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Referees like Dave Fields.
He refereed both Joshua Klitschsko, and Wilder Ortiz and when all 4 fighters in both fights got hurt, he let them continue and when the opponent couldn't continue, he stopped the fight. He probably should've let Wlad continue lol, but I was happy with his decision either way.
This often goes overlooked as you need refs who can take charge of fights, warn fighters at the right time, and stop a fight in a timely manner.
We don't need anymore Phil Edwards type stoppages in good fights. He stopped Takam Joshua.
Boxers train too long for an incompetent ref to prematurely stop a fight. I know that we're on a fine line between a good fight where nobody is hurt and permanent damage...and even death.
But the numbers suggest that most fights happen to end where neither guy is permanently hurt.
Kudos Dave Fields.
He refereed both Joshua Klitschsko, and Wilder Ortiz and when all 4 fighters in both fights got hurt, he let them continue and when the opponent couldn't continue, he stopped the fight. He probably should've let Wlad continue lol, but I was happy with his decision either way.
This often goes overlooked as you need refs who can take charge of fights, warn fighters at the right time, and stop a fight in a timely manner.
We don't need anymore Phil Edwards type stoppages in good fights. He stopped Takam Joshua.
Boxers train too long for an incompetent ref to prematurely stop a fight. I know that we're on a fine line between a good fight where nobody is hurt and permanent damage...and even death.
But the numbers suggest that most fights happen to end where neither guy is permanently hurt.
Kudos Dave Fields.
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