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Quote Originally Posted by Howlin Mad Missy View Post
Quote Originally Posted by JoeyUK View Post

I can say it because it's true. And how many times have we criticised corners, refs and doctors for letting a fighter continue taking a beating? How many times have we praised them? How many times has the boxer protested they were ok to continue?

Barrera 'quits' and he loses.

It's my belief and many others that the doctor and ref got it wrong, badly.



20. b. Accidental: If a boxer is accidentally injured and cannot continue fighting before the completion of the fourth round, the fight shall be declared a technical draw. If a boxer is accidentally injured and as a result the referee determines that he cannot continue fighting in that or later rounds, the result of the fight shall be determined by the judges’ scorecards as long as four rounds have been completed. The fighter ahead on the scorecards shall be declared the winner by technical decision. If there is a draw in the scorecards, the bout shall be declared a draw.
21. Referee’s Authority . The referee shall exercise immediate authority, direction, and control over the fight to which he has been designated, and it shall be his responsibility to enforce the rules and regulations governing the bout. The referee shall be the only authorized person to determine if a foul has produced an injury, and if it was accidental or intentional. The referee shall have the authority to stop a fight and make a decision if he considers that the bout has become dangerously one-sided, or if any of the boxers is in such condition that if the fight continues he is likely to suffer serious injury. He may disqualify a boxer or cornerman. He may consult the physician in attendance on whether the contest should be stopped.
I'm aware of the rules Missy, but the point I'm making is if the referee fails to make a decision to pull a boxer out surely the corner should decide to take that responsibility? It's no good complaining about it after the fight when the corner could of simply stopped the fight.. yes it would of resulted in a loss but if the corner had MAB's best interests in heart that wouldn't matter much.

I'm not too bothered on this subject anyway, all MAB can do is fight some decent opposition and hope for a rematch at some point, but surely if you're such a legend as MAB and Khan is such a fake then MAB can set his sights higher. I think he can put up a good fight against any top opposition at 130-135, and I think he would of put up a good fight against Khan too.
and not even, the ref had already ruled the gash to be caused by an accidental headbutt, so as long as they would have thrown in the towel or refused to come out due to the cut, it would have been a NC, it's kinda like what Camacho Jr did against Leija, only thing is his was just swelling and the SOB waited till about the 5th to quit so that he'd get the W by scorecards