Glen Tapia rushed to trauma center after fight

[p4pking]

Yea he was in bad shape for the last couple of rounds, and I fully agree about his corner, that was pathetic towards the end. I think the trouble is Kirkland is a guy you always have a prayer against, and that was a total must win fight for both. Tapia was able to hurt him with a hook or two that had nothing on them, while out on his feet! Kirklands assault is more or less wading in and throwing a lot of arm punches, I didn't think he looked good at all. Decent fight for first few rounds, but Kirkland will get KO'ed again soon if he looks to pick up a belt.

[beenKOed]

Yea he was in bad shape for the last couple of rounds, and I fully agree about his corner, that was pathetic towards the end. I think the trouble is Kirkland is a guy you always have a prayer against, and that was a total must win fight for both. Tapia was able to hurt him with a hook or two that had nothing on them, while out on his feet! Kirklands assault is more or less wading in and throwing a lot of arm punches, I didn't think he looked good at all. Decent fight for first few rounds, but Kirkland will get KO'ed again soon if he looks to pick up a belt.

I agree, plus I think Kirkland is going to have a short career if he does not develop a defense. Like Tapia, he takes too many punches, right now his defense is his offense.

[Max Power]

Great thread. I think you summed the situation up thoroughly.

And crews like that deserve such exposure to protect other fighters from these bastards and perhaps bring the spotlight on them by officials.

[Spicoli]

I'm really glad he has checked out and looks alright. Kid was in a blender after the 1st but I do think the ref, Dr. as well as corner shoulder this one. Smoger tells him "you cannot take severe head shots or I'll stop it" then he proceeds to take 3 minutes and is green lighted for another round after. The corner was wreckless and choked but the whole scenario went from glorious pumped up dramatic to crash course reality denied within 5,8 minutes of the fight. The officials let them lobby another chance and blinked on facts. Shame on all of em. Anytime the theme and fat mouth Lampley is proclaiming you "THE NEXT ARTURO GATTI" ffs. They all lost the plot in that one.

[Max Power]

I'm really glad he has checked out and looks alright. Kid was in a blender after the 1st but I do think the ref, Dr. as well as corner shoulder this one. Smoger tells him "you cannot take severe head shots or I'll stop it" then he proceeds to take 3 minutes and is green lighted for another round after. The corner was wreckless and choked but the whole scenario went from glorious pumped up dramatic to crash course reality denied within 5,8 minutes of the fight. The officials let them lobby another chance and blinked on facts. Shame on all of em. Anytime the theme and fat mouth Lampley is proclaiming you "THE NEXT ARTURO GATTI" ffs. They all lost the plot in that one.

In the words of Larry Merchant... "We're not disagreeing enough" lol

[Fenster]

I thought his corner was trying to get him killed. But also the doctor and Smoger should have stopped it before the final round. If you need a doctor in the ring in consectutive rounds it's pretty fucking obvious the guy isn't improving.

[Silkeyjoe]

Smoger was a disgrace. I said it in the actual fight thread. Apart from the late stoppage when he stopped the fight he just pawed at them and meant Tapia took one huge unneccesary shot after Smoger had stopped the fight. U need to dive between the fighters to stop it.

Refs get stick for stopping fights too soon but Smoger should really be pulled up on this one. Smoger gives fighters every chance to show they can continue, he also gives them every chance to wind up brain dead.