Comments Thread For: Referee Felt Nunez Took "Serious Shots" That Led To Stoppage

nunez was gonna lose anyways but i would had like for the fight to go on a little longer. i think the stoppage was kinda early.

Standing 8's are dumb. It's pretty simple, either the fighter is helpless or he's not. Sometimes it's not clear, sometimes the ropes are holding him up, where he would have gone down otherwise. Boxing fans want to see and pay to see good fair fights.

I always think a standing count could be used in more situations in boxing. I don't know the exact rules as to when it is used but I think it could be used more to avoid controversies. Standing 8's are dumb. It's pretty simple, either the fighter is helpless or he's not.

Nunez got his ass whooped. Paulie is the only one complaining about the stoppage. Hey Paulie you quit to Sam Eggington!!!! You literally were outmanned and beaten into submission by Eggington you little ferret!!

Nunez got caught twice and both times, his head snapped way back, eyes rolled and his hands momentarily dropped. Not to mention his entire body fell back against the ropes, holding him up. The stoppage was good.

Should have been a standing 8 count. But it wasn't the worst stoppage that we've ever seen. Agree 100% Nunez was holding his own in the round and got caught. But let the man have a chance to recover.

If Nunez was Joshua they would have said he quit...

Should have been a standing 8 count. But it wasn't the worst stoppage that we've ever seen.

Harvey Dock is one of the top referees in the entire sport I think he 100% made the right call here.

No way he was out Davis could have unloaded 10 more shots nonstop. Nunez was cooked. This Nuñez was doing well in the 2nd. Problem he was caught and out standing falling slowly if at all. Davis is a killer, he could’ve unloaded some more shots and Nuñez wouldn’t have gotten up. Good stoppage

Maybe I'm being too critical, but it's like he's saying, I saved the baby after they threw the baby in the fire.

In any case, things weren't going to go well for Nunez anyhow. Was the stoppage premature perhaps. Then again Nunez was badly overmatched and didn't stand a chance; Especially in light of the recent ring tragedies we have all witnessed last week. The referee probably erred on the side of caution. The important thing is Nunez will be able to go home to his family and live to fight another day.

Whose idea was Nunez in the first place. Oh yeah there was a groundswell of Nunez supporters demanded the fight. They were yelling, we want Nunez on the news. His impeccable record and skill preceded him. He didn't need no stinking ref.

I always think a standing count could be used in more situations in boxing. I don't know the exact rules as to when it is used but I think it could be used more to avoid controversies. Really in this case, as Nunez was being held up by the ropes, the ref should have ruled a knockdown. The ref had to step-in certainly, to do nothing would have been a much bigger mistake than calling a stoppage rather than a kd.

premature stoppage fight looked fixed No way he was out Davis could have unloaded 10 more shots nonstop. Nunez was cooked.

Malagnaggi said it the best! Nunez got cocky and got caught slipping. Keep your guard up at all times.

premature stoppage fight looked fixed

I always think a standing count could be used in more situations in boxing. I don't know the exact rules as to when it is used but I think it could be used more to avoid controversies.

... the ref was right................I agree! Good stoppage!

... the ref was right................