Was Taylor-Pavlik 1 a quick stoppage?

[Em1]

Are you ****ing serious? He was sleeping. sleeeeeeeppppiiinnnggg.

[Fox McCloud]

Slumps to his knees, in a position where it looks like it is not comfortable on his legs... eyes are closed... doesn't seem to understand what happened when people tell him that he lost.

It was a great stoppage.

[boxing_great]

The ref layed on top on Taylor so it's very unclear whether or not he could have gotten up.

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jermain taylor wasn't answering numerous punches, so any referee would stop the fight in that situation.
are you serious about this thread??

[JAB5239]

After watching the fight over a year after it happened I'm starting to think ref Smoger jumped in too quickly. At the time I thought the stoppage was a good one because Taylor was clearly in distress but now I'm not so sure. Smoger should have given Taylor the chance to get up. Anyone think differently?

Taylor was done. If smoger had let him get up, assuming he could have, he could have gotten seriously hurt. Good stoppage.

[JAB5239]

I'm not saying Taylor wasn't legitimately KO'ed but I think Smoger should have given him a count instead of laying on him. Maybe I'm old fashioned in that sense but I believe fighters especially undisputed world champs should have the benefit of a count. I think they've earned it.

Taylor got what he deserved after a valiant effort.....a good stoppage and quick medical attention.

[Unknown Champ]

this is a very ****** thread!!! that jigga was dead

[JAB5239]

this is a very ****** thread!!! that jigga was dead

Yeah, ****** thread. Equally ****** comment though.

[Jan(DK)]

When I saw the thread title I thought it was about Pavlik being nearly out in round two!

But since it's about the actual ending of thefigt I thought the stoppage was excellent. Taylor slumped down in the corner. The ref's got to be alert when a fighter is hurt in a corner. Better safe than sorry although this stoppage wasnt safe it was right on time.

Funny exactly my thoughts too, knowing Smoger was the ref. Smoger is well known to be a "let them fight till they drop" kind of judge.

[pelonxsoldier28]

he was done, he slumped down and was gone. look at the video, yea he was done. good stop smoger

[Poet682006]

No. Taylor was out of it.

Poet