Thread: Do you think Corrales/Casamayor 1 should have been stopped?

Come on, a cut lip??

yes he would of been swallowing a shitload of blood had Casamayor connected big again (which is a really bad thing)

granted Diego looked to be on his way of knocking that nasty little prick out, still a good call by the doctor

Stopping the fight was the right call

It wasn't a cut lip,but cuts inside his mouth...
The nice redhaired doctor did the right thing to stop the fight...

PREMATURE!

was very dissapointed then..but i guess i can wear back my smile with the upcoming brawl of thiers...Go Chico!

Originally Posted by bleech1

Come on, a cut lip??

Believe it or not swallowing blood can make you sick...

good point bro...perhaps that was the reason and not the cut, it was the blood going inside the mouth.

He might have vomited on his own blood or something,I remember Margaret saying it after the fight so yes,it was the right thing to do and he won the rematch so it's cool!

With hindsight I dont think we can really dispute the drs decision . However at the time I felt Chico was hard done by and should have been given 1 more round cuz he had Casamayor hurt at the time . If he was getting skooled yeah get him outta there but the fighter wanted to go on , he was on teh verge of a stoppage win and she took it away from him . He won the return anyway so it doesnt really matter . I also think he'l win the decider

Originally Posted by GAME

With hindsight I dont think we can really dispute the drs decision . However at the time I felt Chico was hard done by and should have been given 1 more round cuz he had Casamayor hurt at the time . If he was getting skooled yeah get him outta there but the fighter wanted to go on , he was on teh verge of a stoppage win and she took it away from him . He won the return anyway so it doesnt really matter . I also think he'l win the decider

I just watched again, awesome fight, bullshit stoppage.

Damn, Diego was really startng to take a beating by the 5th/6th round. Straight left hands all night right down the pipe were hurting Corrales. Good body work also by Casamayor. Yeah prob shouldve gave him 1 moe round but damn you heard him say postfight intvw the mouthpiiece went right damn through his lip, it was really bleeding badly, like running down his throat. Yeah he stunned casa at end of final round but by the bell Casa had recovered. Next round would have really huirt Diego really bad.

Can't argue with her judgement, considering the shield punched a hole from inside to out and she believed his jaw was cracked, however, it's clear post fight he wasn't pissing blood (from the mouth), the towel had "mere" smears on it and he didn't even seem bothered.

Casamayor was murder for fouls and messy fights.

Good fight, unfortunate timing and all, but you can't fault the stoppage. She(forget the doctors name) always seemed to do a good job and understood what she was there for. From a doctor's standpoint it shouldn't matter how a fight has gone or whether a guy can still win. They decide whether a fighter is injured to the point where the likelihood of a serious medical situation means you err on the side of the crowd being disappointed.

Casamayor wouldve really been a headache to fight. Cuban lefty who also used every foul there was and new how to get away with it. Thought Weeks let g get away with a bunch low in this one anyways.

To be honest I'm not sure these guys would be at the top of the lightweight division today, how bout you all?

The 1st 2 of these fights really excited me when they occurred. Both fights were controversial. The cut in the 1st and the closeness in the 2nd. I think the 1st could have gone another round but the risk of greater damage being caused was there. I scored the rematch 114-113 Corrales.

Originally Posted by p4pking

To be honest I'm not sure these guys would be at the top of the lightweight division today, how bout you all?

Good question. This fight was at 130 but regardless they fit in at 135 too. Browsing through both current divisions there's only one standout i'd confidently back to beat Corrales and Casa - Loma. And that 2003-2005 era also includes Floyd, Castillo, Frietas, etc.

There are four current standout prospects who could equal/surpass those old boys - Teo, Tank, Haney and Garcia. But not yet.

Who are the best lightweights in recent years? Bud and Mikey? Personally I think Mikey is overrated but Crawford holds his own in that era, no doubt, however, any of those old boys is far better than anyone on his current record.