Referee Weeks is a gutless coward!

[Ivansmamma]

Stop acting like tony weeks gave him a 20 second count, god forbid mike got up at 9 and 7/8ths of a second. If tony stopped it you guys would be b*tching about how tony ruined a potentially classic fight. Seriously cannot win with boxing fans. Tony weeks reffed this fight perfectly.

Exactly. You dont stop an epic fight because of half a second in one direction or another. Thats not what this sport is about.

[Public_Enemy]

Weeks did the right thing. You don't stop that fight at the time of the 1st knockdown. It's a disservice to the viewers and the fighters. If it's stopped there, the fight would've been clouded in controversy. Instead, Ruslan beat Mike until he couldn't take it anymore. No excuses, no controversy. And we got another FOTY candidate.

[FeFist]

He got up just in time, nothing wrong with that. But I am a bit curious why he completely ignored his trainer when he wanted to stop the fight and asked Alvarado directly. That's weird, I never saw that before.

The eighth round.

[The Gambler1981]

Alvarado was playing with fire right there but hey he was getting up at 9 so fair enough it is the refs call as to if he was up or not.

[illmaticfighter]

It was conclusive but what about the health of the fighter?

The referee has a duty of care, those extra couple of rounds did him no favours physically, they probably scrambled his brain like Bradley who also had a ref keep him in the fight and ended up fighting concussed for 10 rounds.

i would really like to know what were your comments on the scott vs chisora controversy were you against it or did you think the ref made the right call?

considering alvarado has faced two hard hitters before in Prescott and rios but you didn't show any concern for his brain after those fights i think your kidding with me right now.

also the head shots weren't what was hurting alvarado it was the body shots.

[FrankieClutch]

I thought he did a good job. That "let me hear it from Mike" was reminiscent of the Cotto vs Foreman fight!

[Los Zetas]

Weeks used to be really good. Seems like the older he gets, the more he turns into Joe Cortez.

Like anyone, usually when you hit 50+ you may slow down/perform worse and after 60. definitely. This is one thing bad for boxing, too many old people involved.

[Tuavale]

To me it looked like Alvarado was looking to stop on the 1st KD - with good reason. But he decided to stand and Weeks allowed it to go on. Mike needs a long rest. Ruslin broke a very tough guy tonight.

[pitbull2009]

After such an brutal action packed fight, in which both combatants fought with inspiring passion and desire, I find it impossible to complain about the officiating. The right guy won.

Calling someone a gutless coward via Internet is a gutless cowardly act in it's self.

[King_]

I have mix feelings about Weeks asking Alvarado if he wanted to stop. It kind of puts the fighter on the spot for something that should be the responsibility of the trainer. There's a stigma behind fighters saying no mas so ideally it should not be up to them to decide when to stop. On the other hand, I think Weeks saw the corner wasn't looking out for the health of the fighter so took the responsibility on his own hands.

Good post, this is how I feel