Mares vs Gonzalez WAS A BAD STOPPAGE

[humanpunchingbg]

It was a bad stoppage considering he was the champion and had 5 seconds left in the round. Even Plankiao got an 8 count and he was out for 3 minutes. lol

[DeadLikeMe]

Just because you say "I can fight" to the ref while you're sitting glassy-eyed on your ass doesn't mean you can actually fight...

Maybe the ref should have let saved by the bell rules prevail, but his job is to protect the fighters. Most of the fights a referee oversees involve guys far beneath Mares' paygrade, he stopped it at a proper point imo.

[mozzer101]

Did not like that stoppage at all. Mares was getting up but the referee refused to even give him a chance.

Why dont you give a fighter a chance?

Let him get up, see if he can touch his gloves and see if he is able to follow instructions. To not even give him a chance is a disservice to Mares.

I hate referees like this guy and jay nady. Give a fighter a chance to see if he can continue.

Your an idiot. He was badly hurt the ref did a good job.

[Jloro]

The boy didn't even get up are you ****ing ******ed lol

[mrlopez]

Did not like that stoppage at all. Mares was getting up but the referee refused to even give him a chance.

Why dont you give a fighter a chance?

Let him get up, see if he can touch his gloves and see if he is able to follow instructions. To not even give him a chance is a disservice to Mares.

I hate referees like this guy and jay nady. Give a fighter a chance to see if he can continue.

Mares was out after the 1st kd. Ref had to remind him to raise his gloves before letting him continue. After the 2nd kd, mares eys were glossed over,and legs were gone. Good stoppage. Refs job is to protect the fighter, especially from himself! I'm sure mares couldve gone on, but at what price does he pay for getting seriously hurt?

You live to fight another day and therell be more good days for abner. Just not sure if he should stay at the weightclass. Looks kinda small.

[mezoomozaa]

you are talking like it was the 12th round or something , that is why Referee should have given the champion A CHANCE !!

If Meldrick Taylor reads this thread , he is going to commit suicide

[Public_Enemy]

Just got back from vacation and saw the fight. I have mixed feelings about the stoppage. I can't say it was bad because Mares was badly hurt. His eyes were glossy and legs were visibly shaken. I do believe Mares could've made it out of the round however. He definitely wanted to continue (he said he was ok after both kd's) but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

On a side note, game plan and knowing your opponent is so underrated in boxing. Gonzalez/Nacho knew the left hook would be there and executed perfectly. Mares is one of my favorites and he's a very good fighter but when he throws his right hook he drops his hands and is wide open. Gonzalez set it up and took Mares out.

Mares was also gracious in defeat. He is a true champion and will definitely bounce back from this loss. I would love for him to go back to working with Nacho. Improving defensively is the last piece of the puzzle for Mares.

[Hop]

... it's always better to be safe than sorry.

I hear ya', PE, but I would say (humbly) that it's NOT always better to be 'safe' than to allow a fighter the chance (at least!) to show whether or not he can continue. The chance (by means of a full count). Then, if the ref really felt Abner could not respond adequately -- mentally and/or physically -- fine, call it. But that's not what happened. And all of those posters who are acting like it was out of the question that Mares could possibly have shown himself able to finish out the round and then have a minute to further recover are, IMO, going beyond what we know.

[Public_Enemy]

I hear ya', PE, but I would say (humbly) that it's NOT always better to be 'safe' than to allow a fighter the chance (at least!) to show whether or not he can continue. The chance (by means of a full count). Then, if the ref really felt Abner could not respond adequately -- mentally and/or physically -- fine, call it. But that's not what happened. And all of those posters who are acting like it was out of the question that Mares could possibly have shown himself able to finish out the round and then have a minute to further recover are, IMO, going beyond what we know.

Yea thats true. Always is too strong of a word. I would've let Mares continue but I do understand the referee's decision. It's really a tough call and I'm not sure whether people understand that. The ref has to make a decision that he's able to live with when he goes home at the end of the day.

[Bermuda]

just give it up mares fans....it's over...mares just can't hang with a smart boxer with power..he would also get stopped by donaire, rigo and mikey garcia...