Comments Thread For: It Was An Honor: Referee Fitch Recalls Being The Third Man For Ford-Kholmatov Thriller

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Tris Dixon speaks with referee Charlie Fitch following last weeks thrilling contest between Raymond Ford and Otabek Kholmatov, contesting the WBA featherweight title
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[Griever0730]

Can't knock the ref for stopping the fight with the little time that was left. It's not his job to manage the time left in the fight. Just like Steele in Chavez-Taylor 1. When the ref gives you commands and you don't respond properly, he's within his right to do as he sees accordingly. The way Kholmatov was hurt and turned his back pretty much gave him a reason to stop it. He did what he was trained and supposed to do in situations like that. Any one punch can alter a man's life and as unlikely as we think that that might have happened with that amount of time to go, it's still always possible. Kudos to him. That was a great fight.

[MulaKO]

When the ropes kept him up , ref should of given a ten count which he did not do
That was his first mistake which lead to him halting the fight

[ShoulderRoll]

You can’t turn your back and drop your gloves. That’s just asking for a stoppage.