Fights that should of been stopped?

[moy22487]

jesus chavez vs lavander johnson, to many damn hooks cost the guy his life

[SugarShanep4p]

lamotta vs. robinson
griffith vs. paret III
golota vs. mollo.....LOL

[Thunder Lips]

Not the worst by any means but I always felt Bowe/Golota should have probably been stopped in the second. Bowe had already took more to the head than he should have during his career but this fight was most likely what ruined him for good as he was even said to be weight drained leading up to the fight.

The first knockdown is pretty damn scary but he somehow gets up(despite barely being coherent) only for Golota to use him like a heavy bag. Some shots don't find their mark but several big ones due and it is clear the ropes are the only thing keeping Bowe up. WTF was the ref thinking?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dNW5lpa_ehM

If not than, why not the 5th? Bowe is clearly helpless after the knockdown and never leaves the ropes; eating more huge shots in the process.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ADrvQjCPqjM

Outside of the occassional wild swing and Golota's wierd freak out knockdown in the 4th, the fight was never competitive with Bowe eating huge shot after huge shot to the head; often falling and leaning into the ropes as his legs were clearly gone. I know this is officially a Bowe win but the ref should have never allowed him to absord unanswered punch after unanswered punch(no, blindly swinging and feeling your arms out doesn't count as staying active).

[hulme#1]

Whitaker-Hurtado was stopped too late.

****, yeah. That uninterrupted hail of shots Hurtado took at the end was sickening - almost like a mini Griffith > Paret, it was that excessive. No excuse for such negligent refereeing.

[THE REED]

honestly in round 9 of gatti ward I... gatti literally didnt punch for a whole minute and was just getting battered my mickey, but the ref knew this was normal gatti type **** and let it go on.. but thats a lot of punishment to take... im personally glad they didnt stop it... but it looked iffy.

[MikeBrew328]

yea they should have saved lacy... maybe he wouldn't be so affected by it now.

But that's the corner's job. They should have been looking out for the best interests of Jeff....

I thought Gatti Ward shouldve been stopped numerous times. Frank Cappuccino is one incompetent SOB. Gatti was getting pummeled numerous times
Griffith-Paret obviously
Mancini-Kim

[hulme#1]

But that's the corner's job. They should have been looking out for the best interests of Jeff....

Yeah, there was never a point in the fight where the referee could have felt unequivocally justified in stopping it imo. Jeff's corner were wholly at fault for those 3 or 4 rounds of superfluous beating he took - a less mercenary corner with a modicum of compassion for their man would have acknowledged he had no chance and pulled him out to fight another day. Jeff's bravery should be applauded, but I thought his corner's negligence was diabolical at the time. Calzaghe might not punch with as much power as he used to, but his shots are still plenty heavy enough to inflict significant trauma through a sustained beating like the one he delivered that night.