Was Barerra Wrong For Hitting JMM When He Was already Down In The 7th Round?

Both the referee and Barrera were in the wrong but even if the knockdown had been scored I still would've had Marquez winning.

For me the round would've only been a 10-9 round for Barrera because Marquez dominated the round from memory and I had it 10-8 Marquez before the incident at the end.

 

Nady screwed that situation up if I remember correctly.

 

Barrera was definitely wrong - there is no situation in which a fighter has been grounded, whether a slip or a genuine knockdown, where it’s acceptable to hit a fighter when they are clearly grounded and Marquez was clearly grounded. Nady obviously did a bad job in creating a measure of uncertainty but that’s not an excuse.

 

Marquez gloves clearly on the deck = definite foul by Barrera, Nadys poor work does not change that.