Fans confused by controversial scorecards at the time of Gervonta Davis' stunning KO of Ryan Garcia

Gervonta Davis took it out of the judges' hands by KOing Ryan Garcia, but their scorecards have still left boxing fans confused. It all came to an end in round seven, when Davis pulled off a crushing body shot that forced Garcia to take a knee and he was unable to beat the referee's count.

Gervonta Davis took it out of the judges' hands by KOing Ryan Garcia, but their scorecards have still left boxing fans confused.

It all came to an end in round seven, when Davis pulled off a crushing body shot that forced Garcia to take a knee and he was unable to beat the referee's count.

Earlier in the fight in round two, Davis landed a beautifully timed counter left hand that dropped Garcia.

Usually in boxing, a round with a knockdown is scored 10-8 in favour of the fighter who landed the telling punch.

This was not the case, however, on any of the judges' scorecards who were adjudicating the Davis vs Garcia fight.

Two judges scored the second round 10-9 in favour of Davis, with one judge bizarrely scoring it 10-10.

This has left boxing fans baffled, with one Twitter user commenting: "With Davis knocking down Garcia down in the 2nd, how in the world was it 10-9, 10-10, 10-9?"

Another added: "10-10 in a round where Garcia was dropped is wild."

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A third said: "Scoring round 2 10-10 is the worst score I’ve ever seen in boxing."

While another user called for action to be taken against the judges: "All these old judges need to be fired. Not one 10-8 round for the knockdown?!? Ridiculous."

Speaking inside the ring after his win, Davis was quizzed on the second round knockdown.

He said: “It was just him not knowing his placement. I knew I was the smarter guy.

“My coach was telling me in camp, ‘He’s gonna come up with his head up, so shoot over top.’”

At the time of the stoppage, Davis was ahead on all three judges scorecards, with scores of 58-56, 59-56, 59-55.

Interestingly, the fourth and fifth rounds were the only rounds in which all three judges agreed in terms of their scoring.

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