Modified rules in boxing on ESPN?

**~Lucky13~** · 05-23-2008, 09:51 PM

safety first!
i know it sucks but that's the way it should be!!!

**hello2007** · 05-24-2008, 02:24 AM

that was messed. totally killed the drama in the fight. But it still was a good fight

**Fox McCloud** · 05-24-2008, 04:06 AM

Nah, it wasn't ESPN's doing.

Whenever there is a fight that is neither a title fight or a title eliminator (basically, a fight that the sanctioning bodies have no interest in), they revert to whatever state they are in and use their rules.

Forrest-Quartey used the New York State Athletic Commission's rules for their bout.

All the matches tonight were under the Rhode Island State Athletic Commission if I remember correctly.

The doctor was being overinvolved though, even if he was/is allowed to stop the fight.

**Scott9945** · 05-24-2008, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by journeyman2000

WTF!

Doctor steps up? Takes his time to check on fighters?

Oh brother!

I agree. The doctor can check between rounds. If there is that much perceived danger that a fighter needs to be examined immediately, the fight should be stopped. If you have a doctor giving a hurt hometown fighter a lengthy exam during a round, that leaves room for a lot of su****ion.

**rizkybizness** · 06-09-2008, 03:52 PM

Didn't someone almost die on ESPN recently? I heard something about a fight that should've been stopped but wasnt.

Modified rules in boxing on ESPN?