Howard Foster - At It Again - Another Poor Stoppage.

[Fenster]

Etches said he remembers nothing about the knockdown, heard the count of 5 and saw Foster standing over him, would have liked to get up but understands why Foster stopped it

[Dia bando]

I agree we have seen many fights stopped to soon, but that was a cracking punch and he was flat on his
back, Etches I feel was done that was a heavy knock down.

[Tam Seddon]

Foster saved the young lad from taking more punishment which wasn't needed. Highly doubt he would have beaten the count. Completely fair stoppage and that IMO will be one of the best kos we will see this year in the UK.

[IamInuit]

The count of 10 has gone the way of the dodo bird and in most if not all cases for good reason. This fight was no exception. I used to almost throw my tv out the window in the 70's and 80's when the refs would stand over a guy in a coma and count to 10. Not like Etches would have not have made it to his feet but even if he did it would have been waved off so why the need for redundancy? Had he for some reason not waved it off then Etches may have been killed. There are a hell of a lot more fights waved off to early when fighters are on their feet to worry about what happened here. The ref looked at the situation, looked at the fighter and made the right call. I see no controversy here whatsoever. He was finished.


Remember these ko's from 2014?

Garcia v Salka



Centeno Jr v Delarosa



Salido v Kokietgym



Povetkin v Char



Froch v Groves 2



Gausha v Cesar Vila



Mansour v Kassi



Crawford v Gamboa



Klit v Pulev




All waved off because there was no reason to count to 10.

[Master]

Etches was not a poor stoppage, that was brutal and blood was pouring out of him on the floor. That was scary knock out.

[Dark Lord Al]

He was well beaten perfect stoppage.