It's a moot point -- Terence Crawford clearly defeated Viktor Postol -- but there was some strange scoring last night at the MGM Grand.
Crawford was credited with scoring two knockdowns in Round 5. Those were borderline knockdowns; judgment calls by referee Tony Weeks. And yet, although Postol was never hurt, two judges scored the round 10-7. And what if those had been harsh knockdowns that put Postol on queer street, barely able to survive the round? You can bet your bottom dollar that those two judges would have come up with the same exact score: 10-7. Makes no sense.
To his credit, Dave Moretti was was not one of the offenders. And yet, according to Bill Dwyre's post-fight report, Moretti came up with a score of 10-9 in favor of Postol for round 11 although Postol had a point deducted in that round for hitting behind the head. Let's see, 10 points for the winner of the round, minus one point for an infraction, equals......10 ???
Moretti, who has probably judged more important fights than any other living person, turns 72 next week. That's not old by my reckoning, but perhaps he needs a refresher course in math.
In another matter, the folks sitting around me were flabbergasted when judge Adelaide Byrd scored the fight between Jose Benavidez and Francisco Santana 100-90 in favor of the victorious Benavidez. She had the right guy, but the fight was a heck of a lot closer than that as evidenced by the boos that showered down from the rafters when the scores were announced. The fellow sitting next to me in the ringside press section had it 96-94 for the other guy.
The ghost of C.J. Ross was in the building.
Crawford was credited with scoring two knockdowns in Round 5. Those were borderline knockdowns; judgment calls by referee Tony Weeks. And yet, although Postol was never hurt, two judges scored the round 10-7. And what if those had been harsh knockdowns that put Postol on queer street, barely able to survive the round? You can bet your bottom dollar that those two judges would have come up with the same exact score: 10-7. Makes no sense.
To his credit, Dave Moretti was was not one of the offenders. And yet, according to Bill Dwyre's post-fight report, Moretti came up with a score of 10-9 in favor of Postol for round 11 although Postol had a point deducted in that round for hitting behind the head. Let's see, 10 points for the winner of the round, minus one point for an infraction, equals......10 ???
Moretti, who has probably judged more important fights than any other living person, turns 72 next week. That's not old by my reckoning, but perhaps he needs a refresher course in math.
In another matter, the folks sitting around me were flabbergasted when judge Adelaide Byrd scored the fight between Jose Benavidez and Francisco Santana 100-90 in favor of the victorious Benavidez. She had the right guy, but the fight was a heck of a lot closer than that as evidenced by the boos that showered down from the rafters when the scores were announced. The fellow sitting next to me in the ringside press section had it 96-94 for the other guy.
The ghost of C.J. Ross was in the building.
There was some stupid scoring last night at the MGM Grand
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