same degree as boxing and, regardless, that changes nothing. The ref is there to enforce the rules and when someone cheats as blatantly and regularly as Wlad did in this fight, then the ref absolutely deserves to be criticized for his performance, as does the fighter. Any fan of any sport is going to point out these kinds of things.

[El Kabong]

Refs enforce the rules if its not called or not caught then quit complaining

Why shouldn't the fans of the sport comment on blatant and obnoxious cheating? Because boxing is known for it's impartial and fair referees?

It's the same in EVERY sport. Don't expect the ref to save you

Not to the same degree as boxing and, regardless, that changes nothing. The ref is there to enforce the rules and when someone cheats as blatantly and regularly as Wlad did in this fight, then the ref absolutely deserves to be criticized for his performance, as does the fighter. Any fan of any sport is going to point out these kinds of things.

Yes to the same degree....you apparently haven't seen a soccer match in a while or a baseball game. Povetkin had 12 rounds to do anything and he did nothing. He lost end of story.

[CFH]

Refs enforce the rules if its not called or not caught then quit complaining

Why shouldn't the fans of the sport comment on blatant and obnoxious cheating? Because boxing is known for it's impartial and fair referees?

It's the same in EVERY sport. Don't expect the ref to save you

Not to the same degree as boxing and, regardless, that changes nothing. The ref is there to enforce the rules and when someone cheats as blatantly and regularly as Wlad did in this fight, then the ref absolutely deserves to be criticized for his performance, as does the fighter. Any fan of any sport is going to point out these kinds of things.

Yes to the same degree....you apparently haven't seen a soccer match in a while or a baseball game. Povetkin had 12 rounds to do anything and he did nothing. He lost end of story.

I don't watch boring sports, so no, I have not seen any soccer or baseball games in a LONG time .

Regarding Povetkin, I said earlier in this thread that he was complicit in what happened today. By passively accepting what Wlad was doing and not fighting back with his own dirty tactics, he allowed what happened to take place.

I'm not complaining about the result at all, just the way Wlad 'fights' and how it reflects on a sport I still occasionally consider myself a fan of.