to me was a knockout. The ref went through the count. Cintron gets up at nine. Count to ten and you are out no matter at nine or not. Thoughts
that fight was weird, sergio got robbed 2 times that night, even without the ko he still won on points.
ah valentines day 2009. i was there live. great night for boxing besides the horrible judging. martinez won that fight fair and square.
Martinez won the fight. The draw was bull****. However, that debacle in the 7th round doesn't really bother me. The ref ****ed up in more ways than one, but Cintron ****ed up worse. It was pretty clear he could get up anytime, but he remained kneeling and tried to convince the ref it was a head butt. If he wanted to argue with the ref, he should have stood his dumb ass up first.
Anyone with eyes could see that Cintron was up before the 10. The HBO commentary team actually commented on it and showed slo mo vids of Cintrons knee off the canvas before the 10. Furthermore, the refs actions were not the actions a ref takes when he calls off a fight. The ref doesn't escort the fighter back to the center of the ring when hes stopping the fight. Cintron deserved a loss on points,no doubt, but this stuf about getting KOed is just bull****. The ref also stated, "I didn;t hear the bell,I never stopped the fight." It was Martinez celebrating prematurely that makes people think otherwise.
