So who did throw in the towel?

Well if that's what the rules are then he did the right thing. I was confused at first because that never happens.

i was @ the fight and i couldve sworn i saw bob arum throw in the towel! lol! Dont be silly Bob Arum is to weak to throw that hard!:rofl:

My other question is, did the referee made the right call? What if Yuri made one lucky punch, does team Cotto have the right to complain? Please explain the rules of the fight if you have knowledge regarding different state rules. it was the head trainer, he said he did at the post fight press conference. i was also wondering about the possiblity of foreman winning, that woulda sucked big time for cotto.

I think A) He already knew the trainer thew it, why else would he walk in the ring after. He could`ve also verified it if he wasn't sure who threw it. and B) Shouldve consulted a ringside physician before letting the fight continue. Telling Foreman to suck it up doesn't cut it for me. Its a bum knee, it's not like a headbutt or concussion or cut where the ringside physician can determine immediately whether the fighter can continue or not. under your logic...Cotto/Clottey should have been stopped and cotto disqualified for injuring clottey's knee as well. If foreman says he wants to continue, you must allow the champion the benefit of the doubt.

A midget jew came from under the ring and threw it.

I think both were right. Trainer was looking out for the best interest of his fighter. If the injury was a lingering problem...he knew better than anyone besides foreman the severity of the knee injury. He was right to throw in the towel. However the ref was also right in allowing the fight to continue. Only he could stop the fight. He didnt know who threw the towel...coulda been a prank from some idiot in the audience. He wanted to allow the champion every opportunity to keep his belt because it was obvious foreman wanted to continue, was able to continue. and was throwing back. I think A) He already knew the trainer thew it, why else would he walk in the ring after. He could`ve also verified it if he wasn't sure who threw it. and B) Shouldve consulted a ringside physician before letting the fight continue. Telling Foreman to suck it up doesn't cut it for me.

yes but its already obvious that Yuri was limping from the injury, isn't not the right call from the trainer to stop it? For me that situation is dangerous to the fighter for letting them get a second chance. I think both were right. Trainer was looking out for the best interest of his fighter. If the injury was a lingering problem...he knew better than anyone besides foreman the severity of the knee injury. He was right to throw in the towel. However the ref was also right in allowing the fight to continue. Only he could stop the fight. He didnt know who threw the towel...coulda been a prank from some idiot in the audience. He wanted to allow the champion every opportunity to keep his belt because it was obvious foreman wanted to continue, was able to continue. and was throwing back.

The ref will probably never work for HBO again... how often does the ref get interviewed after the fight lol "it was thrown in the heat of the battle" and he didnt see any reason why the fight should be stopped.

i was @ the fight and i couldve sworn i saw bob arum throw in the towel! lol!

its in the rule book that the ref can only stop the fight? how was it a bad call by the ref?? :alcoholic Ok if that's in the WBA rule book then I stand corrected but I do believe all sanctioning organizations give the ref or corner the right to stop the fight. I think the issue maybe the fact that Foreman's corner threw a towel in the ring instead of waving it but either way they wanted to stop the fight.

Foreman's trainer threw the towel. He even said so when the ref asked him after the round. But under new york rules only the referee can stop the fight. so the towel was irrelevant. yes but its already obvious that Yuri was limping from the injury, isn't not the right call from the trainer to stop it? For me that situation is dangerous to the fighter for letting them get a second chance.

Foreman's trainer threw the towel. He even said so when the ref asked him after the round. But under new york rules only the referee can stop the fight. so the towel was irrelevant.

My other question is, did the referee made the right call? What if Yuri made one lucky punch, does team Cotto have the right to complain? Please explain the rules of the fight if you have knowledge regarding different state rules. That was a bad call by the ref, his corner threw in the towel and I understand why. The ref didn't want to see him lose in that way and wanted the fans to get a good fight, but it was dangerous for Foreman to continue to fight in that situation and yeah if Cotto somehow got knocked out it would have been a major dispute by his team. That was definitely the wrong call to make by the ref.