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

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  1. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Nady came late to access the situation, Barerra after losing much of the 7th round landed a beautiful right hand that put JMM down, it seemed Barerra was confused and threw another punch to put JMM down after the fact, as if maybe Nady didn't see the punch that dropped marquez to begin with. Was he in the wrong?
     
  2. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    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.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Nady screwed that situation up if I remember correctly.
     
  4. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    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.
     
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  5. KernowWarrior

    KernowWarrior Bob Fitzsimmons much bigger brother. Full Member

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