WAS THE REFEREE RIGHT OR WRONG?
CIRCUMSTANCES REVIEWED A dispassionate review of the up to Mac being knocked out must lead to the conclusion that the referee, Mr W A Johnston, was correct in what he did! A referee takes a very serious responsibility on his shoulders if he stops a professional fight, unless he is absolutely satisfied that there is no possible chance of a fighter in distress recovering himself. Up to within 20 seconds of being knocked out, Mac had taken everything that Broadfoot could hit him with in a manner which suggested that he still had something up his sleeve. Even when on the ropes he appeared more to be temporarily dazen than “all in.” The rapidity with which he recovered bears this out. If there is any call for comment, it is that in future the N.B.A. should make searching inquiries into the qualifications of visiting boxers, who are seeking matches under its jurisdiction. Pluckily as Mac and Delaney acquitted themselves last night, it cannot be denied neither of them was up to the required standard. J.M.McK.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 82, 28 June 1927, Page 12
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