VICEROY
02-06-2003, 08:02 PM
I have a clear problem that i like to voice to the public
After watching the replay of Evan Themelakis and the Stanley Nandex(The Head Hunter),Evan was not the victor in this fight although he was CLEARLY the winner. Evan took down Stanley Nandex in every round and in the 4th round he kneed him in the solar plexus which left him on the canvas for an 8 count, which is an automatic win for that round to Evan.
The referee stared the count very late which concluded in Stanley receiving more time to recover, the ref also tells Stanley to get up. Since When do refs encourage the fighters to get up and continue fighting?. At the conclusion of the 5th round the ref, the trainer of Nandex, the reporters and the crowd were congratulating Evan on his clear vbictory, only the judges deemed Stanley the winner, many were disgusted with the final decision which caused immediate disbelief and an uproar from the crowd.
The fight was obviously rigged for Stanley to win.
Although i am writing about this fight, it is only example of common occurrences in the Kick Boxing Sport. The athletes put most of their young life into training to get to this standard only to be disappointed with Shocking results as clear as this.
Many sports have had issues like this bought to the public attention with rewarding results.
The code of ethic in sport is clearly defined protecting the association and its athletes.
Hopefully Kick Boxing will become a sport without unprofessional practices and its athletes will not have to suffer from other peoples financial manipulations.
Edited by - visou on 02 Jun 2003 19:29:29
Edited by - visou on 02 Jun 2003 20:07:21
After watching the replay of Evan Themelakis and the Stanley Nandex(The Head Hunter),Evan was not the victor in this fight although he was CLEARLY the winner. Evan took down Stanley Nandex in every round and in the 4th round he kneed him in the solar plexus which left him on the canvas for an 8 count, which is an automatic win for that round to Evan.
The referee stared the count very late which concluded in Stanley receiving more time to recover, the ref also tells Stanley to get up. Since When do refs encourage the fighters to get up and continue fighting?. At the conclusion of the 5th round the ref, the trainer of Nandex, the reporters and the crowd were congratulating Evan on his clear vbictory, only the judges deemed Stanley the winner, many were disgusted with the final decision which caused immediate disbelief and an uproar from the crowd.
The fight was obviously rigged for Stanley to win.
Although i am writing about this fight, it is only example of common occurrences in the Kick Boxing Sport. The athletes put most of their young life into training to get to this standard only to be disappointed with Shocking results as clear as this.
Many sports have had issues like this bought to the public attention with rewarding results.
The code of ethic in sport is clearly defined protecting the association and its athletes.
Hopefully Kick Boxing will become a sport without unprofessional practices and its athletes will not have to suffer from other peoples financial manipulations.
Edited by - visou on 02 Jun 2003 19:29:29
Edited by - visou on 02 Jun 2003 20:07:21