“Good thing it didn’t have to go to the scorecards,”?Jay Jimenez, Ortiz?s manager
There could be other reasons beyond homerism. Scaife could have just had a bad night or mistakenly inverted the scores.?Bob Velin. BOXING JUNKIE
The D.C. Boxing and Wrestling Commission is investigating local D.C. judge Lloyd Scaife according to various reports now being released.
In the bout, Ortiz put a beating on Tony (another hometown guy) knocking him down in the first, third, and final round and thus getting two 10-8 rounds before the end. The two other official judges Tammye Jenkins and Paul Wallace both had Ortiz up on the cards 50-43 correctly reflecting the wipe-out and the two 10-8 rounds.
However, Scaife apparently does not believe in 10-8 rounds despite crunching knockdowns. Incredibly, he scored the fight 48-47 for Ortiz, scoring the first and third rounds 10-9.
Hopefully, the D.C. commission will release a statement as to its findings into this bizarre scoring, but don?t hold your breath.
