Sergey Kovalev - Jean Pascal this weekend

[AdamGB]

Another fighter spending several pointless extra rounds out in his feet and becoming another magomed abdusalamov isn't worth slightly more 'conclusiveness'...

Fight fans will never get it into perspective, will they?...

[Gandalf]

That's the thing though. When you sign up to do something safe like sitting behind a desk, you chose that with the safety also in mind. When you sign up for the army, you do it knowing there is a chance you will lose a limb. Likewise, when you fight for a boxing title, you fully know the risks going into that. Pascal knew the risks and straight away was at the referee for stopping it. His body was wilting, but his mind was there. On that basis you let the man who signed the contract do the job he wants to do. He could quit at any moment if he really wanted to, but some people are so dedicated to their craft that they will see it through to the end. Pascal earned my respect in that fight because he proved his heart and wanted to see it through.

[AdamGB]

That's the thing though. When you sign up to do something safe like sitting behind a desk, you chose that with the safety also in mind. When you sign up for the army, you do it knowing there is a chance you will lose a limb. Likewise, when you fight for a boxing title, you fully know the risks going into that. Pascal knew the risks and straight away was at the referee for stopping it. His body was wilting, but his mind was there. On that basis you let the man who signed the contract do the job he wants to do. He could quit at any moment if he really wanted to, but some people are so dedicated to their craft that they will see it through to the end. Pascal earned my respect in that fight because he proved his heart and wanted to see it through.

You honestly think somebody in the ring is in the frame of mind to have the foresight to stop? That's why referees and seconds are there to PROTECT these humans.

You think magomed abdusalamov wouldn't stop a few rounds earlier if he could go back and do so?

[brocktonblockbust]

Early stoppage. Yes he was hurt, but early stoppage.

[TitoFan]

Bad Stoppage

Miles
VD
SlimTrae
Brock

Good Stoppage

Spicoli
Amat
Julius Rain
Kirkland Laing
TitoFan
Walrus
TigerFan
MrBig1
beenKOed
Dia bando
Beanflicker
Greenbeanz
Nameless
J_Undisputed
AdamGB

On the fence

armin
swice

[erics44]

Bad Stoppage

Miles
VD
SlimTrae
Brock

Good Stoppage

Spicoli
Amat
Julius Rain
Kirkland Laing
TitoFan
Walrus
TigerFan
MrBig1
beenKOed
Dia bando
Beanflicker
Greenbeanz
Nameless
J_Undisputed
AdamGB

On the fence

armin
swice

i think it was a good stoppage

this is besides the point because it is the job of numerous people around the ring to keep the fighters safe but Kovalev is a complete animal and doesnt seem to really care for his opponents health

[SlimTrae]

Bad Stoppage

Miles
VD
SlimTrae
Brock

Good Stoppage

Spicoli
Amat
Julius Rain
Kirkland Laing
TitoFan
Walrus
TigerFan
MrBig1
beenKOed
Dia bando
Beanflicker
Greenbeanz
Nameless
J_Undisputed
AdamGB

On the fence

armin
swice

I guess I could use the same word as Brock (early) For me it was looking at Pascal @ the stoppage. When a fighter can question the ref, doesn't wobble around, then it tells me he had his faculties.

It's not in my book of all time bad stoppages, but gotta wonder fellaz...if that had been Steve Smoger, do we think he would have stopped it like that? Aren't those moments what a standing 8 can come into play?

No complaints from me, not a bad stoppage, but premature; probably.

[Memphis]

I find it fascinating how the brain works in these situations. A fighter can get chinned, be out of it, and then in a split second land a punch that hurts the other bloke and in an instant shake off those effects of being chinned and go on the attack.


There's no rhyme or reason to it, it doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it's amazing.


Chris Eubank used to a do a great speech called the killing time, all about the moment when the fight is won and lost. It doesn't seem to matter who created that moment, it's all about who recognises it's presence.

[TitoFan]

Bad Stoppage

Miles
VD
SlimTrae
Brock

Good Stoppage

Spicoli
Amat
Julius Rain
Kirkland Laing
TitoFan
Walrus
TigerFan
MrBig1
beenKOed
Dia bando
Beanflicker
Greenbeanz
Nameless
J_Undisputed
AdamGB

On the fence

armin
swice

I guess I could use the same word as Brock (early) For me it was looking at Pascal @ the stoppage. When a fighter can question the ref, doesn't wobble around, then it tells me he had his faculties.

It's not in my book of all time bad stoppages, but gotta wonder fellaz...if that had been Steve Smoger, do we think he would have stopped it like that? Aren't those moments what a standing 8 can come into play?

No complaints from me, not a bad stoppage, but premature; probably.

Well at least you and Brock said "early", not "horrible" like VD, which is par for the course as far as he's concerned.
Slim, did you not see Pascal stumbling from one corner to the other like a drunkard while Kovalev was getting up from his trip and fall?

I hate to disagree with you, buddy... but more often than not, even boxers who have definitely had enough complain about the stoppage to the referee. It's a natural reaction. There's a lot of pride involved, remember. Look at the recent ring deaths, in particular the 23-year old Australian fighter who just died. Like I said in a previous post, we as fans watching an exciting, riveting fight... will always want to see it continue. So when the stoppage comes there is naturally a certain degree of disappointment. But IMO, we can't let that disappointment color our judgment on whether a stoppage is premature or not.