Whats HAPPENED to the BOXING REFEREES?! STOPPING FIGHTS TOO SOON!!!

[1st rd ko]

Again, Good point Starr.

I will understand if the corner stops the fight because they see how the fighter is between rounds and know if he is talking sense.

The reason why the lacy fight wasnt stopped by his corner was because 'birmingham' said he didnt want to stop it cos lacy seemed fine, he was determined to continue, and plus, he could have turned the fight around with one punch!

Another example,when lennox and vitali fought, vitali was doing really well. He was cut but he was fine. When the ref stopped that fight, vitali was really pi ssed. Right...he was cut, HE WASNT GONNA DIE, IF HE WAS SO DETERMINED TO CONTINUE THEN LET HIM. yes, his eye was bloodied but vitali really wanted to continue, and could have stopped lewis in a couple of rounds cos they were going at it quite hard.

I REMember amir khan vs jackson. i think it was richie davies who stopped it in the 2nd. Now jackson certainly wasnt in a any serious danger, after all amir khan aint a dangerous puncher. Even though he outclassed jackson, there was no need to stop the contest, what harm could have 2 rounds done to him. Jacksons head was clear, THE only thing making jackson dizzy that night was khans handspeed.

i mean, gypsy fighters fight for hours, bloodied faces, broken noses etc and they continue to fight until one gives in, AND YES THEY DO QUIT AT TIMES.

ALL IM SAYING IS THAT REFEREES NEED TO really THINK HARD ABOUT WEATHER TO STOP THE CONTEST. I HAVE SEEN MANY STOPPAGES THAT I THOUGHT WERE DONE RIGHT COS THE FIGHT JUS COULDN'T PROTECT HIMSELF. I AM ON ABOUT THE STOPPAGES WHICH ARE DONE TOO SOON. I HOPE A REFEREE READS THIS POST AND THINKS ABOUT IT. ONE REFEREE NOT MAKING AN EARLY STOPPAGE WOULD BE A GREAT THING.

sla g me of, atleast i have said what i willed.

SC. I think you are being short sided on this issue. 95% of the fighters would tell you that they could have gone on. But the problem is nobody knows when brain damage occurs with a fighter. Ive heard about a fighter dieing after one bout, others have had 30+ fights. There will always be time that people will feel that a fight is stopped to soon, but I would rather hear about to soon than to late. Dont get me wrong I know there have been some horrible early stops (Cotto/Corley comes to mind), but for the most part I am OK with it.

perhaps refs should take a few classes on how to tell when a fighter is REALLY in trouble (which im sure they do). anyone remeber richard steele? that ref STILL gets booed! (tyson vs rudduck)

[Violent Demise]

I'm never in favor. And I mean never. Of seeing a fighter get hurt or worse killed. But that dosn't mean a good amount of referee's don't jump the gun. Numerous fights have been ruined by early stoppages. Calzaghe-Mitchell, Brewer-Echols, Most of Richard Steele's fights and those are just a few.