Returning to the defeat on points, two judges to one, of Tony Yoka against the Belgian Ryad Merhy, last Saturday at the central Roland-Garros in Paris, Dolpierre estimated that the judges should have helped the Frenchman and awarded him the victory. He declared in particular: “In England, in a fight like this, the local boxer would have won. When I saw Yoka almost with tears in his eyes, after the result was announced, it hurt my heart. We could have at least given him a draw. Of course, he was narrowly beaten. I know he didn’t do much, that he worked on one thing. But in France, it’s worthless (….) How many French people have I seen being robbed abroad, and it doesn’t bother anyone. But we are not capable of helping a boxer. We are afraid of the public, of everything. We have done more harm to boxing than if we had given it victory. »
2023-12-13 17:01:34
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