I am truly getting sick of refs

[-EX-]

Man, Lorenzo was done...only thing that would have happened was Danny knocking him unconscious had he got up...

[Frank Ducketts]

I agree that fighters deserve a full count most of the time, Barker got up on 9 and went on to win a MW title. But Lorenzo tonight, I'm not gonna complain too much. You see a guy go down like that, you want the doctor in as soon as possible.

I'm not talking at you, but to you. What is the doctor going to do after the ref stops his count? Run into the ring and wait for the fighter himself to recover! Then ask questions to make sure he does not have a concussion or something else going wrong. The damage is done already if there is real damage or temporary damage. Mind as well count to 8 or 10 depending on when the ref has to make a decision. The rule in boxing isn't once you go down, you lose. Fighters are allowed time to recover.

[Frank Ducketts]

Man, Lorenzo was done...only thing that would have happened was Danny knocking him unconscious had he got up...

Nobody said that the fight had to continue. Just count and judge. Fighters have superb recuperative powers. Their training is what helps them get through those big shots.

[lane99]

Do you think the ref should have continued the count for Liakhovich after Wilder floored him?

[Frank Ducketts]

Do you think the ref should have continued the count for Liakhovich after Wilder floored him?

Yes, absolutely!

[$Bullsfam$]

That does suck you spend your whole life training not even to get a full 10 when you try to get up.


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[Frank Ducketts]

That does suck you spend your whole life training not even to get a full 10 when you try to get up.


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Exactly!

Training for a couple of months only to have a ref stop a count when a fighter is trying to get up does suck.

[DoktorSleepless]

While I agree with your point in general, Lorenzo was way out of it. That was a situation where the fighter should get medical care as soon as possible. If it was a championship fight though, I'd give it a full 10. Otherwise, your health is not worth the small chance of beating a guy like Jacobs.

[PeterNeversoft]

I hear ya! Almost every weekend I ask myself why did the ref stop the fight. Stopping fights when the fighter hasn't even been knocked down. If the ref feels the fighter is in trouble! Call a freaking Knockdown! for heavens sake and give the guy 10 seconds to recoup and go from there...

Also I believe fighters should be taught a little more to take a knee when they are in trouble.

[Danny Gunz]

Refs are becoming way too trigger happy with stopping fights after a KD and sometimes after a fighter is hurt on his feet. I agree with what you said the fighter should be given a chance to get up before the ten count then evaluated by the ref to continue.

Also there was a thread on this the other day. When a fighter is hurt and goes in for a clinch then falls and it is ruled a slip or push is becoming an annoying trend for something these refs should be able to see.

Lastly there really should be another ref or two in a booth somewhere who can watch replays and determine intentional headbutts, knockdowns, and the like.