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Open Letter: Rodriguez vs. Dunaway
By Marcus Kowal
June 23, 2008
Photo: Mary Ann Owen

     
   
   
   
   
(JUNE 23) WBAN received an open letter from Marcus Kawal, in regards to the Wendy Rodriguez vs. Hollie Dunaway bout, that took place on June 13, 2008, on the PPV event, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [WBAN is webcasting this bout -via Secondsout.TV--outside of North America] Kowal said the following in the open letter:

To Whomever Wants to Read It;

It’s unfortunate to find it is necessary to write this letter. After such a beautifully organized event that was a tremendous success for women’s boxing, bias commentating has left some question marks around the fight between Wendy Rodriguez and Holly Dunaway.
The team was shocked to hear from people (who were watching the fight Pay Per View) that they had been watching one thing and hearing another from the commentators; that the commentators had Dunaway up by 7-8 rounds.

Let’s be honest here: Working someone’s corner or having a favorite will always make you bias. Thus, it wasn’t strange perhaps that I felt that Wendy had every single round – that it was a shut-out.

I went back and watched the fight again (twice), once being “neutral” and once being “bias” for Dunaway. There’s absolutely no way you can give Dunaway more than – and this is the very most – 4 rounds (a couple of them that you can argue either way). In fact, I still felt that Wendy won the fight clearly. However, listening to Al Bernstein, one would think it was a walk through the park for Dunaway. I think the crowd said it the best after the fight: you didn’t hear a single boo after the announcements, which is so often the case after a split decision.

The purpose of this letter is two-fold: Firstly, it is to complain about Al Bernstein’s commentating. A commentator is supposed to do exactly that; commentate, in a neutral fashion. Bernstein, please note the word neutral. Watching the fight, I felt like I was watching a Rock-concert where Dunaway was the Rock star and Al Bernstein was her biggest groupie. I have heard a lot of biased commentating but this was by far the worst – it was ridiculous. Not taking anything away from Holly Dunaway, she’s a great fighter and champion but Al Bernstein needs to either: a) buy a pair of glasses b) look for another job – I hear the local circus is looking for a clown….c) propose.

Secondly, I want to reiterate that I have all the respect for you, Holly, but you lost this fight. However, you were willing to give Wendy a re-match and we’re willing to do the same for you – anytime. Here’s a little tip to your manager though: focus on managing and your fighter’s training instead of running your mouth about knock-outs or your fighter might just end up looking up at someone who is 2 inches shorter than herself…
 
     
     
   
 

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