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I thought he was a bit off balance and not paying attention when he got dropped. People put too much emphasis on a wobble or a fighter getting dropped, Ali was dropped by Sonny Banks and Henry Cooper early in his career. So have plenty of other fighters including Delahoya, who is now considered to have a great chin.
I would put David Haye in the suspect chin department, because he has been stopped and seems to get hurt badly almost every other fight. Lets not forget Cotto was also considered to have a shaky chin till recently. Not every fighter can have a Marvin Hagler beard, sometimes when you get punched hard on the chin by a professional prizefighter it hurts you.Comment
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Great Fight, maybe stopped a bit early, ref should have waited a few seconds to see if Gomez was going to throw something back imo. Was a good fight for Khan, Gomez showed great heart and really gave Khan a War. However i think the fight did prove that Khan is still a few fights away from the top top fighters at LW.Comment
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About that fight - McDonagh v Gomez
Leading up to the fight McDonagh was making visits to see paranormalist Uri Geller as "mind coach" to help him prepare mentally for the fight, and Geller also travelled with him to Dublin for the fight. Gomez commented that "I’m not sure Uri Geller will be of much use to him though because there won’t be any spoons in that ring for him to bend. The only thing I plan on bending is some of McDonagh’s ribs with my body punches".[31]
The first four rounds were relatively close, with Gomez leading according to pundits, but the fight ended in the fifth round in bizarre circumstances when for no apparent reason Gomez stopped fighting and failed to defend himself. He then received a number of unanswered punches from McDonagh before being floored. Gomez rose from the canvas immediately but appeared to ignore the referee and walk towards his corner while the referee continued with his count. Gomez then left the ring as the referee was waving the fight off. RTÉ commentator Steve Collins said "I smell a rat, something's not right here".[5][32][33]
The Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI) initially suspended both fighters purses, and investigated reports of unusual betting patterns, with large sums of money being placed on McDonagh to win inside the distance and more specifically in the fifth round. Odds on McDonagh to win the fight in the fifth round had been cut from 125–1 to 18–1 by the afternoon of the bout.[33] Following their investigation, the BUI released the purses to each of the fighters, stating "Michael Gomez and Peter McDonagh confirmed that neither they, their families, nor any person in their camp, as far as they were aware, betted on the fight".[34] The BUI did express disappointment that the bookmaker, Boylesports, who had suspended wagering on the bout due to the unusual betting patterns, had chosen not to reply to the investigators' queries.[34] Gomez later explained the loss by saying that "it was all very simple, I just came to a decision in there that I need to retire from boxing full stop".[35] Gomez further indicated that he planned to pursue a career in bodybuilding. McDonagh, meanwhile, claimed that he had won because Uri Geller had helped him mentally prepare for the fight.[33]
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I read that today in the paper, hit a fella in self defense, who hit his head on the pavement and die.
Thought it was a great fight tonight. Kahn again showed great power and hand speed, again though im a little worried about his chin / defense. Think hes still abit off from a fight with the big guns.
Gomez has a great heart, took some massive shots.
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