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Pitbull Cruz robbed over the phone with ‘Cooking at Home’.
Tim Bradley says Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz fell victim to “home cooking” during his controversial 12-round majority draw against Lamont Roach last Saturday, December 6 at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Bradley believes Roach’s reason for the draw was revenge for the victory he didn’t get in his last fight against Gervonta Davis last March. Many felt he deserved to win against Tank. So Tim claims that Roach was saved from losing to Cruz to make up for what the judges didn’t do for him in his match against Tank.
Phantom low blow controversy
Podcast host Bradley says interim WBC welterweight champion Cruz (28-3-2, 18 KO) won the first rounds “definitely” and then finished 12th against the missing-in-action Roach (25-1-3, 10 KO).
In his opinion, it was “home cooking” in the seventh set, when the referee deducted a point from Cruz for a phantom low blow. Replays showed the punch was delivered across the belt and Roach’s trunks were raised high. Bradley states that if it were not for the points deduction, “Pitbull” would have won the fight. Indeed, he would. The results were as follows:
“When the last round comes, I say, ‘Where are you, Roach?’” “Pitbull” closed the show, won the last round and won the fight. There’s no doubt in my mind that he won that fight,” said Tim Bradley about his fight canaltalking about Saturday’s fight between Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz and Lamont Roach.
Roach sailed on the 12th
The 12th was a strange one for Roach as he fought like he thought he had the win in his pocket. He didn’t even try to win the round by putting in some effort. His vision of the fight up to that point may have given him the belief that he could just run out.
After the fight, Roach repeatedly said he felt he won easily, which explains why he made no effort to win the 12th fight. He decided to box to avoid getting caught. What a mistake that was.
“I look at those rounds and say, ‘That’s another round for Pitbull.’ These rounds were definitely won. It wasn’t like they were close. He even made him [Roach] touch the canvas with the glove, which is a knockdown,” Bradley said of the knockdown Cruz scored in the third round.
Cruz fought well enough to win the first six rounds of the fight. So for Roach to win, he had to win all six final rounds. He certainly didn’t, as Cruz finished mighty in rounds 11 and 12.
Replay shows a legal shot
“That’s where the home cooking comes in, because when it came a little later, you saw what happened. Roach was there and he got hit. All of a sudden, ‘Pitbull’ took a couple of shots that went astray. I understand. But the last shot that the referee took away the point was in the belt line, and the belt line was in the belt line,” Bradley said of referee James Green deducting points from ‘Pitbull.’ Cruz in round seven.
“It wasn’t below the belt. I saw the instant replay. That shot was legal, not illegal, and it won the point,” Tim said.
Last update: 12/09/2025
Fighters like Raymond Muratalla, Abdullah Mason, William Zepeda and Floyd Schofield represent the direction many expected from Davis, making the return to Cruz a remarkable step, even if the first fight remains the one fans remember.
The fight is being discussed in the 140-pound weight class. Their first meeting took place at lightweight in December 2021 and ended in a unanimous decision for Davis after twelve rounds.
Cruz’s pressure forced Davis (30-1, 28 KO) in a cautious fight rather than the knockout victories that marked much of his career. Davis injured his left hand early in the fight and relied heavily on movement, defense and counters with his right hand while Cruz continued to press forward and raise the volume of his throws.
The judges scored the fight 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112 for Davis. Cruz’s pressure kept the contest close and led to a physical twelve-round battle that looked different than many of Davis’ other victories.
Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KO) continued to build his record after this fight, and his victories put him near the top of the division. His aggressive style and willingness to constantly push forward made it the first fight that fans still bring up when discussing Davis’ toughest fights.
Davis most recently fought to a twelve-round draw against Lamont Roach in March 2025 and has been inactive since that fight. A second fight with Cruz would mark a return to a fight that continues to attract attention whenever we analyze Davis’ career.
A novel element is the weight class. Discussions about a rematch point to a fight at 140 pounds, rather than the lightweight limit where they first met.
The comment came as Rolly, 30, was discussing Haney and the possibility of the two 147-pound champions meeting in the ring.
Haney responded on social media today after comments that went viral, rejecting Romero’s argument and saying that results involving other fighters do not determine the outcome of a future fight.
“Triangle theories don’t work in boxing,” Haney said on Program X. “Rolly will be strengthened by me.”
Former undisputed lightweight champion Haney then further mocked that logic by listing a string of results involving several fighters.
“Rolly was shaped by Barroso, Barroso was shaped by O’Hara Davies, Davies was shaped by Josh Taylor, Taylor was shaped by Teo, Teo was shaped by Kambosos, it all leads back to ME,” Haney said.
The exchange of words takes place as both fighters continue to discuss a possible unification fight in the welterweight division. Rolly holds the WBA title and Haney holds the WBO belt, creating the potential for a two-belt fight if negotiations are completed.
There have been discussions about rescheduling the fight between both champions for later this year, although neither side has confirmed that a deal has been finalized.
Devin will likely enter the fight as the clear favorite against Rolly (17-2, 13 KO), who moved up to welterweight after competing at a lighter weight earlier in his career.
Romero defeated Ryan Garcia via 12-round unanimous decision on May 2, 2025, which increased attention on potential welterweight fights. The fight took place in Recent York and was one of the biggest victories in Romero’s career.
He hasn’t fought since that victory, analyzing possible high-profile fights.
One issue with Romero’s schedule is his tardy mandatory defense against Shakhram Giyasov. The Uzbek contender has been a top contender for the WBA title for a long time, but a title fight has not been ordered or finalized yet.
It is unclear whether the WBA will allow Romero to directly enter a unification fight with Haney without meeting Giyasov first. Sanctioning bodies sometimes allow champions to postpone mandatory defenses before unification fights, although no decision has been announced.
Negotiations between Haney and Romero are still ongoing.
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