Robbery of Lara One Al Capone Would Be Proud Of!
BOXING STILL THE “RED LIGHT” DISTRICT OF SPORTS
Los Angeles, CA-The judges stole a clear-cut and dominant 12 round decision victory away from Erislandy Lara (15-1*-1, 10 KOs) over a bloodied Paul “Got Punished” Williams (40-2-27 KOs) Saturday night on HBO After Dark. This was quite possibly one of the worst decisions in years in the sport of boxing. Lara, a former amateur world champion and defector from Cuba, landed straight left hands at will against a helpless Williams.
WILLIAMS WINNING FIGHT AKIN TO WINNING LOTTERY WITH BOGUS TICKET
Williams, a former champion at 147 and 154 lbs., and who was stopped in thrilling fashion against current middleweight king Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KOs) in November of last year, threw over 1000 punches, but it left him vulnerable to the precision counter punching of Lara. This is an ultimate travesty. Williams was game, but totally outgunned for most of the bout.
LARRY, MOE AND CURLY WERE THE JUDGES!
In what was a pathetic panel of judges, keep these names in mind; Hilton Whitaker, Donald Givens, and Al Bennett, now known as boxing’s version of The Three Stooges, were inept, blind, and clueless and obviously have lost all credibility in their ability to score professional prizefighting. Two of the judges had it for Paul, while one had it even. The experienced HBO judge Harold Lederman tallied it 117-111 for Lara in what was a pretty easy fight to score.
MY GIRL SAW IT LOPSIDED AS WELL
It doesn’t take boxing acumen to know that this was a route. My girlfriend could see even with her glasses off, that Lara basically got screwed because he’s not an American and has little to no following or connections. Hopefully an investigation follows! Influential HBO frontman Al Haymon, adviser to many boxers showcased on the network including the thoroughly beaten Williams, proved that not only would Lara need to throw the kitchen sink at the American, but he’d need to knockout cornerman George Peterson and Haymon himself to win. In closing, the best metaphor I can utilize here is disgusting!
Kevin Perry