The knockout that made the undefeated boxer the "dirtiest man in the business"
Genius tactic or cheap cheating?
Ruben Torres caught fire in the nets after beating Christian Baas in questionable fashion.
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25/08/2022
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The talented boxer Ruben Torres maintained an unbeaten record last Saturday at the end of the 19th fight in his career, but this time, the way he achieved the knockout led to an attack against him on the social network, and raised the question: Is this a genius tactic or cheap cheating?
Torres faced Christian Baas in California, and during the seventh round he dropped him with a left hook, a second after the two touched each other's gloves - an act known in boxing as a sign that both boxers are ready to resume the fight after it has been stopped for some reason.
Ruben Torres' controversial knockout
As mentioned, the close fight ended with Torres winning by knockout, this after Baas was unable to recover from the blow, which was defined by the judge as legal.
"Rule number 1 in boxing is to protect yourself at any given time. It's pretty clear that we have something to hone in on that," Torres said after the fight.
Some boxing fans saw the move as unsportsmanlike, with "wretched" and "dirtiest man in boxing" being some of the condemnations written against Torres.
There were also those who remembered Floyd Mayweather's knockout of Victor Ortiz in 2011, when Mayweather surprised his opponent moments after the two hugged.
"Mayweather did less than that and the whole boxing world supported him," compared that memorable moment to Torres' hit.
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