hello guys. This is my first post.

im a hardcore boxing fan and a amatuer boxer.

Recently i have been bother by the boxing referees. THEY STOP THE FIGHTS TOO SOON!!!

Jus watch some of the fights from the dempsey or the robinson era, the fights weren't stopped too soon. Referees weren't as soft.

This has always bothered me but just recently the thought came back to mind when i was watching gary woolcombe vs eastman. i believe the fight was stopped too soon because Gilbert is an experienced fighter who could have easily regrouped himself (Thankfully this incident with eastman was mentioned in the boxing news! ). Whcih referee was it? Ian John lewis. I was Watching Martin power vs Isaac Ward. Powers landed a beautiful punch which really rockd the challenger, nothing too serious, And the referee IAN JOHN 'G A Y' LEWIS stops the fight.
My brother who doesnt follow boxing, was also watching the fight and even he was shocked at the decision the referee made by stopping the contest!

the guy who refereed CALZAGHE vs LACY IS A WICKED REFEREE. Most people were saying that the fight should have been stopped etcetc. But if You ask the fighter himself, he would most likely want to continue because HE WOULD RATHER TAKE HIS BEATING WITH INTEGRITY - LIKE A MAN!

IF I WAS TAKING A BEATING, I WOULD NEVER WANT THE FIGHT TO BE STOPPED, I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THAT HOPE THAT I COULD KNOCK THE GUY OUT WITH ONE PUNCH ( IF YOU HAVE THE KO POWER)

FIGHTS COULD TAKE SUDDEN TURNS IF THE REFEREE GIVES THE FIGHTER A CHANCE TO CONTINUE, E.G MARCIANO VS WALCOTT 1. CHRIS EUBANK VS MICHAEL WATSON 2. one of my big fears of becoming a pro boxer is 'what if my fight gets stopped too soon when i could have continued?' if i do become a pro, then i would let all the referees know that only stop my fight if i am unconcious or i give up.

i am also a great follower of the UFC (ultimate fighting championships) and PRIDE FC.
The referees in PRIDE are perfect. guys be getting stomped on and having a proper war, as long as the fighters are fine then the bout continues.

REcently even the UFC are stopping the fights too soon, if someone is floored, they dont get the chance to regroup.

the lacy n calzaghe fight, for example, ian john lewis would have stopped that fight by the 8th. I think that would have been wrong because lacy would have wanted to have continued, that TKO on his record would hurt!

In his autobiography Chris Eubank talks about how the warrior comes out, and how this only happens in the extreme of situations, thats true. BUT NOWADAYS THE REFEREES DONT GIVE A FIGHTER THE CHANCE TO PUSH THEMSELVES PAST THERE LIMITS AND HAVE SUCH AN EXPERIENCE LIKE eUBANK HAD IN THE WATSON 2 FIGHT!

In the martin power v isaac ward fight, ward was close to being stopped anyway, if the referee had waited, the guy would have been stopped in a few more seconds. WARD THEN WOULD HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS!!!! When fighters stop fights, the fighters tend to complain, that also shows that they not happy.

SAFETY? if the fighter doesnt wanna continue, or doesnt have the heart to continue, then he knows what he could do to stop the bout!

if you watch corrales and castillo 1, if ian john lewis or some other soft @$$ was refeering, they would have stopped the bout when corrales was floored for the second time, NOT GIVING HIM THE CHANCE TO DIG DEEP AND DO SOMETHING AMAZING AND TURN THE FIGHT AROUND! YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT ANYWAY.

THIS IS A LONG, BUT TRUTHFUL POST, YOU COULD SLA.G ME OFF BUT I HAVE GIVEN AN HONEST VIEW OF WHAT I THINK OF THE REFEERING.

PRIDE FC HAS the best referees around the world... if your have a doubt then just go on www.youtube.com and type in wander silva, or sakuraba. you'll know see the good difference.