Refereeing and judging in the UK has become the worst in the world

[Freedom]

Ian John-Lewis should be banned from officiating.

He's awful.

[p4pking]

I was thinking about starting a thread like this actually, but I didn't want to stir up anything since I'm Canadian and our only claim is being polite and irrelevant. For real though, that was a horrendous showing and Ian john Lewis is either completely paid off or completely incompetent. Thank god most of the high level fighters don't have to go the U, would be a real shame if there were more legit fights with that kind of bullshit officiating.

[Dark Lord Al]

One thing I do admire about Ian John Lewis , he was a good to average area fighter , but when he got his licence to referee he made sure he became the very worst in the entire world. So credit to him for making himself stand out.

[erics44]

Shocking stoppage that wasn't it

Thing is he started the count when Vera was pushed down, and the big punch was landed on the count of about 5 and the ref just carried on

So Vera had about 3 seconds

Should be made a no contest if you ask me

[erics44]

Just watched it again, Ian john Lewis should be ticked off

[Vendettos]

The only thig that sorta saves Ian John Lewis here is that his bad officiating made absolutely 0 difference to the outcome of the fight. If anythin he saved Vera from any more damage.

Because the fight from the first bell was only going one way.

Now had that happened in a world title fight or even if this fight was in round 9 with the scores 76-76 then I'm sure there would be a lot more made about it.

[bzkfn]

I was thinking about starting a thread like this actually, but I didn't want to stir up anything since I'm Canadian and our only claim is being polite and irrelevant. For real though, that was a horrendous showing and Ian john Lewis is either completely paid off or completely incompetent. Thank god most of the high level fighters don't have to go the U, would be a real shame if there were more legit fights with that kind of bullshit officiating.

It wouldn't seem bias if you did. Marlon B. Wright aside, I can't think of Candian officiating that has pissed me off. Week in, week out we're seeing this kind of crap over here and it is out of order. Boxing is corrupt enough, we should rise above it and set and example but we're falling further and further down the rabbit hole. I want to see big time boxing in this country and right now, the sport is booming over here so it would help if we could stop putting off foreign fighters and actually employ referees to do their job properly.

It isn't just that it's unfair to their guys, it puts an * above the victory for our guys. The other week, Lee Selby was on his way to making a statement with that win over Gradovich, but the bullshit cut stoppage has give him a viable excuse for a rematch. Gradovich was losing that fight and the way Lee was going he was going to stop him so why end it for a small cut?

Same last night with Rocky. He'd have likely won the fight well, but that was not a legitimate victory in which to judge his skills on because of the horrible refereeing, and good on Paul Smith for saying it on TV, because Johnny Nelson was all for ignoring it.

[Fenster]

The other week, Lee Selby was on his way to making a statement with that win over Gradovich, but the bullshit cut stoppage has give him a viable excuse for a rematch. Gradovich was losing that fight and the way Lee was going he was going to stop him so why end it for a small cut?

The ref in that fight was from South Africa appointed by the IBF.

Was he, and the IBF, in on Garcia's pathetc conspiracy too?