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Vanes and Evilsaint (and I'm sure Googler will jump in)... Cmon guys. I know you are very pro Abraham, but get realistic.
1st, the headbutt. This is Miranda's one mistake. I think it was more of a defensive move to break away from the holding, but I can accept it to be called intentional with maybe 1 point deduction. The ref actually gave Miranda just a warning and was ready to continue the fight until Abraham was allowed to walk to his corner and than he halted the fight IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BROKEN JAW AND SPLIT TONGUE! There was a devastating right hand in the middle of the 4th round that crushed Abraham's jaw. When Abraham enters the ring in the beginning of the 5th there is blood all over him and very apparent on his shorts. It gets very bad during this round.
So don't be an idiot and say something ****** like the headbutt caused the break, otherwise nobody is gonna respect anything you say.
A lot of questionable activity happened after the headbutt, I have posted this in another thread. Basically the fight was called off by both the doctor and the ref. The ref talked over the rules with the supervisor and the decision was given to give the fight to Miranda by TKO. Than Wilfred Sauerland overrules everyone and demands the fight continue (only in Germany!!)
2nd thing... There is no doubt in my mind that if this fight was done in America (or at least fairly) the fight would have been stopped in Round 5.
Even if the fight would have been allowed to be continued, Miranda would have won on points (all but 1-2 point deductions were complete BS, and the others are questionable, warnings are more common. To be fair, Abraham should have been warned and points deducted for and clinching and not letting go.).
I give Abraham much much credit for hanging in there. This doesn't warrant him to get the win, but shows great heart.
I was at the fight. Actually now on the plane on my way back to USA. Don't be surprised when you find out Abraham injuries are worse than the media is talking. I wish him the best, but would not be shocked if he never fights again (or at least takes a much longer recovery time). This would be a disgrace to boxing if this happens, but 100% fault of Abraham's promoter to risk his career like that.
I talked with the doctors after the fight. They are basically Sauerland employees and they were upset. The main ring doctor who said to stop the fight said he had never seen a fighter with such a horrible injury be allowed to continue. Pretty sad...
1st, the headbutt. This is Miranda's one mistake. I think it was more of a defensive move to break away from the holding, but I can accept it to be called intentional with maybe 1 point deduction. The ref actually gave Miranda just a warning and was ready to continue the fight until Abraham was allowed to walk to his corner and than he halted the fight IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BROKEN JAW AND SPLIT TONGUE! There was a devastating right hand in the middle of the 4th round that crushed Abraham's jaw. When Abraham enters the ring in the beginning of the 5th there is blood all over him and very apparent on his shorts. It gets very bad during this round.
So don't be an idiot and say something ****** like the headbutt caused the break, otherwise nobody is gonna respect anything you say.
A lot of questionable activity happened after the headbutt, I have posted this in another thread. Basically the fight was called off by both the doctor and the ref. The ref talked over the rules with the supervisor and the decision was given to give the fight to Miranda by TKO. Than Wilfred Sauerland overrules everyone and demands the fight continue (only in Germany!!)
2nd thing... There is no doubt in my mind that if this fight was done in America (or at least fairly) the fight would have been stopped in Round 5.
Even if the fight would have been allowed to be continued, Miranda would have won on points (all but 1-2 point deductions were complete BS, and the others are questionable, warnings are more common. To be fair, Abraham should have been warned and points deducted for and clinching and not letting go.).
I give Abraham much much credit for hanging in there. This doesn't warrant him to get the win, but shows great heart.
I was at the fight. Actually now on the plane on my way back to USA. Don't be surprised when you find out Abraham injuries are worse than the media is talking. I wish him the best, but would not be shocked if he never fights again (or at least takes a much longer recovery time). This would be a disgrace to boxing if this happens, but 100% fault of Abraham's promoter to risk his career like that.
I talked with the doctors after the fight. They are basically Sauerland employees and they were upset. The main ring doctor who said to stop the fight said he had never seen a fighter with such a horrible injury be allowed to continue. Pretty sad...
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