Why is there accountability for fighters but not for referee/ judges?

I think the judges are bought and paid for, simply put. I have no proof of that being the case in boxing, but I know in most types of sports that whenever judges/high ranking officials have a history of poorly scoring stuff (can be anything from the UFC, Olympics figure skating, baseball, soccer, etc.), usually its because somewhere along the line money is involved.

 

Shouldn't be too difficult to have a pool of unbiased judges and refs available for whichever fights, wherever they are in the world

 

Because they are hired by the commission & sanctioning. Bodies & the promoters.

it’s politics Loma is beloved by fans in the sport
But he is old if he won it’s not realistic for him
To fight:
Tank
Shakur
@ lightweight

then move up yet again to 140lb to take on
Teofimo
Taylor
Ryan Garcia
Progaris.. etc

Loma is the past … Haney is the future.
Everyone keeps eating for another decade
As their are more fights to be had with at 23-24 year old champion.
Out with the old in with the new - it’s the cycle of life.

 

That is true, but the one caveat to that is : Haney may be the future, but his future may be at 140 or 147. He may have to vacate his titles because he is outgrowing the weightclass. Loma is older but is smaller and has no issues making 135 like Haney does. So what makes a rematch interesting is that Haney has to deal with the weight cut, and even though Loma isn't getting any younger, he doesn't have the wear and tear on his body like many 35 year olds do. And Loma still has about the same hand speed he had in his younger days, he really hasn't slowed down at all. So if it's really a struggle for Haney to make 135, then a rematch could favor Loma especially with the boxing public thinking Loma should have won the first time. That puts a lot of pressure on Haney.

 

I would love a rematch
But I doubt it happens unless of course Devin was serious about the “I fight for Legacy NOT money” line he said In The build up to the fight.

if that’s true the public opinion should bother him enough for him to want a clear indisputable victory by all like Mayweather vs Castillo 2.

 

Judges and refs need to be held accountable. It’s the only way to insure fair fights. America sucks for championship fights and Las Vegas in particular as they always have three American judges. No other country does that. Hopefully Saudi Arabia will become the new Mecca(pun intended) of championship boxing.

 

Held accountable in what way?

Among writers and fans I see a lot of people who thought Haney won. But because others disagree, they should be … fined or banned or … what?

It was a close fight. A lot of rounds were close. No matter which way it went, someone was going to disagree. So does that mean in a close fight that all the judges and refs involved should be banned because some people see it differently?

Tell me how the ‘accountability’ works.

 

Not specifically Saudi but anywhere in the world should be allowed unbiased judgement. Pick names out of a hat. Would surely be fairer than the current system.

 

There seems to be no recourse for fighters who are robbed too. I hope Loma's investigation goes well, but this problem has been going on for decades. It feels like the sport will never be cleaned up. The commission will stand by their judges and they will never be held accountable.

 

Outside of the bias for the Haney-Lomachenko, the referees and the judges must be held accountable more often because, for the last few years, we saw all kinds of absurdities. Of course, the fighters must search for their justice more often, but weirdly they don't.

 

You say you agree it’s not a robbery but ‘this stuff keeps happening.’

If by that you mean, ‘there are close fights and some people don’t agree with how some judges scored it’ — of course that keeps happening. Fights that are close or fights with rounds that are close are going to ‘keep happening.’ And when they do, some judges see those rights and rounds one way and some see it the other.

When there’s an outrageous card like the one for Canelo vs. Mayweather, I agree, look into it. When it’s a fight like Haney-Loma … there’s nothing to look into.

I mean, should we go back at the live thread on Haney-Loma and ban all posters who don’t agree with Loma fans on the overall scoring or particular rounds … because they have an honest difference of opinion?

 

Fraud is difficult to prove. Big difference between being incompetent and fraudulent.