Premature Stoppage!!!!

[EliteSoldier]

Bad topic buddy, bad topic. When Taylor felt like he was hurt, he should have went down and took a knee for a brief second to get a breather. His pride took the best of him at that moment, which is not a good thing to do when someone has you hurt. Some people may knock boxers who take knees, but they shouldn't because this fight probably would have been an even greater fight if Taylor had done that. But either way these two are great fighters so we can't diss them really.

[shawn_]

It probably would have been more dramatic to see Jermain counted out, but accusing Steve Smoger of a premature stoppage is insane.

Steve Smoger has never stopped a fight prematurely. NEVER. You saw what he let Edison Miranda go through. Taylor was out cold.

[Underboss]

what the hell is this guy talking about..premature stoppage??? pfff

[Easy-E]

what the hell is this guy talking about..premature stoppage??? pfff

Sounds like someone hasnt read the whole thread.

[jaredleto]

i remember a fight with rey boom boom bautista and he was taking punishment in the corner the same as taylor and the ref stopped them and called a "standing knockdown" and gave bautista the count standing on his feet

[Easy-E]

Bad topic buddy, bad topic. When Taylor felt like he was hurt, he should have went down and took a knee for a brief second to get a breather. His pride took the best of him at that moment, which is not a good thing to do when someone has you hurt. Some people may knock boxers who take knees, but they shouldn't because this fight probably would have been an even greater fight if Taylor had done that. But either way these two are great fighters so we can't diss them really.

Absolutly right, he should have.

[Easy-E]

i remember a fight with rey boom boom bautista and he was taking punishment in the corner the same as taylor and the ref stopped them and called a "standing knockdown" and gave bautista the count standing on his feet

Thats because that is the textbook thing to do.
The right thing to do, actully.

[jaredleto]

Thats because that is the textbook thing to do.
The right thing to do, actully.

then why he didnt stop pavlik and taylor and called it a standing knockdown before taylor keep takiing so much damage?

[-EX-]

Taylor should have taken a knee. At first I thought it was a bad stoppage, but Jermain was just getting pounded. That uppercut destroyed him. If he kept his hands up it wouldn't have landed. Jermain knew he was done. I think this hurt him bad mentally. I think it showed in that he left the ring.

[EliteSoldier]

Taylor should have taken a knee. At first I thought it was a bad stoppage, but Jermain was just getting pounded. That uppercut destroyed him. If he kept his hands up it wouldn't have landed. Jermain knew he was done. I think this hurt him bad mentally. I think it showed in that he left the ring.

If it destroyed him mentally, he would be making excuses on why he lost. Taylor congratulated Pavlik and acknowledged the stoppage was fair after the fight was over.