Abner Mares: Dignity In Defeat

[junior gong]

Damn. I'll take that as a burn. I hate hipsters!

I was just suprised he had not heard of Jhonny before.

Hahaha...its all good, mate.

[Drunken Cat]

People that call Mares a hye jobs are idiots. He fought in the last 2 years, arguably the toughest group of lb4lb fighters and won all of them. Johnny Gonzales is no easy fight, he's a seasoned vet with a lot of power.

It was just a great left hook that ended the fight. I think if the ref allows himt o continue, then we see a different fight in the later rounds.

I disagree. I don't think he would've recovered, even in the 1 minute. We'll never know of course, but I don't think anyone can call that a premature stoppage. He was very hurt.

[Drunken Cat]

Also, I sort of hate to admit it, but I have been waiting for Mares to get knocked out since the Agbeko farce. Maybe that is a little vindictive, but I'm sure I'm far from the only one who feels that way.

However, best to let bygones be bygones, at least at this point. I mean it sucks to see a fighter like Agbeko get robbed blindly by corrupt officiating, and that fight was beyond ridiculous. It's not really Mares' fault though. Repeatedly throwing low was his fault. But, it's tough inside the ropes and a fighter does what they can, I guess. I do hope he can recover from this, he's a good fighter. Also though, I always love to see an old vet win a big fight like that.

[Spray_resistant]

It was a fine stoppage Mares was badly hurt and unable to continue simple as that, he is still an excellent fighter, he just got caught by a harder puncher and was classy in the post fight interview.

Mares will bounce back with some good wins i am sure.

[IronMike86]

Dude showed a lot of class. I love his story, his struggle, and his background. He has tons of pride and a lot to fight for, for those reasons, I'm sure he'll bounce back soon from that KO. That being said, I can't really fault the ref for the stoppage. Mares was really rocked the 2nd time, and rather than listening to Mares' response, he looked at his demeanor and into his eyes and determined it was in Mares' best interest to stop the fight. As a fighter, I'd feel the same way Mares feels, but I just can't blame the ref or say he was wrong.

[Hallaqsillaq]

Unfortunately that doesn't sell with today's youth. They want to see the Adrian Broner's of the world be loud, obnoxious and arrogant. That's their role models and the way this generation handles itself.

They see humility and honor as being a weakness.

It's like that everywhere now... if you're soft-spoken and respectful people think you are weak, but what is weak about being prudent? Courteous? It's strength of character, which is what so many lack these days....

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

I disagree. I don't think he would've recovered, even in the 1 minute. We'll never know of course, but I don't think anyone can call that a premature stoppage. He was very hurt.

I didn't say he would have recovered, I said IF he would have recovered. My only beef is that the ref should have given him a 10 count, that's all.

It's like that everywhere now... if you're soft-spoken and respectful people think you are weak, but what is weak about being prudent? Courteous? It's strength of character, which is what so many lack these days....

Very true, I have been very courteous to people and they then think they can jump in line or say something that over steps the boundaries of our relationship.

People think loud, is tough but in reality I have found in my life that the quiet one's are the one's you need to be worried about.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Pacquiao after the Bradley debacle

[Vasyl’s dad]

It was a fine stoppage Mares was badly hurt and unable to continue simple as that, he is still an excellent fighter, he just got caught by a harder puncher and was classy in the post fight interview.

Mares will bounce back with some good wins i am sure.

how do you know he was unable to continue when he wasn't given the chance?


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[Vasyl’s dad]

Dude showed a lot of class. I love his story, his struggle, and his background. He has tons of pride and a lot to fight for, for those reasons, I'm sure he'll bounce back soon from that KO. That being said, I can't really fault the ref for the stoppage. Mares was really rocked the 2nd time, and rather than listening to Mares' response, he looked at his demeanor and into his eyes and determined it was in Mares' best interest to stop the fight. As a fighter, I'd feel the same way Mares feels, but I just can't blame the ref or say he was wrong.

he did not look into his eyes after the second kd. people need to stop with that lie. Mares head was facing down from the count of 1 til the count of 3 when he started to get up. As soon as Mares started to get up, the ref jumped on him. How did he look in his eyes?


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