Thaxton ref

[SOUTHPAW]

After Jon had knocked him down and the french kid spat his gumshield out,should the ref let the fight go on(the french kid was gone) and took the point away when there was a lull in the action or did what he done and robbed Jon a stoppage win(in my opinion)........what do you guys think

[sweetscience]

calling a fight off for spittin his gummy out would have been shit

plus my fav fight ever wouldnt have been my fav fight eva if that was the rule

chico v castillo

[SOUTHPAW]

calling a fight off for spittin his gummy out would have been shit

plus my fav fight ever wouldnt have been my fav fight eva if that was the rule

chico v castillo

You miss understood......i didnt mean stop the fight because he spat it out i ment the fight should have continued after the gumshield had beed put back in then Jon could have stopped him rarther than take a point off so the French kid could by some more time the ref could have waited for a pause in the action or till the end of the round

[SticknMove]

No.

The French lad played the game and bought valuable seconds. He got the point deduction and that was fair enough in my book.

[Abbo]

Well I backed JT at 28/1 £15) to win in the first round, but I'm not bitter. The fella did the smart thing.

[Old bones Ian]

I think that the ref should have a water bottle attached to the outside of the neutral corner post, that way if a boxer spits out his gumshield then the ref doesn't have to take the boxer to his own trainer, who will always take a while to wash and replace the gumshield.
the ref could take him directly to the neutral corner , wash and replace the gumshield quickly. It may save a few seconds, which could change a fight.

any thought?

[Tykemania]

I actually thought that he should have been disqualified. The key difference between this and Chico's fight is that in this fight the gumshield came out after the guy took his feet, and as such I would argue it was clear gamesmanship.

[SLK]

so is trying to hold if you're hurt

[SOUTHPAW]

so is trying to hold if you're hurt

Not really the same though is it u are still fighting what he did stopped the action