Let's Settle This, Early Stoppage Or Not?

[WARQUEZ]

JMM, Barker and a few others have looked far more out of it in their respective fights than Mares did last night. Boxing tradition dictates that a champion can't just be stopped like that unless he is absolutely out of it and can't even stand up, **** a 3 count. I bet my trainers were pissed off after last nights complete lack of refereeing professionalism.

I have never seen Marquez look that out of it. Mares looks like he was on a different planet. Body language says it all, that dude was done no questions asked, adios.

[Sceptic]

I thought the stoppage was bad, but I don't think it changed the outcome of the fight.

[Weebler I]

If you wanted Mares to get killed it was an early stoppage. If you wanted to see him fight again, the stoppage was sound. He'll be back.

[dan_cov]

No problem with it, ref could of waved it off after the first knockdown for me.

[UTEP]

Ok, let's get this sorted, I'm hearing some saying last night was an early stoppage in the Mares/Gonzalez main event. What do you guys think? Time for a poll.

In my opinion it was an early stoppage, Mares was the champion, in a championship fight of such magnitude, you have to let it go on, imagine if the ref had stopped the fight after the first 3 KDs in Pac/JMM 1 or after Barker looked like he was finished against Geale, in fact Barker looked in worse shape after that KD than Mares in both his KDs.

The moment the ref placed his hand on Mares' shoulder, you could tell Mares was shocked, meaning he knew where he was, what had happened and what it all meant, Mares was ok. Yes he was hurt but there were less than 10 secs left in the round, Mares would have had a minute to recover and we've all seen Mares can recover. The ref was, in all honesty, quite **** last night, I reckon he'd be scared of his own shadow.

Having said that, massive cong**** to Gonzalez, a solid, long serving pro who doesn't quite get the recognition he should. I always knew it was going to be a war but I expected Mares to stop Gonzalez late but the vet came out bombing. With the BS ref stoppage, there needs to be a rematch.

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[junior gong]

I wonder when the talk of smoger being a crooked ref starts...

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

He was out of it.

[noStylez]

Could have given him the 10 count but I don't think he would have made it out of that round, could have been seriously hurt.

[Alx.]

No, the kid got amir khan'd

[VatoMulatto]

Yes A bit early but it wasn't a horrible stoppage. He was hurt badly but Mares was the champ and it was at the very end of the round. Let the man at least try to stand up. Now I don't think Mares would've been able to continue though but you never know.