Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Hernández

HOGBEAR · Post by **HOGBEAR** » 23 May 2004, 17:36

Mayweather suffered a knockdown in round six.

From: http://espn.go.com/boxing/news/2001/0526/1205368.html

"Mayweather, 24, suffered the first knockdown of his career when his right glove touched the canvas in the sixth round. He wasn't hit, but was given a standing eight count by referee Dale Grable."

(Mayweather also turned his back to Hernández, so Grable's knockdown call was legit.)

HOGBEAR · Post by **HOGBEAR** » 28 May 2004, 11:49

Is anyone going to address this? Are only some knockdown calls noted? If so, why? You should either note them all or none of them.

You also need to figure out a system for editorializing knockdown calls. The following appears in the Freitas/Grigorian entry:

Grigorian down four times. Three of the "knockdowns" seemed to be highly questionable.

"Questionable" according to whom? The editor who wrote that?

HOGBEAR · Post by **HOGBEAR** » 29 May 2004, 14:19

"Mayweather suffered the first knockdown of his career when his right glove touched the canvas in the sixth round"

Sounds like a fair way to note it.

I also noticed the Freitas comments were deleted.

Thanks for the updates, guys.

m_ik_E_c · Post by **m_ik_E_c** » 30 May 2004, 23:19

Floyd suffered his first knockdown because he hurt his hand punching hernandez...a legit knockdown, but certainly atypical and worth noting.