Tevin Farmer may have held a world title just a few short years ago, but most prognosticators and betting aficionados were under the impression that he had little to no chance roughly two weeks ago.
Although he did manage to reel off three consecutive victories following his three-and-a-half-year layoff, the level of competition he was facing was near the bottom of the barrel compared to Raymond Muratalla.
Whether he was destined to leave the ring on a stretcher or on the wrong end of a lopsided decision, Farmer knew that he was being counted out. Yet, as he seemingly banked round after round against the highly-ranked lightweight contender, Farmer (33-6-1, 8 KOs) believed he had everything under control.
The second half of their showdown, of course, wasn’t as smooth and easy sailing as the first few rounds, but Farmer wasn’t sweating the end result. As he stood next to referee Thomas Taylor, Farmer smiled as he awaited the decision. Once the final call was given and Muratalla was handed the victory, Farmer was dumbfounded.
A bit of time has passed since then. Farmer isn’t as acrimonious. It’s not because he agrees with the judges but more so because of his happy-go-lucky attitude. After popping in the tape and rewatching what took place on that Saturday night, he is still of the belief that the judges had no idea what they were actually watching.
“100 percent,” Farmer told Sean Zittel when asked if he believes he won. “I feel like I won the first six rounds easily. The next four I probably won like one. But I had it 7-3 my way. Even with the point deduction, it’s 6-4. But it is what it is.”
Farmer, 33, isn’t old in boxing terms, but he isn’t young either. He knows that an opportunity, whether justly or not, slipped through his fingers. Sulking and speaking despondently, however, won’t get him anywhere.
Farmer isn’t interested in concentrating on the past. As long as his supporters are still backing him, that’s all he needs to carry on.
“The world knows what happened. I’m not gonna cry over spilled milk. We wipe it up, and we keep moving.”
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