Robert Díaz Sounds Off After Controversial Draw: “We Needed to Combat the Opponent and the Judges”

By Hesiquio Balderas

Robert Díaz Sounds Off After Controversial Draw: “We Needed to Combat the Opponent and the Judges.”

Within the aftermath of Lamont Roach Jr.’s extremely debated draw in opposition to Mexican star Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz, supervisor Robert Díaz didn’t maintain again his frustration, pointing instantly on the judging and the circumstances surrounding the combat.

Talking solely with FightNews.com, Díaz delivered a blunt evaluation of what Workforce Roach confronted in San Antonio:

“What are you able to do if it’s important to combat your opponent and it’s important to combat the judges on the similar time? We had been in Pitbull’s dwelling turf. This is identical area the place we acquired a draw for the ultimate belt. It’s virtually not possible that every one the media and all of the followers noticed us win even the Mexican followers and but the judges didn’t.”

Díaz additionally revealed that Roach fought below excessive adversity:

“Lamont broke his hand within the fifth spherical I can affirm that to FightNews.com.”

Regardless of the damage, Díaz maintains that Roach not solely did sufficient to win, however that boxing politics stole a historic accomplishment from him.

“It’s very laborious to just accept that Lamont must be a three-division world champion. However the judges stored us away from that. He must be a three-time world champion, and he’s solely listed as a one-division world champion.”

Díaz’s feedback spotlight the continuing outcry from followers and media who consider Roach delivered the cleaner, extra technical efficiency, outboxing Cruz for lengthy stretches regardless of giving up measurement, energy, and preventing with a damaged hand.

For a lot of, the draw feels much less like a good end result and extra like one other chapter in boxing’s lengthy historical past of questionable scoring — particularly when the home fighter is concerned.

As Díaz summed it up, the night time felt like a victory denied:

“All we would like is equity. Lamont earned it within the ring.”