5+ minute round discussion thread

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The time keepers job is to keep track of the time. He failed at that and should retire imo. That said, the commision should noticed and stepped in. In the 2 minutes and 10 seconds the round should have ended NOTHING was done. So tonight the timekeeper was incompetant, the judges were incompetant, and boxing yet again was dealt anoth black eye. It is proven once again that the fighters seem to be the only ones in boxing who do there job. And they do this job under the worst of circumstances. It has got to the point were there are more bad officials than good ones. Those officials have not only failed to do their job, but they failed the fans, the good officials, the sport of boxing as a whole, and most importantly, the fighters. The fighters that keep these people in business. The fighters that exect a fair fight. That are Entitled to a fair fight.

This is the state of boxing. These incidents should not happen. The Margarito handwrap contraversy should not have become what it has. The commision failed to to the job in that ordeal too. And to make matters worse they keep everyone in the dark giving a middle finger to Shane Mosley and leaving Antonio Margaritos reputation be in dire straights while they "investigate."

"Investigate." What does that mean? A bunch of corrupt officials in suits eating Hors Devoirs while talking about how their kids are doing good in school? Is there plaster in the glove or not. Does it really take a f@cking scientist to figure this out? The fighters deserve to come first and they are entitled to that. That is their right as the backbones of the sport. Without boxers, boxing doesnt exist. This seems to have been forgotten. Boxers are not politicians, they are fighters, yet they are victims of political scandals that are flooding this sport. The officials are becoming the stars of the show. The suspence and drama is just as much before and after the fight, as it is during the fight. Its hard enough being a fighter, making less money than most all professional athletes, and taking punishnment in the ring. No fighter should have to take the punishment that is being dealt out by these so called "officials."