The 7th round "knockdown"

[Gandalf]

very close fight alot of close rounds i had it even draw what were judges looking at i know what you guys are on about now bloody stupid judges id say barrera deserves rematch but great fight really enjoyed it overall and i think draw would of been fair

and if barrera would of been credited with knockdown i would of gave fight to him

and i think they should use instant replays in boxing to determine if it is knockdown or not i think it would be better for sport

, Ive said it before that the 7th round was the key to the fight. I had Barrera up by 1 point but realise another person could easily score it a draw or even a point or 2 in favour of Marquez. It just depends on how you are scoring the fight. That knockdown should have been a point. If Barrera hadnt of used the uppercut on Marquez who was down then that is another point.

That 7th round was awesome, but very controversial IMO....

back it seemed to me without sounding biased is that he knocked down marquez and ref didnt say anything or ect so he hit him again to try and make sure it was knockdown so ref would credit barrera with it im not saying what barrera done was right but thats impression i got anyway

It was a very odd situation. It seemed like a knockdown on first impressions and Barrera did seem to hold back while Marquez went down. Ive said this on another thread but it seemed to me like it was all in slow motion while I was watching it, Nady didnt seem to appear for an age and thats when Barrera leaned over and swang that uppercut....

agreed totally i think when barrera floored marquez he was like huh ref hasnt said anything or credited me with knockdown so he prolly tried and made sure of it but it ended up costing him but what really annoys me is that even if barrera would of been credited with knockdown which he should of judges would of still had marquez winning comfortably and thats totally wrong imo

It is wrong and it is inexcusable. One of my initial thoughts after the fight was that this was the end of boxing for me. To hear those scorecards and those margins when that was clearly what did not happen at all really upset me. I grimaced when I heard the scorecard of 118-109. I didnt even know who that was for but it wasnt for either Marquez or Barrera! The other 2 cards were better but still way out!

I seriously thought "No more boxing for me". I sat for about 5 minutes utterly drained. Im just a fan. Think about Barrera, a guy that has given his life to this sport and entertained so many. I dont blame him for saying he will just make a decision after a vacation with his wife and family. He was treated harshly.

Of course, Ive had time to calm down. I love boxing, I really do. But these kinds of judges are wrong and should be made accountable for their actions. I would dearly love to know how and why they scored that fight as they did! 118-109.....that fight didnt happen for ANY boxing fan watching this fight!!