do refs turn a blind eye to certain fighters fouling on purpose???

Arthur Abraham is an extremely dirty fighter, but the first time he ever suffered in repurcussions was in the Dirrell fight.

 

Hopkins, Holyfield, Abraham (in Germany) etc.

 

great post.

was thinking the same.

Im a fan of hopkins. but the fight the other night was crossing the line fouling with his head non stop then all the theatrics when he got hit with a little rabbit punch.

I would've absoultley loved it, if Toney Weeks (i think he was ref) said Nard stop play acting you aint fooling anyone!... ahahaha

as I write this post, I have just thought Bernard is a big player/ something like a co owner in golden boy . Maybe these refs are scared to mess up a hopkins bout at this stage

maybe hopkins holds that power over them sad if true

 

No need to do that, the referee should just do his job and start counting.

 

Of course, the referee is human too after all.

No big surprise here, even if the referee doesn't really intend to give anyone any undue advantage, the fighters' images sometimes stay at the back of his mind and influence his actions in the ring subconsciously.

Imagine the further bias indeed if the referee isn't on the up and up.

 

You think Hopkins gets away with it because he Refs turn a blind eye? Not even close, Hopkins gets away with it because he has mastered hiding it. Most of the dirty stuff happens in clinches, where the ref can't see. And the stuff that doesn't happen in the clinch is done simultaneous to a legal legit shot. So for example he could throw a headbutt but he will throw it in the middle of a legit punch so that when his opponent recoils it looks like the punch did the damage. He has mastered this stuff from fighting in the Philly gyms.

 

Dude you sit on your ass watching it on TV. If isn't the same as being in the boxing ring. For some reason you think the ref is going see a butt, when you saw it on a replay. Think about the positioning of the ref in many of the "illegal" blows or butts. They aren't paid off, they aren't ignoring it, they simply don't see it happening. We get the luxury of the replay and HDTV's and different camera angle then the ref. Until you've refereed a series of fights or even just sat in the first few rows of a fight don't talk **** about something you haven't actually thought out.

 

its still surprising that some people think holyfield headbutt against tyson was a fiction while the replay shows otherwise in both fight

 

To answer the original thread question, of course. Certain fighters do get preferential treatment from refs, and it's been going on as long as the sport's been around.

I'll let everyone in on another secret before that thread gets made: sometimes, it's actually harder to win when you're fighting in your opponent's hometown/country because the judges won't give you as much credit. I know you're all shaking your heads in disbelief at the prospect of it, but it's true.

 

some guys just know how to foul, when to foul, and know the limits, imo


it's like that in every sport

 

:good

In germany Sauerland is so strong the ref. do what they want him to do.