Kenny Bayliss last night?

[boxingfocus]

That was one of the worst refereeing displays, dreadful controversial errors aside, that I can remember. He was awful. He made that fight a 3 man fight. He was in it just as much as they were. He was also purely on Floyd's side. I can't even explain his performance?

Boxing has never been about instant breaking. Boxing has never been about allowing 1 person to hold like that. It was farcical, he even started to break the fight whilst Maidana was still punching.

He eliminated inside fighting from the contest. That made it a contest Maidana could not win. (I don't think he would have won anyway, but that simply ended it as a contest.)

I'm stunned at how bad that was.

[Nicolino]

The worst part of last night was when Chino had a free hand to land a punch or even if they weren't holding at all Bayless would break. A couple of months ago lots of people in this site were happy the ref deducted Diego Chaves two point for way less holding than last night...

[The Hammer]

I used to believe he was a good referee, but Kenny Bayless disgraced himself last night.

He was as bad if not worse than Joe Cortez.

[Pigeons]

It was reminiscent of Joe Cortez's performance in Floyd's fight vs. Hatton.

[KaL-EL]

Yea I was disappointed, he is usually a good ref but last night pissed me off

[lfc19titles]

he should be banned pending an investigation into his accounts, the guy was definitely paid off by floyd

[Ringlife]

I agree he did break them up to quick but I did like the way he handled the situation with the biting the glove. He told Floyd I don't see anything just fight.

[Jay Volcano]

It was a great display from Bayless.

[Tay Roc]

He should have warned floyd for holding and eventually taken points. Without that, floyd had no incentive to stop clinching.

[SintilatingDTS]

He usually is the best, but last nights performance relegates him to mediocre status as far as I'm concerned. I have no problem with a referee having a bad night but having a bad night in the favor of the a) money fighter and b) fighter who complained the first time proves to me that he is biased. He severely disadvantaged Maidanas only method of victory. All that being said, Floyd would have won regardless.