Marquez-Barrera Round 7

So first of all, what the **** was Jay Nady's problem? He was looking right at them when Barrera KD'd Marquez. He definitely saw them. Why didn't he call it a knock-down?

Second of all, what the **** was Barrera's problem? Taking that shot to Marquez's head when he was on all fours like that was pretty ****ing low.

Third of all, I think the replay was enough to thoroughly convince all watching that it was a knock-down, I don't think Jim Lampley doing literally nothing from a commentating stand-point for the next 4 and a half minutes but shriek over and over again "It was a knock-down!" was entirely necessary. Lampley was so blinded by his fury towards Jay Nady he failed to see the blatant foul committed by Barrera and only seems to grudgingly admit it happened at all when Merchant and Steward point it out to him, which is just about the only time anybody says **** about the foul at all. A fact I find surprising considering how flagrant the foul was. Pretty much just everybody sucking at their jobs here at the end of this round.

 

Merchant's going on about some unjust three-point swing.

 

It's mind-boggling. He acts like it never happened until the others tell him it did, like he's just hoping no one saw it. Barrera took several steps towards the downed Marquez and even continued in throwing the punch after Nady grabbed his arm. The ****, dude?

 

Lampley: "It was not ruled a knock-down, but replays show it clearly was."

This is round 11 now. Round 11 and he still won't shut the **** up about it.

 

I can tell, his outrage is more akin to what you'd expect from Barrera's spouse.

 

Why wasn't there a rematch?

 

Well, yeah, Barrera likely would have just lost more clearly in a rematch being older. But the fight seemed good enough and close enough to warrant one. Marquez even expressed interest in one. Very impressive performance by Barrera considering his ring-wear, seemed to turn back the clock in this one, though he did fatigue a bit at the end. Oh, and **** this Doug Tucker *****-bag. Two rounds for Barrera? What a sack of jism.