Quote Originally Posted by killersheep
How does that work though, even though it wasn't a legit knockdown, the ref called it as so. Do the judges HAVE to accept that?
I'm not sure what the answer is to this.
I'm not certain if they "have" to take a point off, or if it's just common practice to take a point off. I believe they have the option, because I know there are cases where a guy gets knocked down 3 or more times, but they still score it only 10-7 instead of 10-6, 10-5, etc.
It's a good thing the point didn't factor into the decision, if Barrera had won by split decision, and the cards were 114-113 (6 rounds even with the knockdown point taken off), then the controversy would've been out of control.