Vinny Pazienza vs. Abdel Marbi ~ "The Paz Gets Sliced Up In Italy"

[Bill Paxtom]

"The Italian Controversy"

The Pazienza Team {Lou Duva and Associates} went 'nuts' after the Italian Referee
awarded the bout to Moroccan - Abdelkader Marbi by a TKO 5.

Lou claimed that he was 'promised' by the Ringiide Doctor that Vinny would get a
full Round in the 5th.

Lou Duva >
"We've been Fucked. The Referee moved in too quickly to stop the fight. Yes, Vinny was cut bad,
but we were promised a full Round. The Referee stopped it after 40-Seconds."

"This is Bull-Shit. This fight should be a 'No Contest'. The cut was caused by an 'illegal head butt',
not a punch. What kind of 'Fucking Shit' is this."

"I'm filing a protest with the Italian Boxing Federation. If they don't overturn this, we'll never come back
to fight here again."

"Vinny is still undefeated in my eyes. This is not a loss."

"We'll fight this Moroccan again. As soon as the cut heals, we'll fight him in France, right in his backyard."
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Lou Duva did file a grievance with the Commission, claiming that the cut was caused by an 'illegal head-butt',
and that the bout should have been ruled a 'No Contest'.

The Milan Boxing Commission ruled >

A} That the cut was indeed caused by an 'accidental head-butt' in the 3rd Round.
B} But, that it was Vinny Pazienza who came in head-first, and caused the clash of heads.
C} Vinny Pazienza fought the rest of the 3rd Round without complaining.
D} The Pazienza Corner made no complaint, until after the end of the 4th Round.
E} If the bout was stopped at the end of the 4th Round and before the 5th Round, the bout would have gone to the Scorecards.
F} But, since the Pazienza Camp pleaded for a 5th Round, they waived their rights for a 4-Round Technical Decision result.
G} Since Pazienza was further damaged by a 'punch' in Round 5, he was deemed to be in too much danger to continue.

According to the Italian Boxing Federation >

A} If the bout was stopped due to the cut, the ruling would have been a TKO win for Abdelkader Marbi.
B} Since Vinny was the cause of his own 'cut eyebrow', he could not be awarded a Technical Draw or Technical Decision win.
C} Vinny would have to win by either > a TKO, KO, or a Decision.