Fair Stoppages Yes or No

[LOLORSKATES]

They were all fair stoppages. In that Jones/Sosa fight, Sosa wasn't throwing any punches back, but when the ref called it, he started assaulting the ref.

He should have saved that aggression for Jones.

[Dynamite Kid]

If your man is down on the floor and you enter the ring, what other purpose could it be for other than to stop the fight?



Say you let Sosa-Jones go on a little longer, what would change about the outcome? Other than Sosa getting creamed more? It was an amateur stoppage, Jones was so much further ahead.

like i said to complain ,did u see them throw the towel in ? before Barrera got hit with that punch thier was bad head butt

[LOLORSKATES]

like i said to complain ,did u see them throw the towel in ? before Barrera got hit with that punch thier was bad head butt

You cannot enter the ring to assist a fallen fighter, its a rule and a damn good one. If they were going to complain, shouldn't they have done it right after the headbutt and not when he was about to get stopped?

In that fight there was no saving by the bell so if you enter the ring before the ref says the round is over, you get DQ'ed. Good call by the ref.

[aristotlemoses]

yea that calzaghe stoppage over manfredo was horrible. mind you if it didnt get stopped calzaghe probably woulda won a near shutout though.

[ufirst]

yeah, I think they were all pretty fair stoppages... I've always wondered though, what fight fans thought about the Sugar Ray Leonard/Wilfredo Benitez stoppage. I mean, I know Benitez didn't really protest but with the ten second bell having gone off and considering how close the fight was, I always thought the champ should've been allow to finish the fight. It was like 4 seconds left and he was still slipping shots....

[Dynamite Kid]

You cannot enter the ring to assist a fallen fighter, its a rule and a damn good one. If they were going to complain, shouldn't they have done it right after the headbutt and not when he was about to get stopped?

In that fight there was no saving by the bell so if you enter the ring before the ref says the round is over, you get DQ'ed. Good call by the ref.

Strictly speaking the ref made the right call i just dont feel his cornermans intentions were to stop the fight whether they forgot they would of been DQ'd or they would have gotten away with stepping on the ring apron im not sure

but Mayweather did not get DQ'd when Roger stepped into the ring against Zab and Meldrick Taylor did not get DQ'd when Lou Duva stood on the ring apron so allthough their is a rule it has been broken before and not penalised

[Swizzy]

Barrera v Jones 1- YES
Calzaghe v Mitchell- YES
Forrest v Mayorga 1- NO
Gomez v Khan- N/A
Jones v Sosa- N/A
Marquez v Vasquez 2- YES

[LOLORSKATES]

Strictly speaking the ref made the right call i just dont feel his cornermans intentions were to stop the fight whether they forgot they would of been DQ'd or they would have gotten away with stepping on the ring apron im not sure

but Mayweather did not get DQ'd when Roger stepped into the ring against Zab and Meldrick Taylor did not get DQ'd when Lou Duva stood on the ring apron so allthough their is a rule it has been broken before and not penalised

Thats a different situation because the ref had given Mayweather time on an intentional foul. In the situation with Barrera and Jones, the guy was on the floor as the result of clean punches and the corner came in to save their guy from getting creamed. If that wasn't enough for a DQ, certainly Barrera's cornerman throwing a water bottle at Jones was.

In the Melderick Taylor incident, I just don't think Richard Steele had control over the situation at all.

[LOLORSKATES]

Barrera v Jones 1- YES
Calzaghe v Mitchell- YES
Forrest v Mayorga 1- NO
Gomez v Khan- N/A
Jones v Sosa- N/A
Marquez v Vasquez 2- YES

In Forrest-Mayorga, I disagree with you. When the ref moves his finger in your face and you can't respond, thats because you got your ass kicked.

[joseph5620]

like i said to complain ,did u see them throw the towel in ? before Barrera got hit with that punch thier was bad head butt

Clashing of heads are a part of boxing. That had nothing to do with Barrera getting knocked silly by that right hand and it certainly doesn't justify his unprofessional corner in that fight.