fights that should have been stopped earlier

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Ike Williams - Beau Jack, Ike a man who is known for being ruthless even stopped to ask the referee if he want the final beating to continue.
7:10

That is beyond brutal...

[joseph5620]

That is beyond brutal...

This along with Griffith-Paret, Johansson-Machen, are the worst I've ever seen.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

This along with Griffith-Paret, Johansson-Machen, are the worst I've ever seen.

Yeah the machen knockout is just revolting..the guy is literally out, crouched down against the ropes, somehow stands up, gets beat down again.. Dude is clearly out cold...
Also if you watch the 2nd kd, back of machen' head crashes into the canvas.. Reminding me of when johnson ko'd roy jones, and Roy's head bouncing off the canvas..
I like knockouts but it's hard for me to watch senseless beatings like these

The Griffith fight was horrible as well....

[Scott9945]

Yeah the machen knockout is just revolting..the guy is literally out, crouched down against the ropes, somehow stands up, gets beat down again.. Dude is clearly out cold...
Also if you watch the 2nd kd, back of machen' head crashes into the canvas.. Reminding me of when johnson ko'd roy jones, and Roy's head bouncing off the canvas..
I like knockouts but it's hard for me to watch senseless beatings like these

The Griffith fight was horrible as well....

It makes me wonder if it was a coincidence that Machen later suffered from severe manic depression and eventually committed suicide.

[rightsideup]

It makes me wonder if it was a coincidence that Machen later suffered from severe manic depression and eventually committed suicide.

It could be related but mental illness without treatment can be fatal

[ironalex]

That is beyond brutal...

Can't believe after that jack fought a further 30 more fights with 3 of them being against Ike. Crazy

[Ben Bolt]

Johansson-Machen is the worst I've ever seen.

It was an unnecessary fight for Machen to take as he already was the #1 contender to Floyd. During the few minutes the fight lasted, Ingo said he immediately felt Machen was more powerful than any boxers he had shared ring with before, so Machen could have meant trouble to Floyd.

I believe it was the first Patterson / Johannson fight where Floyd got up and tried to walk to his corner. Ref should have stepped in but that was before Benny Paret's death when things were looser.

Ruby Goldstein in both cases:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Goldstein

[Ben Bolt]

It makes me wonder if it was a coincidence that Machen later suffered from severe manic depression and eventually committed suicide.

The Johansson-Machen fight took place in an outdoor arena. It was a very chilly evening, and Machen stepping into the ring first had to wait a long time before Ingo entering. Not the best conditions for Eddie ...

What I've read and learned, it was the 2 min 16 sec in Gothenburg that turned Eddie's life to the worse. He reportedly never was the same again, neither as a fighter nor as a human being.

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Whitaker-Hurtado
Duran-Bizzarro
Jones-Hall
Brown-Vaca
Johannson-Patterson 1

[soul_survivor]

Ali v Holmes has to be up there. One of the saddest things I've seen in boxing. Should have been stopped in the 5th or 6th when it was clear ali had zero offensive ability left.