All three should be commended

Yep, taking a point for a low blow that was clearly not a low blow is a great job!

 

See, that’s not how it works. Previous warnings for low blows (I call them borderline) do not permit the ref to take a point for a shot that was not low.

 

It’s very simple really, there is no debate the shot that caused the point deduction was not low. Just because Marquez had been warned earlier in the fight does not give the ref the right to take a point on a LEGAL blow.

 

If Marquez had indeed went low again, then you could make the argument that he had been warned plenty of times and it was the correct time for a point to be taken. However, your logic does not work on a LEGAL punch to the body.

I agree Boxeo on one point, that the shot where the point was taken away wasn't really low.  The warnings are what got this point taken away, he messed up the call, but he could have easily taken the point away on the warning before.

Even if the point is not taken away, what are we looking at?  A draw in the record books where Izzy keeps his title.  You could almost make the point that neither guy really lost anyway, both guys cemented their legacy in a historic fight.