Gutknecht rushed to hospital after Groves fight, had to be resuscitated

[deathofaclown]

Those last 4 rounds, he wasn't in the fight at all, the eye is closed, he kept rubbing it, obvious he has some kind of serious damage there. Unnecessary punishment he took, he couldn't defend himself at all, couldn't see, was getting hit with everything Groves threw.

I was actually about to type in the fight thread during the fight that after the 10th or 11th that i don't see the point in sending him back out to take a beating.

Groves is pretty heavy handed and he was teeing off for the last 3 rounds or so. I thought Groves might get tired as usual, so maybe they were banking on that but at a certain point it was obvious he was getting beaten up and there was nothing coming back at all. He should have been pulled out but as always hindsight is 20-20.

[mlac]

i was surprised it wasnt stopped tbh. terry o conner usually stops it way way too early. he let this one go on for no reason..

[sunny31]

I was actually about to type in the fight thread during the fight that after the 10th or 11th that i don't see the point in sending him back out to take a beating.

Groves is pretty heavy handed and he was teeing off for the last 3 rounds or so.

It was poor from the corner and the referee. Especially considering the state of the eye. I have seen fights stopped for a lot less than that. The body language just was not good either, I hope he pulls through, but if he doesn't I think there are going to be questions asked of the corner and the referee.

He just wasn't in the fight at all, at that stage it wasn't a competitive fight, in fact it was totally one sided and as you said Groves hits hard even with the jab Gutknecht was feeling it, I can't understand the decision to let him continue as if everything was normal. They didn't even have a long hard look at it him, normally in a fight like where it starts getting one sided the referee and doctor will have a look to check the vision, etc.

[deathofaclown]

i was surprised it wasnt stopped tbh. terry o conner usually stops it way way too early. he let this one go on for no reason..

Not surprised Terry stops fights, he actually used to be a fighter and lost as many as he won. Probably gets flash backs of being knocked out.

All jokes aside, maybe he's trying to let fights go longer as he gets a lot of criticism and that criticism might be in the back of his mind sometimes. That said, if that's true and if you can't put that aside and see it objectively then he shouldn't be refereeing a fight.

I think the corner should have pulled him out though for sure.

[Larry the boss]

Damn................

[Mammoth]

Sorry about my comment. I didn't read the whole post before I made the joke about Ward. Sorry guys, sorry...

[b00g13man]

Hope he's ok.

[Mike D]

damn that ****'s crazy

**** like this is why we need to take a step back and stop with calling dudes bums and cans and ****, and the level of disrespect we throw at fighters is insane

anybody who even steps into a ring deserves respect automatically because the danger is real with this ****

[BattlingNelson]

Not good. He took a lot of punishment last Night.

I have met him, and greeted him before a fight a few years ago. Seems like a Nice guy.

I hope for a full and speedy recovery.

[Robbie Barrett]

George Groves’ opponent Eduard Gutknecht has undergone surgery after falling ill after their fight on Friday night.

Groves beat the 34-year-old super-middleweight by unanimous decision at Wembley’s SSE Arena, following which Gutknecht was taken to hospital.

Gutknecht is sedated and will continue to be monitored in the coming days, according to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...e-groves-fight