Bad Calls

Pat, man, you threw out a conundrum. I watched this and rewatched it and it is a tough one. In the end I'll say no knockdown because of the way Duran's leg slid out from him as if it is a slip. However, having said that, he was hit at the same time so this is a fine line. A real toughie.

 

Rules, thanks for posting this and time-stamping it. Another toughie. Mostly because the camera is around Holmes' waist and the viewer can't see his legs. Did his knees buckle or did he slip? Today, we would have had this from different angles. Another close one, mostly due to lack of technology. Would have loved to seen the full view as Holmes was buzzed at the time.

 

tbooze, could you provide a link? I’d love to see these.

 

Florentino Fernandez v Rocky Rivero. Check this out at 1:44. Did he lose his balance on his follow-through or did Rivero hit him with a left at just the right time? Man, its close.

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Here is Pernell Whitaker against Dio Hurtado. Check out 19:54. Hurtado is against the ropes and appears to nail Whitaker with a right that drops Whitaker to his knees. However, jumps right up and starts hammering away at Hurtado. It really looks like a flash knockdown and Whitaker jumping right up and into the fray conned the referee. It was smart, but definitely a flash knockdown.

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This is an interesting one. There was a lot of forward momentum by Tyson, who may have tangled his feet. However, off balance as he was, he was tagged at the moment. One of those split-second judgement calls.

 

Another tough one. The question here is did he land a right or pull him down with the right? It appears the camera angles change just as he's landing the right in one frame but in the next it looks like the right lingered on the back of his head. Man, that's another toughie.