If you could go back in time and prevent a bad stoppage, which fight would it be?

[travestyny]

Fair enough. Although impractical maybe we need a way to police or overturn some of these “mistakes” referees make through an instant replay review etc. Kovalev was gassing out in that fight but it doesn’t excuse Ward’s blantant fouls clearly seen on replay. It’s old news now and I don’t believe the problem is rampant with referrees. It was a problem in this fight.

Good point. Was going to say that I don't think instant replay would work....but didn't they use instant replay in Rigo's fight where he hit the guy after the bell? So perhaps they could work that in (though if I'm not mistaken, they used instant replay and still got it wrong in the Rigo fight )

It would have been a shame that Ward was on the verge of a victory and the result could have been changed to a no contest if they reviewed after and found the last blow to be low. Such a tricky situation. Don't want to punish the fighter for the ref's mistake, but then again from Kovalev's perspective he was the one punished. Tricky situation, indeed.

[VatoMulatto]

I'd just go back a few weeks cause, I didn't like the horrible stoppage in the AJ vs Takam fight.

[Elroy The Great]

chico vs casamayor, the cut lip fight.