It wasn't a stoppage he was counted out . He looked gone to me !
I gotta say I think a fighters reputation has something to do with a referees decision
Cook always looks to stand and trade and whilst he can box he isint cute enough especially when hurt .
The referee is the closest person to the fighter he can judge a fighters condition and whilst there are some premature stoppages in title fights such as Calzaghe - Mittchell or Thompson -Nelson I think this one was spot on .
British refs do not let fights go as long as their american counterparts that is true and sometimes you see a fighters eyes roll from a punch such as Pascal against Froch and then recover so its always a critical call .
The greatest example I can remember is when Bobby Vanzie was decked heavily twice by Steve Murray on slow motion you saw his eyes rolling yet he recovered to give a masterfull performence .
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