Bullshit stoppage, yes Manfredo wasn't firing back but that was mainly due to the fact that he slipped and fell backwards onto the ropes and it's virtually impossible to throw a punch from there!

I remember Matt Skelton being docked points in the first fight with Danny Williams when he forced Williams to fall onto the ropes in the same where as Calzaghe did here.

Don't get me wrong, Calzaghe did nothing wrong at all I'm just highlighting how shit the refereeing is in general, Williams falls onto the ropes, ref docks points from Skelton, Manfredo falls back onto the ropes, ref stops the fights

What frustrated me more though was that he waited until Manfredo had actually got himself off the ropes and was trying to bob and weave his way out of trouble before he waved it off.

Once again yet another potentially great fight ruined by shitty ref's.

Personally I think 99% of all the current refereees and judges should be retired and a whole new batch brought in.

It seems like almost every big fight in recent months has been tarnished by ref's or judges one way or the other,