The controversial fight in which Gervonta Davis retained his lightweight belt after a majority draw against Lamont Roach Jr. left Terence Crawford upset with what he initially called a trap because when Tank went to his knees in the ninth round it should have been sanctioned as a knockdown.
“I never saw someone take a knee and not have it counted as a knockdown. I must have forgotten the rules for tonight,” Crawford posted on his X account, after the victory in which if the referee had deducted the point for the knockdown, the judges could have given the ninth round to Lamont, which could have tilted the decision in his favor.
Terence Crawford takes Floyd Mayweather Jr. as an example.
Terence Crawford got into a debate on social media about why it had to count as a knockdown when Gervonta took a knee and used an analogy in which he gave the example of a 2002 fight, in which Floyd Mayweather defeated Gennaro Hernandez to become WBC super featherweight champion
“Some of you should watch Mayweather vs. Hernandez and see Mayweather take a knee because he hurt his hand and it was called a knockdown and not a punch,” Crawford posted about the fight in which Money was deducted a point for a knockdown in the sixth round, which ultimately did not affect him in the unanimous decision of the judges.
Boxing rules state that a knockdown is when any part of the boxer’s body touches the canvas, with the exception of the feet, and slips are not counted, but the referee must give the indication to the judges, so that they write it down on their scorecards, otherwise, they cannot do it just with their appreciation, because they also have to abide by that part of the regulations.
“From our point of view, Willis’ decision was neither unreasonable nor unjustifiable. He decided in real time that Davis had not been hit with a punch before falling and therefore no knockdown should be recorded,” the WBA said in a statement to defend referee Steve Willis’ performance.
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