Eduard Gutknecht update

[1hourRun]

I find it kinda funny to read some of these post considering ya'll are fans of slug....yeah I think these euros could greatly benefit from American slick boxing school.

[M Bison]

There needs to be a boxing watchdog which monitors fights and in particular mismatches, if one is proposed they should step in and ban it from ever happening.

Anyone with even an ounce of boxing sense knew how big a mismatch this was, I personally predicted a stoppage but that guy took a sustained beating. Not only did his corner allow it, the ref did too. It's a joke.

Hmm maybe a tad harsh of Gutknecht, I didn't think he'd win but this isn't quite as bad as the likes of Berto Vs. Floyd, Garcia Vs, Ron Salad, BJS Vs. Akavov and all the rest but I do like your idea I'd be down for that.
I'm for anything that increases the likelihood of more competitive fights.

[soul_survivor]

Hmm maybe a tad harsh of Gutknecht, I didn't think he'd win but this isn't quite as bad as the likes of Berto Vs. Floyd, Garcia Vs, Ron Salad, BJS Vs. Akavov and all the rest but I do like your idea I'd be down for that.
I'm for anything that increases the likelihood of more competitive fights.

Gut is a very, very bad professional fighter and even if I have to be nice to his reputation as a fighter, he was/is nowhere near Groves league who is world class. On top of all that, Groves could punch and that's the real issue here.

I agree with the other mismatches you listed, there should be straight suspensions of promotional licenses for any promoter who tries to repeatedly push through fights of this caliber.

[Humean]

You're confusing a 2 world class fighters going at it with what was an obvious mismatch.

Referees should be clued into what's happening and they should have known about the skill and talent gap between the two men in the ring that night.

Where did I suggest that Groves-Gutknecht wasn't a mismatch?

I agree with the other mismatches you listed, there should be straight suspensions of promotional licenses for any promoter who tries to repeatedly push through fights of this caliber.

Or the regulatory bodies can just not sanction it in the first place.

[lewishamboy]

Agree with those expressing concern over Ortiz-Allen - that is some highly irresponsible matchmaking

[soul_survivor]

Where did I suggest that Groves-Gutknecht wasn't a mismatch?



Or the regulatory bodies can just not sanction it in the first place.

what are you suggesting when you say "Hmm maybe a tad harsh of Gutknecht, I didn't think he'd win but this isn't quite as bad as the likes of Berto Vs. Floyd"?

Also, the regulatory bodies are in it for themselves, even calling them regulatory bodies is a joke. That's why I call for an independent watchdog to deny or accept fight proposals.