THE BULLDOG writes:

The "who won, who did'nt" debate is not the issue. It is the practices, methods and integrity of the WPKL which is in question (again)!


===Exactly! It doesnt matter whether the three repudiated wpkl judges had it right. Who won any fight is always a matter of opinion- if there's no stoppage.

I will say that I had Soumia winning three of the five rds-based solely on my dvd viewing fo the fight, and based on the fact that I am much more experienced at viewing boxing and therefore predisposed to place more value on punches landed-than kicks. (Soumia easily landed more effective punches)imo.

plus, i dont like or appreciate what I consider "excessive" clinching. And that's the one area where Hart clearly dominated in that fight.

So, obviously i am not a qualified person to judge a MT fight.

Whatever. the three international judges who were each seated on a different sides of the ring rendered a unanimous decision for Mary Hart. And therefore, that decision should not have been overturned.

The WPKL violated two of their own rules (enumerated below)and have therefore shown themselves to be a disreputable, unethical, and incompetent, sanctioning body.

1. WPKL Rules call for three minute rounds for all World Titles-this fight was only 2 minute rds. It was therefore closer to a glorified skirmish.
and it was NOT a legal "World Title" fight in the first place-based on the WPKL's own rules.


2. WPKL does not allow protests on unanimous decisions. The decision was unanimous for Hart. So there was no legal basis for a challenge.


3. There is no WPKL rule authorizing protests based on "biased" statements
of anyone-whether they were judges or not.

Therefore: Any promoter who uses the wpkl is setting himself up for question also.

Mary Hart and the three publically humiliated judges should sue them, just to expose this very corrupt organization.

It will be interesting to see if these three judges, Dan Green, Luc Jensen, and the 3rd (unknown to me) judge will have the self respect and INTEGRITY to never again work a fight for the WPKL-unless they each receive a full written and public apology.

I hope Soumia's management will see the necessity for rematching Mary Hart under full thai rules at 5x3, outside the UK or the Netherlands, with international judges, and a reputable sanctioning body such as the WMC.

Thats the only way to disassociate her name from this sorry mess and that meaningless belt- and move on with her promising career.


dan