Conor Benn vs Samuel Vargas - 10/4/21 - Sky Sports/DAZN

[ryanman]

No way that should have been stopped there. Too early in my opinion.

Connor Benn blowing his own trumpet a bit I think. Shouting to Eddie from the ring as well.

Eddie sees money development,

Connor wants glory now!

haha

Vargas was not answering back with anything. He was out of it and the ref saved him from a brutal knockout.

I disagree, knowing how Vargas fights. A standing count would have been more fair. Vargas was taking shots. But he wasn't going down.

If he did go down. Then that would be a fair decision from the ref.

What ever happened to the knockdown rules? nowadays just smother your opponent with good punches and you can win!

A new tactic is born.

It should have been a standing count but with being so early in the round the referee used his discretion and ended the fight.

There were no complaints from Vargas which is the most important thing.

A standing count is not permitted in the rules.

There is hardly a body in professional boxing that does have it in the rules (although some do). None of the WBA, WBO, IBF, or WBC have standing 8 counts. It's mostly an amateur thing.

Sometimes (panicking) refs incorrectly give a standing 8 count and that seems to confuse people.

Sometimes fans also think that when a fighter rises from being dropped and the ref continues to count to 8, that's a 'standing 8' count, but obviously it isn't.

[smashup]

Compassionate ref I guess, the way Vargas head was snapping back tells you that he was getting banged out if it continued much longer.
Benns speed is unreal

[Denilson3.0]

Compassionate ref I guess, the way Vargas head was snapping back tells you that he was getting banged out if it continued much longer.
Benns speed is unreal

It was a matchroom stoppage. I've seen too many of them type stoppages in the UK. Vargas was hurt, but he was clearly able to continue and it was obvious immediately after the ref stopped the fight.

[smashup]

Compassionate ref I guess, the way Vargas head was snapping back tells you that he was getting banged out if it continued much longer.
Benns speed is unreal

It was a matchroom stoppage. I've seen too many of them type stoppages in the UK. Vargas was hurt, but he was clearly able to continue and it was obvious immediately after the ref stopped the fight.

Wow I thought you'd be all for the black fighter having an easy night.
Maybe your de colouring in your wiser years 😁

[erics44]

Ive seen some shit stoppages in my time (in britain and america)

this one wasnt that shit tho, vargas' head was rolling around, noone can actually say for sure that a couple more shots wouldnt have knocked him cold and benn was hitting the target with every punch

having said that tho, these are boxers and people watch to see people getting sparked, a first round sparking probably wouldnt have been that bad for his health

[Primo Carnera]

It was the first round and that’s what makes people think he could’ve recovered , hence the stoppage being early.
But Vargas didn’t help his cause. His head snapped back a couple of times, which sometimes looks worse than it is . And the reason it was stopped was just because Vargas wasn’t throwing anything back.
He could’ve painted a better picture for the ref.

[Denilson3.0]

Compassionate ref I guess, the way Vargas head was snapping back tells you that he was getting banged out if it continued much longer.
Benns speed is unreal

It was a matchroom stoppage. I've seen too many of them type stoppages in the UK. Vargas was hurt, but he was clearly able to continue and it was obvious immediately after the ref stopped the fight.

Wow I thought you'd be all for the black fighter having an easy night.
Maybe your de colouring in your wiser years 😁

Nope. I still have my beliefs and they have not changed one bit. But I'm here to give a boxing opinion. Not a racial one.

[Dark Lord Al]

Pity Benn the younger doesn't have daddies power or we would have a really top fighter.

[Master]

It is because he lacks the raw power of his dad that he has developed his boxing skills. His speed, accuracy and timing are his best weapons now. If he stays focused, keeps developing these attributes and is successful as he goes up the levels in opposition he could be a success. I still do not think he has enough to become a legitimate world champion but if he is manoeuvred right he could get a title.

Khan, the diva, has turned him down already scared he will get knocked out by an up and coming prospect. The opponents Conor named were all old fighters (Khan, Broner and Porter) at the end of their career which is about the right level and test for him now.

Conor did not mention Avanesyan and dismissed Josh Kelly for a reason. They would be too much for him at this stage.