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RE: Joseph Parker - Kiwi - 09-15-2017
It has all the appearance of a stitch-up.
This seems to be literally the "family ref" for the Furies.
Can Joseph still win regardless? Of course.
RE: Joseph Parker - diehard - 09-15-2017
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/96870099/joseph-parkers-referee-likened-to-highway-robber-dick-turpin-for-tyson-fury-decision
RE: Joseph Parker - diehard - 09-15-2017
(09-15-2017, 11:00 AM)Kiwi Wrote: It has all the appearance of a stitch-up.
This seems to be literally the "family ref" for the Furies.
Can Joseph still win regardless? Of course.
Exactly. A British ref is one thing. A Fury ref a different kettle of fish altogether.
RE: Joseph Parker - diehard - 09-15-2017
Duco Boxing
16 hrs ·
'DISGRACEFUL': HOME TOWN REFEREE APPOINTED FOR JOSEPH PARKER V HUGHIE FURY
WBO Heavyweight title fight, 23 Sept Manchester Arena
DUCO EVENTS STATEMENT
Duco Events, promoter of WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, is dismayed by the appointment of a 'home town' referee for the mandatory challenge by Hughie Fury in Manchester on September 23.
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) has appointed British referee Terry O’Connor - the same official in charge of Hughie Fury's last two bouts - to control the fight.
“We’re frankly appalled by this. We have petitioned the BBBoC multiple times to see sense but to no avail. Serious questions need to be asked of the BBBoC,” Duco Events director David Higgins said.
A written request from the WBO to the BBBoC to follow its guidelines with regard to the neutrality of officials for world championship bouts has also been rejected.
“This appointment of ‘home town’ officials contravenes the WBO’s guidelines that officials should be neutral, and clearly leaves the contest open to speculation about bias and impropriety," Mr Higgins said.
"WBO president Paco Valcárcel wrote to the BBBoC politely requesting that 'the same procedure applied by the British Boxing Board of Control in the Anthony Joshua versus Wladimir Klitschko bout, should be used on this occasion'.
"Inexplicably the BBBoC has ignored that. This is disgraceful," said Higgins.
Mr Higgins said the appointment of a referee who has controlled Fury's last two fights breached the fight contract.
“It’s entirely contrary to the spirit of the deal and the letter of the contract struck with Hennessy Sports for the title fight, the governing principal being that it would be a fair fight.
“The entire world knows that Hughie Fury is going to run away from Joseph Parker, clinch, elbow, headbutt and do whatever he can to steal a result. Having a referee with whom he is familiar clearly provides an unfair advantage.
“Mr O’Connor refereed Hughie Fury’s last two fights, so it is patently inappropriate for him to have any influence over this world title fight.
“We might have expected this sort of thing had the bout been held in a banana republic, but to see this lack of neutrality and fair play in a nation like Great Britain is staggering."
Mr Higgins said Duco Events had lobbied BBBoC successfully to have a New Zealander added to the judging panel to balance the presence of a British judge, however the BBBoC had refused repeated requests to appoint a neutral referee.
“We’ve formally raised these issues with BBBoC and its response has been quite frankly pathetic. They could not provide an adequate reason why they did not want a neutral referee."
WBO guidelines state that for a world title fight officials should be ‘not the same nationality or place of residence or origin of the Champion or the Challenger(s), or of their respective agents’.
“BBBoC has the final say over the appointment of officials for this fight and we want to know why they have ignored the WBO’s quite sensible guidelines,” Mr Higgins said.
“Furthermore, Peter Fury looked me in the eye, shook my hand and said he wanted this to be a fair fight with neutral officials. I’m sure he hasn’t changed his mind about that. So why would the BBBoC appoint non-neutral officials against the wishes of both camps?”
QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED OF THE BBBoC
What is the reason BBBoC does not want a neutral referee for Parker vs Fury?
Why is BBBoC going against the contractual agreement and wishes of both camps, when it could just as easily select a neutral referee?
Would it improve the perception and credibility of boxing if neutral officials handled world title fights as per WBO guidelines?
Is the BBBoC aware of the Fury camp’s views on the nationality of the officials and does it take that into consideration?
Joshua v Klitschko was officiated by neutral officials. Why is there such a glaring inconsistency with this world title fight?
RE: Joseph Parker - Infern0 - 09-15-2017
It's a bit odd that Duco are going in on the BBBoC thinking they are scheming to help Fury
Are they not aware this is the organisation that tried to end both Fury's careers? (and succesfully ended tysons)
RE: Joseph Parker - Kiwi - 09-15-2017
What Duco is doing is clear-
Even if this referee continues, they are making sure he is under scrutiny and pressure to give them a fair shake.
He will hardly dare to show bias now - given all the publicity.
Smart stuff.
RE: Joseph Parker - diehard - 09-15-2017
(09-15-2017, 03:24 PM)Kiwi Wrote: What Duco is doing is clear-
Even if this referee continues, they are making sure he is under scrutiny and pressure to give them a fair shake.
He will hardly dare to show bias now - given all the publicity.
Smart stuff.
Yes, there will be scrutiny and pressure, but does O'Connor care? He's got a job to do, and he'll get paid well for it. Out of ALL the possible refs, the BBBoC chose a British ref who has made very controversial stoppages and reffed the last two of Fury's fights? Just a coincidence? Team Parker needs to get the WBO to make it a non-title fight, since it goes against WBO rules. Why would the WBO go against their own rules to sanction this fight?
RE: Joseph Parker - Westywarrior - 09-15-2017
(09-15-2017, 04:06 PM)diehard Wrote:(09-15-2017, 03:24 PM)Kiwi Wrote: What Duco is doing is clear-
Even if this referee continues, they are making sure he is under scrutiny and pressure to give them a fair shake.
He will hardly dare to show bias now - given all the publicity.
Smart stuff.
Yes, there will be scrutiny and pressure, but does O'Connor care? He's got a job to do, and he'll get paid well for it. Out of ALL the possible refs, the BBBoC chose a British ref who has made very controversial stoppages and reffed the last two of Fury's fights? Just a coincidence? Team Parker needs to get the WBO to make it a non-title fight, since it goes against WBO rules. Why would the WBO go against their own rules to sanction this fight?
Exactly right Die , the WBO should be enforcing their owns rules as well as the contract . It wouldn't surprise me if behind the scenes there was money in brown paper bags changing hands .
RE: Joseph Parker - diehard - 09-15-2017
...and while we're at it, there's an independent judge, a NZ judge, and a British judge. Sounds like a joke about three guys go to a bar and...anyway, they should ALL be independent judges, with none from NZ or the UK. Why should there be any bias?
RE: Joseph Parker - U.K. Fight Fan - 09-15-2017
(09-15-2017, 08:19 AM)mippy Wrote:(09-15-2017, 01:53 AM)U.K. Fight Fan Wrote: Parker won the WBO against Andy Ruiz, an American. Tony Weeks was the ref for that fight, an American. Did Duco or any of you complain then? I doubt it. Where were the WBO guidelines? Nowhere to be found...
Lots of excuse making and worry from Parker's team. Knows he's in a fight.
Thanks for clearing that up for us Hughie. How's the injured spine? (jokes)
Not bad.