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If you think the ludicrous scorecard Adalaide Byrd submitted for the first Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight would have eliminated her from consideration for judging another Alvarez fight, guess again.

BS.com has learned that Byrd was included in the pool of potential judges Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett sent recently to representatives for Daniel Jacobs and Alvarez. Brooklyn’s Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) has been very open since signing to box Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) about the urgent need for the most competent group of judges possible to score their middleweight title unification match May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Fighters and their teams have the right to contest the use of objectionable judges, but ultimately it is up to the NSAC to assign judges to fights in Nevada. Typically, the NSAC has acquiesced once objections are made in order to avoid conflicts once fights are scored.

Byrd’s inclusion in the Alvarez-Jacobs pool is particularly perplexing because she scored Alvarez a 118-110 winner over Golovkin in a 12-round middleweight title fight in which Golovkin was at the very least extremely competitive with Alvarez in September 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Nevada’s Byrd strangely scored 10 of those 12 rounds for Alvarez, who lost 115-113 on the scorecard of Nevada’s Dave Moretti. Connecticut’s Don Trella scored the first Alvarez-Golovkin fight a draw (114-114), which rendered it a split draw.

Moretti and Trella also are among the judges Bennett included in the pool for Alvarez-Jacobs. BS.com has been informed that Jacobs’ team has objected to Trella working his fight against Alvarez as well.

When asked by BS.com about the potential judges for his fight versus Alvarez, Jacobs didn’t name names. He did, however, indicate that the inclusion of one judge in particular, presumably Byrd, is not up for debate.

“I’ve had my opportunity to think about it,” Jacobs said. “I was presented with the pool of judges that they gave to us. And I think it was laughable at first. There was definitely one that was automatically out, once we got the list. But, you know, I expressed to my team what I felt about not only the judges, but the options of the referees we have.

“I’m just looking forward to getting an honest chance. That’s really all I want – just a true, honest chance. I don’t want any advantage. I don’t want any favoritism towards me. I just want a fair chance to go in there and fight the fighter they consider to be the best in the middleweight division and prove myself. But I don’t want any influence outside the ring to manipulate the decision or what happens inside there.”

Jacobs, who arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday, is well aware of the judging history of Alvarez’s fights in that city.

“It’s definitely something that plays in the back of my mind,” Jacobs said. “But I don’t let it manifest. It’s just one of those things where I know that if I do what I have to do, which I totally see being 100-percent possible, then there’s gonna be no doubt. And then, if I knock Canelo Alvarez out, to some people it’ll be a miracle. But I’m not foreign to those things anyway.”

Wonder what the issue with Don Trella is.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑18 Apr 2019, 16:01 Wonder what the issue with Don Trella is.

Trella gave round 7 of GGG-Canelo I to Canelo, and that was one of the best Golovkin's rounds. He was just making sure to produce a card he was told to produce.

Jacobs knows the fix will be in, no matter which individual judges end up sitting at ringside.

The sad thing is that they are the same ol' judges in this 'pool' for the big fights so as they say same $hit different day. I'm pretty sure that out there they are some good fair judges with good professional ethics but because they don't have the 'experience of judging' the big fights they don't count. lol It's a f-cking vicious circle and the big money rules it.

Let's hope that Byrd has been to Specsavers and got a new prescription recently.

She gets paid alot of money, and has always been in the pockets of golden boy, showtime and the nevada ASC, who all have a vested interest in canelo remaining as top of the bill mexican champion.

It would have been Canelo favoured scoring without her anyway. Well, she'll just make the most Canelo-biased score again.

DrDuke wrote: ↑19 Apr 2019, 12:31 It would have been Canelo favoured scoring without her anyway. Well, she'll just make the most Canelo-biased score again.

He was gonna be favoured yes. But now IF Byrd does judge it’s a given.

I have a feeling if she does, her’s will be the ‘decent’ scorecard this time round, just a bit of damage control and it will another judge that takes a hit.

Adelaide Byrd has judged dozens of fights since the first Canelo-Golovkin bout.

I haven't heard another complaint about her.

But if I was part of GBP, I wouldn't want her as a judge.

She probably will go out of her way to demonstrate impartiality but scoring any close round for Jacobs.

It may not even be a conscious decision on her part to place a handicap on Canelo. But the mind works in strange ways.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑18 Apr 2019, 17:07 Jacobs knows the fix will be in, no matter which individual judges end up sitting at ringside.

That's inevitable. Only a KO/stoppage can get the belts off the golden clenbuterol cow for Danny Jacobs. Remember that ridiculous CJ Ross card which scored it a draw when Mayweather boxed his ears off.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sbnati ... w-c-j-ross

The sheer level of corruption is not even funny now and only the most ardent besotted Canelo fans and beneficiaries refuse to see it.

Jacobs needs to be extremely dominant to win, that or a knockout

the judging was fair for the ggg rematch

jamamb wrote: ↑19 Apr 2019, 15:56 the judging was fair for the ggg rematch

That was a close fight tbh. Could have gone either way. Edged it for GGG.

The first fight was clear GGG.

jamamb wrote: ↑19 Apr 2019, 15:56 the judging was fair for the ggg rematch

No, it wasn't. It was a setup again, but less outrageous as the fight was closer.

Might as well have Canelo's mom, dad and sister as the judges
And while we are at it get his brother to referee

tiny_acres wrote: ↑19 Apr 2019, 19:54 Might as well have Canelo's mom, dad and sister as the judges
And while we are at it get his brother to referee

If I was Canelo's team, I would be very careful about choosing Adelaide Byrd as a judge. You never know what criteria she may judge on. Just because she gave Canelo an absurd gift does not mean he will get another. One thing we know is that she does not judge rounds based on what's going on inside the ring. She may give Jacobs 10 rounds because she sees him as a strong Black man who deserves a victory for his struggle. we can only guess the criteria she is working on

fornicating disgrace

Hope Danny will make a huge uoset by killing Alvaroid. Un other case Jacobs will get a draw even if he will clearly KO his opponent

You can't fire someone for doing your bidding. Not if you want others to continue to toe the line.

You may feel compelled to in order to save face but that would only apply if you gave even the faintest of sh1ts what your audience i.e. boxing fans think about you. No chance then.

candyslim wrote: ↑21 Apr 2019, 08:35 You can't fire someone for doing your bidding. Not if you want others to continue to toe the line.

You may feel compelled to in order to save face but that would only apply if you gave even the faintest of sh1ts what your audience i.e. boxing fans think about you. No chance then.

Absolutely. It's not about individuals.

Anyway, here's something to lighten the mood.

thomasjkelley wrote: ↑20 Apr 2019, 18:34 If I was Canelo's team, I would be very careful about choosing Adelaide Byrd as a judge. You never know what criteria she may judge on. Just because she gave Canelo an absurd gift does not mean he will get another. One thing we know is that she does not judge rounds based on what's going on inside the ring. She may give Jacobs 10 rounds because she sees him as a strong Black man who deserves a victory for his struggle. we can only guess the criteria she is working on

It was not an absurd gift. She had to give Canelo a win or else. She just tried too hard.

Do boxers get a vote on officials? (Judges/refs, etc.)

oogiebe wrote: ↑21 Apr 2019, 16:53 Do boxers get a vote on officials? (Judges/refs, etc.)

They do. Team Jacobs have said no to Don Trella.