Dunkin to DC: 'Do the right thing!'
Thursday, August 21 2008
By Rick Scharmberg
Philadelphia’s Anthony “The Messenger” Thompson and his team, including manager Cameron Dunkin, are protesting his controversial loss last Friday to Baltimore’s Ishmail Arvin that took place in Washington, DC.
The scheduled 10-round junior middleweight bout, which was for the USBO title, ended after six rounds on the doctor’s recommendation, due to a cut and swelling over his left eye. Although replays showed Thompson’s cut was caused by an accidental clash of heads in the third round, referee Walik Maleed didn’t determine that until he saw the ESPN2 replay immediately after the fight was stopped. The local boxing commission reviewed the tape, and after a discussion, awarded the victory to Arvin, which sparked the controversy . . . . Click here for more
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