why was bowe-mathis jr a no contest?

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  1. Illmatic

    Illmatic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ?
     
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  2. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mathis went down and Bowe hit him iirc.
     
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  3. Raggamuffin

    Raggamuffin You dipstick Full Member

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    To keep Bowe's perfect record intact
     
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  4. Illmatic

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    ive been reading about it, and it sounds pretty controversial
     
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  5. MetroMan

    MetroMan With the good people Full Member

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    I think Bowe whacked him around the head when Mathis had one knee on the canvas.
     
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  6. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Never mind - was thinking of the wrong fight.
     
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  7. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    That's exactly what happened. If he wasn't a big name - a former HW champion on the comeback trail - he would have been disqualified. It was a BLATANT shot.
     
    Zakman, Apr 22, 2008
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  8. MetroMan

    MetroMan With the good people Full Member

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    Yeah, I thought that's what happened.
     
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