Fights getting Stopped to Early by the referee

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Originally Posted by HattonTheHammer

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ref waved it off at 4, hatton was clearly ready to get up and the put beat down on manny

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Hell Yeah!!!! I mean he was mocking Manny's power by crossing his eyes and making funny faces...:ears:..:cwm32:...

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Originally Posted by Spicoli

Vincent Pettway "ko"ing Simon Brown was clearly premature...I mean Brown was still punching back for crying out loud :-X

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;D

Jim McDonald was also being held down when Azumah nelson had knocked him down in the last round. Sure he would have got up.

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Originally Posted by HattonTheHammer

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ref waved it off at 4, hatton was clearly ready to get up and the put beat down on manny

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;D

Given your nickname, kudos for being able to poke fun and laugh about what must've been a shattering experience.

:)

It's not easy being a ref, especially when it's time to stop a fight. You're always going to be second-guessed. Some will think it was too soon... others will think it was too late... and a few will think it was just right.

One of the best jobs at this, IMO, was the classic Corrales-Castillo I. The ref could've easily stopped it after Corrales went down a second time. But he didn't, and then came Corrales now famous comeback. When he finally DID stop it, the Castillo fans felt cheated. But he did the right thing. Castillo didn't go down, but he was against the ropes and his hands had dropped to his sides. He was defenseless.

Like I said, it's not easy being a boxing ref.

Most refs would have stopped the ward v gatti fight after that body shot but in a way i am glad he did not, it made the fight more legendary.

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Originally Posted by Mar

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Originally Posted by magee

Calzaghe v Peter Manfredo Jr. Not that it would have changed the outcome, just that I thought the ref came in to early. Felt for Manfredo, it was a big night for him.

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....i agree as well. Wow i almost even forgot about that one. Talk about not even getting a shot.

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I think it was a little early, but come on. Peter was on the ropes getting hit with a barrage of shots and not throwing anything back. That's just asking for a stoppage.

That fight shouldn't have been made in the first place though. Manfredo wasn't in the same league.

I thought Tyson -v- Ruddock 1 was stopped too early.

OK, Ruddock was never going to win, but when it was stopped, he wasn't out on his feet & had actually been relatively competitive up to that point.

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Originally Posted by Syntax Error

I thought Tyson -v- Ruddock 1 was stopped too early.

OK, Ruddock was never going to win, but when it was stopped, he was out on his feet & had actually been relatively competitive up to that point.

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That was Richard Steel who was criticised for stopping the Chavez v Taylor fight too. Remember the Ring headline “Did Richard Steal my fight” (or something like that).

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Originally Posted by Mark TKO

Ruddock v Lewis I always springs to mind when they talk about early stoppages - Ruddock had received a fair punch yes but Steele I think it was stopped it within two seconds of the ounch landing with Ruddock still upright (am pretty sure he wasn'even lying on ropes).

I also thought Lewis v McCall I was a premature stoppage. Lewis was hurt very badly yes but should have been given chance to continue I thought.

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You mean Tyson vs Rudduck 1?

Yeah I agree about Lewis - Mcall 1

In this Country Referee's may stop fight's to soon, the bigger picture is stopping injury or even death,
I for one like the guy get out of the ring with his brain in working order.
Boxing is a hard game some of the best fight's, I have seen over the many year's people have been hurt
some very bad, I have no problem when a fight has been stopped sooner than later, you no when somebody has taken a drubbing. Remember being carried out of the Ring some one,s Son Father or Brother
yes blood and snot but I don't want anybody to be a cabbage.!