Standing 8 count??

[Kev]

I made a post regarding this following the second Vazquez Marquez fight but on reflection I think it's a bad idea.

Take yesterdays fight between heavyweights TJ Wilson and Travis Walker.

Walker was getting his a** handed to him, the ref thought he was in danger of getting hurt so he stopped the fight.

If the standing 8 count rule were in effect he could have conceivably waded in and given Walker a nice breather and restarted the action in the centre of the ring.

Where would the justice be in that for Wilson?

'Err excuse me Wilson but you are giving Walker too much of a hiding on these ropes, I'm just going to break you up and stick you both back in the centre of the ring after I've given Walker a little rest',

F*** that, let them fight!

I missed the fight but that sounds like an illadvised 8 count.I think its a Breather for both.The ref looks at him and if hes hurt bad(walk to me) its over.If he complies then they prevent a shi!!!! stoppage and a Cheap ko win and its mute.
If Wilson was that dominate he regroups and resumes as well as a point added
I dont know Bilbo,I totally understand the other side and you make a good point ,the less intrusive a ref. is,the farer and better for the fighters to sort it out.
There are examples either way.
BTW,do they really make you resume in the ring center over there?That is a Dumbarse rule.In the states they would leave you where you were.

Bilbo I just Read of that fight and man ,Im sorry I missed It .From the sound of things it was the perfect case for Standing 8 and what you hope you do not get,A Cheap TKO...I.E controversial and whens the rematch.Walker got Jumped early .....15 seconds?I think they both deserve better than that man.was.
I have to catch replay.

I think that would be the best fight to watch. Personally if you watch the replay Walkers head was lolling, if the ref hadn't waded in he WOULD have been knocked out no question in my mind.

If however he would have waded in and given him an 8 count how unfair would that have been to TJ Wilson? He was just on the verge of knocking him out having him trapped in corner and helpless and you want the ref to come in and give Walker a breather to get himself back in the fight?

Not fair, not fair at all.

Premature stoppages do happen and possibly this was one of them, although I personally think it was a wise call, but who really wants referees interefering with the flow of a fight and stopping the action to give standing 8 counts.

They do it in the amatuers and personally I think it sucks