Waving the fight off

[MulaKO]

Let me state before anything , I am not a fan of Wilder or AJ

British refs seem to be quick to call a fight over
So , just curious to see everyone’s opinion
Had it been a British ref , do you believe he would of waved the fight over after the brutal knockdown
Or , had he made it up before the ten count , would he have let the fight continue or not

Before you get all riled up , just curious to see a wide variety of opinions

[EnglishOxide]

There was nothing wrong with the stoppage. Breazeale was on his knee at 10 and damn near fell over when the ref waved it.

Why is this even being questioned?

[jmrf4435]

hahahahha he was put so sleep man lol you people want deaths in the ring, I'm not kidding

[Scopedog]

Honestly I think even giving him a count at all was unnecessary, the ref could have stopped it the moment he hit the floor and he wouldn't have been wrong

[MulaKO]

There was nothing wrong with the stoppage. Breazeale was on his knee at 10 and damn near fell over when the ref waved it.

Why is this even being questioned?

I totally agree and maybe I did not make myself clear
Would a British ref have waved off the fight without a count or not
Had he gotten up , do you think a British ref would have let him continue
The reason I ask is because I find a British ref is faster to wave a fight off

[MulaKO]

Honestly I think even giving him a count at all was unnecessary, the ref could have stopped it the moment he hit the floor and he wouldn't have been wrong

I agree , that was some fughin brutal ko
And the fighter , imo , was in no way capable of continuing

[BLASTER1]

I'm glad the ref gave a count but it was stopped as it should have been.
Even if he got up at 9 any gonzo could tell he was affected by the knock out.

[KTFOKING]

I don't like how refs in the UK call it off so early. If we would get that here, we wouldn't have gotten to see an epic moment in the 12th round of the Wilder/Fury fight as the fight would have been called off at like 5. Jack Reiss properly made the count and it allowed Fury to get up and fight back in the round. That is the moment most will remember from that fight.

Harvey Dock also did the right thing. He gave Breazeale a chance and he just couldn't get up on time. Even when he did get up, he fell back in the ropes so the fight at the very least would have been called off there even if Breazeale got up before 10.

[EnglishOxide]

I totally agree and maybe I did not make myself clear
Would a British ref have waved off the fight without a count or not
Had he gotten up , do you think a British ref would have let him continue
The reason I ask is because I find a British ref is faster to wave a fight off

Not all British refs are the same.

Most would start a count in a high level fight like that but then stop the count at 5 when they realise the guy has no chance.

Some would wave it off instantly upon seeing the concussiveness of the punch, some would do what this ref did and give a full 10 count.

It depends on the ref and the level of the fight. Most of the British stoppages happen involving prospects where the journeyman is likely to continue taking a beating and there isn't even a title on the line.

For world title fights British refs are a little more lenient.

[just the facts]

Not all British refs are the same.

Most would start a count in a high level fight like that but then stop the count at 5 when they realise the guy has no chance.

Some would wave it off instantly upon seeing the concussiveness of the punch, some would do what this ref did and give a full 10 count.

It depends on the ref and the level of the fight. Most of the British stoppages happen involving prospects where the journeyman is likely to continue taking a beating and there isn't even a title on the line.

For world title fights British refs are a little more lenient.

Unless it's a Joe Calzaghe fight..........