3 american judges and an american ref.....

[Madison Boxing]

I'd like to say i was shocked by the choice of officials but this is boxing and nothing surprises me. How the **** can you have 4 officials who are the same nationality as one of the fighters? And how is this considered fair? In other international sports like football the ref cant be the same nationality as one of the teams, so how is this allowed in boxing? Especially considering kovalev is russian, and russia is definitely considered a sporting and political rival to america. I was under the impression that you werent allowed 3 judges of the same nationality let alone a ref of that nationality as well, for the big world title fights? Like for golovkin brook there was an italian and two canadian judges. Lets hope that theres no funny business going on in this fight

[MDPopescu]

I'd like to say i was shocked by the choice of officials but this is boxing and nothing surprises me. How the **** can you have 4 officials who are the same nationality as one of the fighters? And how is this considered fair? In other international sports like football the ref cant be the same nationality as one of the teams, so how is this allowed in boxing? Especially considering kovalev is russian, and russia is definitely considered a sporting and political rival to america. I was under the impression that you werent allowed 3 judges of the same nationality let alone a ref of that nationality as well, for the big world title fights? Like for golovkin brook there was an italian and two canadian judges. Lets hope that theres no funny business going on in this fight

Back in 2011, Hearn managed to bring a British judge, in AC, for the Super Six final bout... The Brit eventually scored the widest points difference in Ward's favor... Therefore...

[Eff Pandas]

If Kovalev loses it will have nothing to do with the ref or judges. Ward is gonna school Kovalev or Kovalev is gonna KTFO of Ward. Thats the two ways these fight ends. Book it.

[Eff Pandas]

Back in 2011, Hearn managed to bring a British judge, in AC, for the Super Six final bout... The Brit eventually scored the widest points difference in Ward's favor... Therefore...

Which was actually the guy with the scorecard that most reasonably illustrated the fight I watched. So yea.

[MDPopescu]

Which was actually the guy with the scorecard that most reasonably illustrated the fight I watched. So yea.

Brit judges aren't that "fair" when scoring at home, though...

[Redd Foxx]

Power gets a ton of sway with the American judges these days. Canelo is a prime example. Kovalev will do just fine.
Quit crying...

[soul_survivor]

That's plain wrong.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Which # excuse is this? I know Mr Freedom got the #1 excuse the the "fouling" crap.

[just the facts]

I'd like to say i was shocked by the choice of officials but this is boxing and nothing surprises me. How the **** can you have 4 officials who are the same nationality as one of the fighters? And how is this considered fair? In other international sports like football the ref cant be the same nationality as one of the teams, so how is this allowed in boxing? Especially considering kovalev is russian, and russia is definitely considered a sporting and political rival to america. I was under the impression that you werent allowed 3 judges of the same nationality let alone a ref of that nationality as well, for the big world title fights? Like for golovkin brook there was an italian and two canadian judges. Lets hope that theres no funny business going on in this fight

Look on the bright side, now you have that excuse you're gonna be looking for.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

War Kovalev, lol at the judges aint gonna save ward from teh beat down of his LIFE!@