Campillo to protest loss to Shumenov

by Scott Christ on Jan 30, 2010 9:38 AM EST in Boxing News Analysis

Gabriel Campillo couldn't believe the scores in Las Vegas last night. Now, he'll protest the decision. (Reuters Photos, via daylife.com)

Though little rarely comes of anything in these situations, former WBA light heavyweight titlist Gabriel Campillo will file an official protest regarding his highly controversial loss last night in Las Vegas to Beibut Shumenov. Rick Reeno has the quotes from Campillo's manager, Sampson Lewkowicz:

"I demand a full investigation on the judge who scored 117-111 [Patricia Morse Jarman]. It was another travesty for boxing. I want a full investigation on the judge. That judge put a black eye on boxing and a black eye on all of the judges in Nevada and all the people of Nevada. She can never come back to judge again. She is either blind or got paid off - one of the two. Keith Kizer is one the best commissioners and he will never allow that [for her to judge again]."

Bad Left Hook scored the fight 117-111 for Campillo, which is more or less in line with every score I've seen besides the two Vegas judges that scored the fight for Shumenov.

Lou DiBella also weighed in, because Lou DiBella likes to weigh in on things, and has been quite vocal about the bad scoring we've seen too much of lately in boxing:

"Jerry Roth had one of the worst nights of his life. The other judge that had it 9 rounds to 3 for Shumenov, they should immediately sit down and have a chat with her and take a close look at her scorecard. I can accept Roth had a bad night. I can't accept the other scorecard under any circumstance. Every day that passes we are shooting ourselves in the foot as a sport and an industry. How can you make new fans when they watch a fight that end with a decision like that? Anyone who says Shumenov won doesn't know a f***ing thing about boxing. Explaining this to the fans makes me embarrassed to be in this industry. The fight was not even close."

It's unlikely that Morse Jarman will receive any actual penalty for her scorecard, but a review of the fight could at least get Campillo a third fight with Shumenov. I'd call it "well-deserved," but from watching the fight on DVR this morning, it's not a fight anyone really deserves. It's a fight that shouldn't be in discussions, but now has to be. I didn't keep score, but the fight was clearly Campillo's. It's not even a discussion. I don't throw around "robbery" too often because when you do it loses all meaning, but this was a robbery. Campillo outclassed, outboxed and outfought Shumenov.

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bad judges in nevada? i never heard of such a thing. i mean the nevada commision is the most respected in the world….

on a serious note. nevada judges/commission have been horrible and corrupt for about 20 plus years. as long as i have been watching boxing they have been horrible. its really nothing new and nothing is ever going to change.

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by sonofapsycho on Jan 30, 2010 9:56 AM EST reply actions

Well,I maybe crazy about this,i had it 114-114 all

by Curtis72094 on Jan 30, 2010 10:01 AM EST reply actions

You can probably justify that though

117 for Shumenov is just completely unreasonable.

"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey

by Drunken cutman on Jan 30, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions

Hopefully something will come of this

I am growing to have quite a degre eof respect for Dibella base don some of his recent comments. He seems to commonly stick up for what is good for boxing.

"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey

by Drunken cutman on Jan 30, 2010 10:15 AM EST reply actions

I’m not shocked. Golden Boy has had a number of really terrible decisions on their cards for starters, and combined with Shumenov (who I’ve heard rumors of many times having organized crime ties), this seemed in advance to be very likely. Sad that you can get better judging in Kazakhstan than the US.

by VirtualBalboa on Jan 30, 2010 10:36 AM EST reply actions

Black Eye is a good term for this.

Hearing about these kinds of things in boxing really upsets me. When the sport is fair, and the fights get made I love boxing and I spread its word to my MMA friends because in all honesty a fan of combat sports is a fan of combat sports. I’ve grown to like MMA, a lot actually, I’ve listened to what my MMA friends have had to say and they’re right. The sport is better promoted, each card is individually better than most boxing cards, and you often get to see the fights you want to see with the exception of Lesnar vs Fedor. But it’s the exception, not the rule over there. How many fights did you want to see never happen? How many times did someone lose a decision they should have won. Of recent memory it was Ward/Froch and now this. Something has to change in boxing. Change is a big word for a lot of people and boxing is by no means dead, but day after day MMA will win over not only the better athletes but they will also win more fans because this sort of thing is the exception and not the rule. The funny thing is, MMA isn’t “beating boxing up” rating wise, or drawing fans away from the sport. Boxing is just beating itself up and losing the opportunity to make new fans.

by rmatheny on Jan 30, 2010 10:59 AM EST reply actions

Boxing is just beating itself up and losing the opportunity to make new fans.

I like this and have to agree. Not with everything you say but certainly with the sentiment. Scorecards like this make me sad.

"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey

by Drunken cutman on Jan 30, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions

I had Rds 2,3,10 as toss-ups. Even giving those all to Shumenov, it would’ve been 114-114 on my scoresheet. Don’t know what Morse Jarman was smoking before the fight.
Had to wonder bout Fischer’s commentary that Campillo is part of the new wave with Dawson, Pascal, etc.

by Pokerface on Jan 30, 2010 11:10 PM EST reply actions

What I find most problematic is the fact that I don’t want to see the rematch because it causes me to worry about Shumenov’s long term health. Most will say it is a premature concern, I know, but those repeated, nonstop sort of blows while fatigued are the type that do damage. Shumenov has ate them nonstop for a fight and a half. I don’t want it to happen to him again for his own good. He could be ruined forever as a fighter if Campillo treats his brain as a punching bag yet again, and he could feel effects later in life. It’d be better for him if Campillo could just flat out put him out cold.

by jcarr71 on Jan 31, 2010 2:35 AM EST reply actions