Was Tszyu-Judah stopped too early? Should the ref have let Zab continue fighting?

[Pac=Duran]

This...that's why it was the right call. That and Tsyzu would have took Zabs head off if it continued.

If he continued Zab would have been decapitated.

[onetwopunch]

Zab's head was still in it, but his legs werent. The fight was stopped just in time as it should have. Zab blew it..he had that fight and got reckless.

[jas]

no

you dont get up then go back down

good stoppage

[LacedUp]

Is this a joke thread or what?

[IMDAZED]

The ref did Zab a favor

[BostonGuy]

It's the rules, if you get KDed get up and fall over again then the fight is called off.

Zab would of been ktfo if they let it continue.

no

you dont get up then go back down

good stoppage

Let me first say that...I ****in' hate Jay Nady, he's a piece of ****. Every fight that I watch him ref, he has this ****ty ass authoritarian attitude like he has a stick up his ass. He's a miserable prick.

Having said that, I think Judah should have been given the full 10 count by Nady instead of quickly calling it off like he did. It was a flash knockdown and Judah clearly got up too quickly and as a result wasn't on good footing. If Nady continued to count to 10 (as he should have) Zab may or may not have made the count. In any event, the ref should give the fighter that opportunity.

Exhibit A, this is what a ref should do if a fighter rises, then falls down:

[jas]

Let me first say that...I ****in' hate Jay Nady, he's a piece of ****. Every fight that I watch him ref, he has this ****ty ass authoritarian attitude like he has a stick up his ass. He's a miserable prick.

Having said that, I think Judah should have been given the full 10 count by Nady instead of quickly calling it off like he did. It was a flash knockdown and Judah clearly got up too quickly and as a result wasn't on good footing. If Nady continued to count to 10 (as he should have) Zab may or may not have made the count. In any event, the ref should give the fighter that opportunity.

judah got up too quickly because he got hit so cleanly he didnt know wtf he was doing and the referee isnt thinking "oh its the end of the round , he can get another minute to recover"

hes thinking "i gotta protect judahs safety, he is not making good judgements"

[Vasyl’s dad]

Stoppage was premature imo, he should've counted the whole 8 and then asked him if he can continue, once zab fell the second time the ref stopped it very early, also the round was over so he wasn't in danger if his legs were a bit wobbly, ref should've counted to 8.

What I can't recall though is why a rematch never happened? Thqt would've been huge!

Zab told KT, "no rematch at all". He was so confident he was going to beat KT. Best part was KT saying afterwards, "no rematch just like he wanted."

[-Antonio-]

I think Nady should have let Zab get back up before he stopped the fight. The count would have only been at like 5 at the time. Zab just popped up way too fast the first time. There have been plenty of boxers who have looked that bad and were not counted out.

[SnakeVen0m]

Hell no. If you watch the replay closely, after the ref helps him up from the chicken dance, he prevents him from falling a third time. If the ref wasn't holding his arms up he would've been on his ass.