Comments Thread For: Referee training program seeks to improve officiating, teach best practices

[BoxingUpdates]

Knowing the rules of the ring is of utmost importance. But for boxing referees, it's just as pivotal to be ready to apply those rules in the many situations that can occur.
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[1Eriugenus]

OK, why not start teaching Judges to not be embarrassing buffoons?

[BodyBagz]

OK, why not start teaching Judges to not be embarrassing buffoons?

You know how boxing is

[_Rexy_]

doesn't mean a goddamned thing if you don't hold them accountable for garbage scorecards.

[rudy]

Another money making scheme

[Slip jab]

I appreciate that the referring is making this a thing. But I agree it’s the judges that have been problematic more so. Matter referees should be judges. I always felt that the judges should have to be at post fight pressers

[PunchyPotorff]

Mora in this mix is as bad as Bayless, Cortez, Steele. IMO they could stand to open their eyes more before naming the 'staff'.

[champion4ever]

That is good. Now what about the judging?

[champion4ever]

Teaching a referee class is needed because Tyson Fury should have been stopped in his last fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

In the 9th round; Usyk buzzed Fury and the referee called a halt to the action and gave Tyson Fury a standing eight count without him ever touching the canvas.

That fight deserved to have been a TKO victory for Usyk. However, I am reminded how Usyk caught a break by a biased a referee also.

Daniel Dubois was cheated out of becoming the next unified Heavyweight champion because he landed a legal body punch on the belt line.

However, a partial referee called the punch an illegal blow.

[Left Hook Louie]

The killer for this idea (which isn't half-bad) is that Mora works for the WBO.
That's tainted schnitzel right there.
No, just no.