Terrible stoppages lately??

Question

We've had so many terrible stoppages lately

that have robbed the fans of closure,

and the fighters a chance to make history

and keep their records clean.

Brian Vera vs Andy Lee

Katsidis vs Casamayor!

Librado Andrade vs Robert Stieglitz

I think a simple way to prevent that,

is to use the standing 8 count. Why

don't referees use that more, instead

of making a rash judgement call,

and robbing the fighter of his

chance to comeback?

Answer 1

Vera vs Lee was the worse because the ref stepped in and stopped the fight after Lee hit him. It was a solid punch.

Answer 2

Katsidis and Stieglitz didn't protest when stopped...

Answer 3

you f-ing kidding me??

did you see how bad Katsidis got clocked????

his legs were ready to go anyhow..

i like the guy but even he knew it wasn't his day

Answer 4

b/c some fights do not have the standing eight count in effect. this is especially true when it is a fight for a title

Answer 5

Well.... it could go two ways ,the ref see's alot closer than we do and they have kids and they know that the fighters belong to someone so they may be a lil' fast in stopping fights because of the hurt factor or maybe because boxing is the only sport in the world where you never have to be a boxer to work!