What really is a low blow? Let's get a referee's perspective

So everyone (most) is wrong then? Because he wasn't hit in the nuts either, but technically it was low... see where I'm going?

 

Race-baiter

 

Low AF

 

He wasn't getting hit right in the nuts until he was (last shot). That's the point of keeping an eye on shots "on the belt line", Weeks issued 1 warning and with the sense of fulfilled duty ignored the rest. No warnings = fighter thinks he's doing good. But, like you said, most don't seem to acknowledge this, refs included.

#horriblereffing #bullshitstoppage #givememytimebackitwasreallyhardtostayawake #goodthingrigofightwasshort.stillsuckedtho

 

All the body punches in round 8 are low. Weeks are in the position to notice all, they are not warrant a point deduction though. But a warning should have been issued or the referee should have told ward to keep it up without halting the action.
I blame the referee for failing to ensure that.

 

Did you also blame weeks for allowing Maidana to maul the **** out of pbf?

 

Maidana is an unskilled brawler that's why he needs dirty tactics. The question is why Ward who is supposed to be a boxing genius, P4P #1 needs to be that dirty?

 

First of all the two belt-line punches with 1:45 left in the 8th, Weeks did not give a warning to Ward because they weren't low. They landed exactly at the place that Weeks pointed to on Kovalev's trunks at the beginning of the bout. Understand that Kovalev did get a few extra moments there to recover as Ward stopped punching and looked at Weeks. Weeks clearly made it clear that those weren't low. So Kovalev got a few seconds of recovery time, Andre Ward could have continued to punch but he didn't. Ward gave Kovalev some recovery time, as a gentleman, but in reality those punches were absolutely not low. You're absurdly saying that all of the body punches in round 8 were low. That's just clearly not accurate. Belt-line punches where Weeks pointed to pre-fight are not considered low, and the only punch in the 8th round that was lower than that was the final punch. (the two hooks before that we don't have good camera angles to 100% confirm where they landed, but they were higher than the last punch) Lets just be clear, you do not have sufficient evidence to state that all the body punches in round 8 were low. You saying that just shows how biased you are. Please correct your statement and admit that punches that landed where Tony Weeks pointed to on Kovalev's trunks at the beginning of the bout should very clearly be seen and judged to be legal punches.

 

Serge, I think there's an opportunity for a certain 3 word combo nearby

 

Come on dude, I forgot how that fight exactly look like lol. Yes maidana do a lot of rough housing and a good referee should reprimand that. Tbh I can't remember what the referee action was at the time without reviewing the fight again.
I know at times I take a dig at mayweather and ward but I do respect them and none affect the way I view their fight. I also have floyd edged both maidana fights, although I must admit it is fun to see floyd pushed to the brink like that.

 

I think this is open to interpretation, which is why I blame weeks the most for what transpiring. I'm going to be as fair as I could to ward. He did his job as per the guideline set by Weeks. He went to work as early as round 4 and anybody can see that the tide has began to change.
So I still stand on my statement that those punches are low and I guess I disagree with weeks right at the fight instruction before the fight began and after a good performance from round 1-7, he completely blew round 8.
As for the first body blow where kov turn away, IMO is also borderline low and if I were the referee I would have give a warning to ward. But credit to ward for stop punching cause it could have ended right there.