Comments Thread For: Improved Ben Whittaker ends Liam Cameron saga in the second round

[Rockybigblower]

Did i miss something? I dont recall him being dropped...as the article states. Buckled yes...but he seemed to be weathering it. I agree with others that it was an early call...he wasnt firing back....but he was covering up well enough. And another question...why are they giving Whittaker a pass on his post win behaviour? Everyone bar one person is blowing it off as heat of the moment.

[Spray_resistant]

Typical early UK ref stoppage for the newest hypejob they want to promote.

[1Eriugenus]

Ridiculously premature stoppage. Not down, not beaten up, momentarily wobbled, covers up, which is exactly what you should do. Waved off? GFYS. I want to like Whittaker but, no I can't. Disgraceful stoppage.

[Nomadic]

Bad call on the ref. At least give him a standing 8 count.

[Southpaw16]

Didn’t like the stoppage but I think Cameron was 15-20 seconds away from being legit stopped.

You can love Whittaker or hate him, and I don’t know whether or not he’ll fulfill his potential, but the talent is undeniable.

[SSDnv]

Let me express this way - I don't think this stoppage makes him any favor after the 1st fight ending

[IronDanHamza]

Ridiculously premature stoppage. Not down, not beaten up, momentarily wobbled, covers up, which is exactly what you should do. Waved off? GFYS. I want to like Whittaker but, no I can't. Disgraceful stoppage.

There's also the argument that the follow up punch that knocked him back, the ropes kept him up, meaning he could have a count there. I.e Fury-Usyk (which was 10x more brutal and worthy of a stoppage than this was)

Either way it was definitely early. He was defending himself, wasn't out on his feet.

[paulf]

At least give him a standing 8 count.

This bout was Unified Rules - No standing 8 counts, no 3 knockdown rule.

[Nomadic]

This bout was Unified Rules - No standing 8 counts, no 3 knockdown rule.

Yeah, just read that. Tuned in late. Still, I think there was still fight left in him.

[M312]

He did catch Cameron, but there were signs Whittaker was tiring again.

He started getting caught by a lot of jabs, took a few deep breaths. Right hands were landing.

Yeah, he caught Liam with a huge shot, but Cameron didn't go down and was very live. If the ref let him weather the storm, the fight was very much alive.

Ridiculous the fight was stopped and also ridiculous that there will probably be no investigation into the stoppage.