How to avoid incidents like last Saturday???

[SacTown1]

Now that we've all paid our respects to Leavander & family, it's imparative that we congregate and conversate about how these things can be prevented in the future....we, the fans, are the ones who pay our hard-earned-$$$ to view these types of events, therefore we are somewhat-responsible for coming up with some type of system/rule/method of trying to avoid these types of occurances.....

it was pretty obvious to me and 3 of my buddies who don't even like boxing that the fight should have been stopped after the 9th round....then came the 10th....then the 11th....

should there be a system where fighters aren't alowed to come out for the next round if the opponent is landing at a high % or is out-landing the opponent by a certain # or %???

Should the doctor be allowed to stop the fight at any given notice? Dunno if that woulda helped on Saturday, but it's worth a thought....

I dunno, I understand that these things will always be a factor in a sport like boxing (I attended Barrera-Morales 2, where Pedro Alcazar passed 2 days after fighting Alejandro Montiel), but I do think that last Saturday could have been avoided....

any thoughts on how to improve our beloved sport????

[Tha Greatest]

It's common sence on when to stop a fight.

[SacTown1]

It's common sence on when to stop a fight.

common sense would have = a stoppage after round 9 IMO

but the fight went on

this is the point my friend: what = a common sense stoppage? # of punches landed one way vs. the other? % of punches landed one way vs. the other? WE NEED some type of system, like the amateurs, where there's some sort-of "skunk-rule" if you're up by a certain # of points/punches

[Tha Greatest]

Someones job can't be perfect everytime...

This world has many problems....

If they do something different, then people would complain about that.

[666boy666]

If I were an impartial fan, I would have to say boxing needs more safety measures

But I'm a fighter myself, and think a pro should have the RIGHT to stay in there as long as he wants, till death or not.

If you make pro boxing more safe, it becomes the ams where the goal is not to knock the other person out and really just stick and move, not to mention the friggin headgear.

Pro boxing is beautiful, no disrespect, but to an extent due to the fear of death. Grown men are fighting, they can make the decision if they want to get in that ring or not.

If you let the soccor moms come in and make sure their babies are always ok, you might as well kiss boxing goodbye.

I mean no disrespect to the family of johnson and wish them fond memories of him, but the fact remains, this is a blood sport and everyone who goes in that ring should be prepaired to die before the night's over with, that's just the reality of it.

Injuries and deaths are going to happen, making it safer will spell the end for boxing. You've got to admit, we've come a long ways since the early days of 75 round fights. Boxing is as safe as it ever needs to be right now.

Regards to the johnson family

[.::EnRiQuE::.]

when a boxer goes into a ring they know the risks of what can happen to you...its sad that it happens but its been a part of the game for a while now...

[Tha Greatest]

Yes!

This is boxing, the CORNER is all to blame!

They should not change the rules because of the corner!

This is a warriors sport, I know it's sad, but you can't expect to change everything, that will take away the WHOLE point of the sport!

This ain't no golf or tennis cabrones!

[Living Legend]

How to avoid incidents like last Saturday???

So is freitas still considered such a b*tch for quitting? Or did he know he had enough and stopped so he could live to fight another day.

[scottydottie]

So is freitas still considered such a b*tch for quitting? Or did he know he had enough and stopped so he could live to fight another day.

Good point.....

[666boy666]

So is freitas still considered such a b*tch for quitting? Or did he know he had enough and stopped so he could live to fight another day.

...still such a *****

If he wanted to keep his rep, he should have stayed down, not get up then quit