Lewis Crocker vs. Paddy Donovan | DAZN - 1 March 2025

[Kilburn]

Another point off for Donovan.

[Delta Jay]

I thought he was a nice god-fearing lad. He’s a proper dirty bastard up close

[dookus]

Ridiculous

[Kilburn]

Oh no what a miserable finish.

[forcefraser]

What a shitshow

Crocker knew what he'd done. Stayed down for the DQ

MCdonald strikes again

Poor Donovan. Better fighter by a country mile

[keithmoonhangover]

100% correct refereeing. Disgusting from Donovan,.

[CaptainSpacerod]

persistent fouling ....... he deserve the dq

crocker only went down i thought because his eye / cheek was so badly injured from the repeated butts and elbows that he couldnt stand the pain

[keithmoonhangover]

What a shitshow

Crocker knew what he'd done. Stayed down for the DQ

MCdonald strikes again

Poor Donovan. Better fighter by a country mile

Better, yes. But you can't cheat that much and expect to win. DIrty bastard.

[Kilburn]

Donovan clearly superior, but he surely isn’t an innocent victim here.

Whether you agree or not with the heat he was getting from the ref, he had warning after warning.

[samwbr]

No way he didn't hear the bell

[Kilburn]

persistent fouling ....... he deserve the dq

crocker only went down i thought because his eye / cheek was so badly injured from the repeated butts and elbows that he couldnt stand the pain

Yes it definitely looked like pain rather than being rocked.

[forcefraser]

What a shitshow

Crocker knew what he'd done. Stayed down for the DQ

MCdonald strikes again

Poor Donovan. Better fighter by a country mile

Better, yes. But you can't cheat that much and expect to win. DIrty bastard.

The punch was definitely late. Crocker was putting his head in as well

Hopefully a rematch. Clearly a Gulf between them for me. Donovan could fight at top level, Crocker couldn't. My opinion at least

[samwbr]

Rematch should be spicy anyway

[rd350lc]

How late was the punch after the bell ?

Good scrap though and hopefully we'll see it again .

[forcefraser]

Donovan clearly superior, but he surely isn’t an innocent victim here.

Whether you agree or not with the heat he was getting from the ref, he had warning after warning.

I've never seen a fight that McDonald refs where he doesn't give someone heat

[gilgamesh]

Donovan had been fighting dirty the whole fight, so I can't feel too bad for him, but he was well ahead, and it is a shame for it to have ended that way for him.

Lewis Crocker was kinda looking for the ref's help throughout the fight which I found annoying, but he had his share of success in some rounds. I don't think he could've won this fight without the referee's help though.

To be clear though. Donovan had committed several fouls. The point deductions were valid, and the last shot was well after the bell. So he's not excused for his actions, and he's got this loss on his record to thank for them.

[gilgamesh]

How late was the punch after the bell ?

Good scrap though and hopefully we'll see it again .

Ding. 1 second. 1-2.

Long enough of a gap, that the bell sounding was clear or should've been.

[forcefraser]

That win must feel real hollow for Crocker. He knows who the better fighter is

[Kilburn]

I actually don’t think there is much point in the rematch. It was going to take a lot more than a late upping of tempo from Crocker, to get the better of Paddy.

You could easily see head clashes happening again second time around.

[Delta Jay]

I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m on the refs side. You can’t just ignore repeated warnings like that. He was using his head, was using his elbow and was hitting after the bell.

Sometimes a fighters reputation for being tough or chinny will affect a ref’s decision on stoppages. This time it was a ref’s reputation for whinging that made a fighter decide to carry on taking the piss.

[liamlion]

Crocker was using his head as much as Donovan.

Like Bellew said, where was the ref to separate them on the bell? Shite referring. Donovan is a good operator.

Not a fan of that ending at all. Crocker was out-thought and out-fought.

[keithmoonhangover]

Where's Sean Brennan tonight?

[samwbr]

Donovan clearly superior, but he surely isn’t an innocent victim here.

Whether you agree or not with the heat he was getting from the ref, he had warning after warning.

I've never seen a fight that McDonald refs where he doesn't give someone heat

I kind of agree but he was right doing what he did.

[rd350lc]

Where's Sean Brennan tonight?

He's not been around for a while, hope the fella is ok .

[Kilburn]

As soon as there is even a hint of a clash of heads in the rematch, it’ll be the start of more drama that nobody wants.

I say bin that fight off.