Quote Originally Posted by Youngblood View Post
I know what you are saying, and I am semi-agreeing with you. But from the point of view of a fan, I'm hoping to see fights go the furthest distance possible. If that means the ref. can let it go on getting an okay from the ringside doc...then I am okay with it. Like I say, it's not like it can/will be exploited by the fighter.
I understand where you are coming from but I just don't get it. Does that mean after every 8 count when the fighter is wobbled he should be referred. Williams was obviously out on his feet and should have just been stopped, him being a hot prospect and his promoter was running the show do you not think it was just the referee giving him every possible chance to recover, if it was Herrera the fight would have been stopped there and then. Promoters usually already have the favour of the judges, do you think maybe the referees might be getting in on the act? If something like this is brought in there has to be guidelines of when it can be used. I want the fights to go on as long as possible too, but the count is there for a reason, if after that count the fighter is not able to continue the fight is over. You see a lot of fights stopped prematurely and if this is a way of stopping that from happening fair enough but occasionally it is used and occasionally not, I just think if it is used there needs to be rules attached to it.