Comments Thread For: Vargas Furious: Referee Cost Me Knockout of Tim Bradley

[Dirk Diggler UK]

And Bradley was throwing punches back. He was out of the woods. I didn't say they were in a clinch when the ref stepped in. If he felt troubled, one more clinch ends the fight. Vargas didn't have a shot in hell to finish him off, imo.

He clearly was not "out of the woods". The referee saved him from the woods.

Not one single person thought Vargas had a "shot in hell" of hurting Bradley.

[Mr Ribtickler]

While I will always believe that you have to give a guy a chance, no way in hell does Vargas knock Bradley out. Now Vargas is parading around pretending like he was about to knock out Bradley when we all know you basically have to shoot Bradley to get him out of there, he simply has too much heart. I understand his frustration but he is making too much out of his only moment of success in the whole fight.

**** on! About as straight as you can say it.

[johnm is...]

He clearly was not "out of the woods". The referee saved him from the woods.

Not one single person thought Vargas had a "shot in hell" of hurting Bradley.

Sure he was. He had already clinched and was starting to throw back at Vargas. Vargas showed nothing to suggest he was about to finish Bradley off. And if he started to, another clinch and it's over.

It's unfortunate that he wasn't given the chance to prove my point, but he needs to hold himself accountable for the other 99% of the fight where he got his ass beat.

[MDPopescu]

He could've knocked Bradley cold and he would've still been saved by the Bell. Vargas blew it. Choked. Stepped on his pecker.

... Was the 'saved by the bell' rule in force in this fight? Aren't you joking?

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Sure he was. He had already clinched and was starting to throw back at Vargas. Vargas showed nothing to suggest he was about to finish Bradley off. And if he started to, another clinch and it's over.

It's unfortunate that he wasn't given the chance to prove my point, but he needs to hold himself accountable for the other 99% of the fight where he got his ass beat.

I thought it was more competitive than it should have been and Vargas is absolutely terrible. Bradley never impresses me.

[mathed]

Sure he was. He had already clinched and was starting to throw back at Vargas. Vargas showed nothing to suggest he was about to finish Bradley off. And if he started to, another clinch and it's over.

It's unfortunate that he wasn't given the chance to prove my point, but he needs to hold himself accountable for the other 99% of the fight where he got his ass beat.

Damn skippy. Vargas got handled the entire rest of the fight minus one nice punch.

[mathed]

I thought it was more competitive than it should have been and Vargas is absolutely terrible. Bradley never impresses me.

Yet it takes a guy of Pac's caliber to beat him and a robbery to take a clear win to a draw. You might not like him but he seems to be able to beat almost everybody.

[FeFist]

Seems as though the machismo in some fighters has been replaced with excuses.

Chavez Jr vs Martinez: Did nothing for the entirety of the fight but clung to the miraculous punch he landed in the 12th round, as if he showed he belonged for that punch alone.

Ortiz vs Mayweather: Delibrately headbutted his opponent after getting outclassed. Clings to the fact that he was knocked out after hugging Mayweather; for whatever reason, he feels that it entitles him to a rematch.

Margarito vs Cotto II: Got surgically dismantled for the duration of the fight, but feels a rematch is required because the referee waved the match off. Somehow, people expect others to buy the story that he was coming on strong and that it was only a matter of time until he broke Cotto down.

[turnedup]

Must be the chavez jr fans up in here "He won the fight cuz he rocked him and had him hurt" never mind he got fked up for 35 out 36 minutes of the fight. Vargas lost fair and square, he doesn't have the technique or hand speed to have finished that off in 8 seconds, hell double that and he might have had a slim margin of hope but 8 seconds? C'mon..not a chance in hell.

[Bronx2245]

Yet it takes a guy of Pac's caliber to beat him and a robbery to take a clear win to a draw. You might not like him but he seems to be able to beat almost everybody.

Bradley has been out on his feet TWICE, and both by 2 Jr. WW fighters in their first fight @ WW. He would not beat Mayweather, Maidana, Thurman, Porter, and probably wouldn't beat Khan either. Bradley's a nice guy, and should have a future as a commentator on HBO. Warning to Bradley, do NOT give Ruslan Provodnikov a rematch EVER!