I wouldn’t envy boxing judges on a night when Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada put forth one of the great 12-round wars in recent memory. They broke a super-flyweight record for most punches thrown (2,529) in what was undeniably a back-and-forth classic.
But this is boxing and this is Texas. Judging and officiating has always been an issue in the Lone Star State and there were some really poor scores on the undercard. Sadly, the main event was no exception.
You could have made arguments either way for 115-113 or even a draw. Judge Jesse Reyes had it 115-113 for Gonzalez, David Sutherland had it 115-113 for Estrada, but the widely criticized score belongs to Carlos Sucre’s 117-111 for Estrada.