luis alberto lopez v reiya abe march second

[TIC]

raymond hurts him near the end of the round. bullshit stoppage. i want to see the cards as well

[Spicoli]

Holyshit. Kholmatov controlling 12th until the ceiling caved in and ref waves it after Ford rocks and reels Kholmatov. Have to see that again. Kholmatov was left stumbling away back near turned to him and ref. Sudden brilliant ending to a highly competitive fight.

[TIC]

ref should have ruled a knockdown as the ropes kept him up, then the round would have ended

[Spicoli]

Excluding the 9th I missed had this 6-4 Kholmatov going into the final round. No idea about 9th. Had Kholmatov winning 12th until turn around tko.

[TIC]

[Yuzo]

Lopez going balls to the wall all in for the finish. Beating him up this round, badly.

legato always beats staccato.

[TIC]

raymond ford v otabek kholmatov
http://ok.ru/video/6527530306149

luis alberto lopez v reiya abe
http://ok.ru/video/6527657183845

[Spicoli]

Another big take away here is that while a top champion defended and another champ was crowned, both Ford and Lopez indicated they are moving up to Spr Feather. So two more vacant titles to come. Although Ford seems more certain given the weight cut issues and specifically mentioned Cordina which can be easily made. Rematch with Kholmatov sounds out of the question which is a shame given the circumstances and sheer competitiveness of that classic.

[Big J]

Add Ford vs. Kholmatov to the list of great fights already this year
Ford had to take on the unusual role of puncher
However you see the ending, Ford deserves credit for digging deep & getting the W
Kholmatov fought a great fight as well & can hopefully come again

[Master]

Finally watched Raymond Ford v Otabek Kholmatov and have to say Kholmatov was the superior boxer. I had him winning the contest by quite a huge margin until he got stopped in that last round. That must hurt deep down.

Ford may be stronger at the higher weight but he is not beating Cordina.