Will the officials in Oakland be fair to Sullivan Barrera?

[ruthless rocco]

Who the hell is Sullivan Barrera? Lol

He's a good fighter, a Cuban with a strong amateur background. He's someone who might beat Ward in a fair fight, with fair officiating.

He looks like he benefited from some questionable reffing in this fight....

It's gonna take more than that to beat Ward.... Regardless of who the ref is.

[powerpuncher]

Never seen him fight but if Ward is as good as he once was, he doesn't need a ref to win a fight. He easily wins them all.

[Master]

Ward beats his fighters convincingly, how he does it is no different to Floyd/wlad negating their opponents.

[p4pking]

Probably not, but in theory he might do better the more lenient the ref is towards both men. He's the bigger stronger guy, without the skills to box Ward from what I can tell. Making it a scrappy fight might give him a better chance.

[Freedom]

[powerpuncher]

It looks like the fight is official.

[Freedom]

I'm rooting for Sullivan Barrera to somehow beat the selfish prima donna, but the deck will be stacked against him in Ward's hometown of Oakland.

I just hope the California Commission's shady referee Jack Reiss isn't going to be working. He always helps Ward by allowing him to foul, while repeatedly admonishing his opponents for nothing - he's California's version of Texas' Lawrence Cole and the UK's Ian John Lewis.