Premature Stoppage?

**spinksjinx** · 02-06-2005, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by DLT

Does anyone think so? Spinks was hurt but he was making Zab miss like crazy most of the time, and then Zab stopped punching and was bull ****ing. I dont think I wouldve stopped it yet. I wouldve made Judah pay the price for stopping to much. There was only 15 seconds left in the round but the ref doesnt know that so it's hard to say. Spinks manager said that he was about to stop it anyway so it doesnt matter. I also think Judah played an inexperienced ref when he was telling him to stop it. It reminded me of the Calzaghe-Mitchell fight. Do you think that Spinks couldve cleared his head in between rounds and survived the next round? He still might wouldnt have made it out the round because he bounced of the ropes the last time with his hands down and Judah ****ed back the left like he was going to decapitate him. Did you guys see when Judah hurt him the first time? It looked like he made Spinks do the Matrix

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I also disagree with people about Spinks moving up in weight. I think he still can. He doesnt need power because his D and boxing skills are so good. It will be hard for anyone to beat him including Tito. Zab matches up with him great because he is a lefty and super fast. No one else up there is. It still was hard for Judah to reach him. Those other guys wont be able to

The stoppage was late in my opinion, When Spinks was wobbled and looked like a weeble but didnt fall down and bounced into the ropes and didnt throw any punches thats when the fight should have been stopped, Not when he was bounced from one side to the other and all the way across the other side.

It was late in my opinion, Spinks didnt throw one punch or keep his guard up. The guy was completely out on his feet.

**ProBox1** · 02-06-2005, 11:56 AM

I agree, Zab stopped punching twice and asked the ref to stop it because he said Cory's eyes were rolling to the back of his head. He said he didnt want to see Cory get seriously hurt.

**Slipx** · 02-06-2005, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by Rick Reeno

I agree, Zab stopped punching twice and asked the ref to stop it because he said Cory's eyes were rolling to the back of his head. He said he didnt want to see Cory get seriously hurt.

yeah, that's when I gained more respect for Judah. Especially when he said "Ya know'm'sayin he got a wife and two kids too know'msayin I didnt wanna hurt him or kill him"

**mic573** · 02-06-2005, 12:06 PM

The stoppage was right and it was good to see Zab actually care about another fighter and not wanting to hurt him seriously.

**Tha Greatest** · 02-06-2005, 12:29 PM

ya

I respect what zab judah did last night
most of us would've expected him to do somethin dirty

but he seemed to show lots of respect for Spinks

IN and OUT of the RING

**marvdave** · 02-06-2005, 12:45 PM

Zab showed class last night which is the last thing I would have expected. Props to him. Stoppage was fine. Spinks was out.

on a side note about Leon Spinks. When he smiles real big, doesn't it remind you of the Whale in Pinnochio? or is that just me?

**dansweeney** · 02-06-2005, 12:53 PM

Originally posted by DLT

Does anyone think so? Spinks was hurt but he was making Zab miss like crazy most of the time, and then Zab stopped punching and was bull ****ing. I dont think I wouldve stopped it yet. I wouldve made Judah pay the price for stopping to much. There was only 15 seconds left in the round but the ref doesnt know that so it's hard to say. Spinks manager said that he was about to stop it anyway so it doesnt matter. I also think Judah played an inexperienced ref when he was telling him to stop it. It reminded me of the Calzaghe-Mitchell fight. Do you think that Spinks couldve cleared his head in between rounds and survived the next round? He still might wouldnt have made it out the round because he bounced of the ropes the last time with his hands down and Judah ****ed back the left like he was going to decapitate him. Did you guys see when Judah hurt him the first time? It looked like he made Spinks do the Matrix

.

I also disagree with people about Spinks moving up in weight. I think he still can. He doesnt need power because his D and boxing skills are so good. It will be hard for anyone to beat him including Tito. Zab matches up with him great because he is a lefty and super fast. No one else up there is. It still was hard for Judah to reach him. Those other guys wont be able to

you are crazy, the only guy paying a price would have been spinks, what you want a guy killed in the ring? how many unanswered flush shots you want the guy to take? only pride kept him up, he was out on his feet man

**m00ks** · 02-06-2005, 01:33 PM

It was the beginning of the end. It wasn't prematurely stopped, Judah was pretty much landing at will after he looked at the ref. Put it this way, if Spinks was still ok he would have hit Judah back when the latter was constantly turning to the ref. But nah, he was dizzy and his eyes were rolled. didn't know where he was no mo. Ref shoudl have stopped it then and there. Also no way Spinks was gonna recover even if he made it through teh round. Judah would have unloaded on his ass and he still would have been put to sleep.

**Zab Super Judah** · 02-06-2005, 01:40 PM

the stoppage was actually alittle late....Cunningham(spinks trainer) said that he was on his way to stopping it anyway when the ref stopped it

Premature Stoppage?