Re: Should the Khan/Barrera fight have been called a no contest?
I think Kahn was being protected a bit in the fight, although he fought well. Some things just dont add up. When Barrera was looked at by the doc the first time, there was a long conversation. We dont know what was said, but the fight was let to continue. I do think there was some confusion between Marco and the doctor and ref. In the corner after round 4 is the latest the fight should have been stopped. 1. because the cut was bad, 2. so it didnt go to the cards. Barrera had already fought 3 rounds that he shouldnt have had to. After the fight, Barrera showed his frusteration, and said it should have been stopped sooner. To everyone saing that Barrera was pleading to continue and said he was ok to continue, I dont remember hearing him say that. Of course he wanted to continue as he is a a warrior, but if the doctor had said in round 2, 3 or 4, "are you ok to continue, if you can not it will be ruled a NC not a TKO because the cut was from an accidental headbutt" and Barerra understood Barerra may have not continued past 4. I think there was a communication problem. Plus the ref brought MAB to the doctor again just as Barerra landed a couple of punches on Kahn that seemed to bother him in rd. 5, thats when it was stopped. My question is why not earlier.
Psalm 144: Blessed be the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle
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