A young johnston wasn't really a big puncher so this older slower version sure as shit wasn't going to catch cherry (who has yet to be stopped) with something hard enough to ko cherry and that was the only way he was going to win after the first couple of rounds. The fight could've been stopped way before it did. I'm not sure if the ref is aware but in real life van damn isn't going to pop up go to his trailer wipe off his make-up and have a cold one on his way home. Johnston could have really been hurt.