Quote Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON View Post
The fact that Lampley thought it was cool to scream(not only to the fighter but to the HBO viewing audience) "Go Down!" to a fighter 4 times infuriated me...

Shut the F**K up and comment on the fight... That's your job. The ref, corner and commission worry about the fighter. You're paid to anylize the fight.
Thats just the problem Tsurkan's corner did NOT take care of their fighter. They kept pushing him back in knowing he had no chance of winning. If that had been one of our fighters he wouldnt have come out for round 7.
As for the referee all he was was a voyeur dancing round the ring like a ghost. He did nothing to officiate he was a disgrace also.
I dont particularly like Lampley. For me he's too much of a cheerleader for the HBO fighters but in this case he showed genuine concern for a fighter when no one else seemed to care. Thank God Tsurkan seems to be OK