O’Neil Bell is back in the US after his 12 round decision loss to Jean-Marc Mormeck in France on March 17th, and the man is still in fighting form.

“I had a lot of respect for Mormeck before that fight and I considered him a warrior,” said Bell. “But after he ran from me for the last four rounds because he knew he was ahead on the scorecards, I have nothing good to say about the man. He should be ashamed of himself and he should apologize to all boxing fans for spoiling what could have been the Fight of The Year.”

The 26-2-1 Bell lost his WBC and WBA titles via scores of 115-113, 115-113, and 116-112. The Jamaican, age 32, won the first contest between the two men, in Jan 2006, via a tenth round knockout.

But in the rematch, the ill-advised open scoring system changed the flow of the fight; the announcement of the scoring after eight rounds had Mormeck, now 32-3, ahead. The Frenchman, age 34, protected his lead from then on.

“Regardless of the scoring, Mormeck’s tactics, and some funny business on the part of the timekeeper, who was ending rounds early, I know I won this fight,” said Bell. “The only thing I’m thankful for is that the fight was shown on television in the United States, so the fans could see the truth about what happened.”

In fact, the final round did end about 15 seconds early, it appeared, so this Bell rant can’t be dissmissed as sour grapes.

“I definitely want a rematch and I think Mormeck owes it to me and to the fans to settle the score,” said Bell. “I won’t stop chasing him until he does give me another fight – as the great Joe Louis said, ‘you can run, but you can’t hide.