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Quote Originally Posted by Taeth
WTF that was a totally bullshit stoppage. I was thinking when I read about it that Manfredo was actually hurt, but he actually just started ducking and weaving when the ref called it quits. Now I like Calzaghe more than Manfredo, and think Manfredo is a chump, but Calzaghe didn't deserve the KO at least not at that point. Despite his speed advantage(And he didn't look all that fast) Calzaghe had alot of difficulty IMO countering effectively. WHen he threw punches he was landing, but the fews he tried to counter Manfredo he looked way off in his timing, and like before I feel he is pretty fast, and has a strength but he can get wild in there, and his combinations are fast and accurate, but he is less polished than the 5-6 fights I've seen of Kessler, and I think Kessler has a better chance of beating Calzaghe than I thought before I saw this fight not because Manfredo did anything at all, but I thought Calzaghe would be more impressive.
as much as I hated to see Manfredo lose because of that stoppage I understand why the fight was stopped...you cannot have your back to the ropes, take 20 -25 punches regardless if most of them were blocked, not throw any punches to show you're OK and expect the fight to continue....it will never happen....you have to throw if your back is on the ropes......safety first....I don't fault the ref because he doesn't have the luxury of instant replay....
Exactly mate, Manfredo is a pro boxer he knows whats what, if you dont fire back the ref will stop the fight.