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tobyh5 wrote:

bripez wrote:

Supremo wrote:
There is no way anyone will convince me that Scott Cardle wouldn't have been given a count if they show was on the other foot. Terry O'Conner therefore applied the rules without unfairly. A referee should be there to ensure a fair contest. In this country they too often fail to do this and seek to give the promoter's fighter an advantage. Yet, it is just accepted by the media, no other sport would stand for this- why is it just accepted in boxing?

I agree completely, and I can't understand the shrugging of shoulders and "that's boxing" reaction from most people.

It is actually endemic in british boxing.

Boxers mentioned in this thread - Cox and Boomer - have both benefitted from the same type of refereeing in the Sai fight and the first Ovil fight.

In these fights there were different referees - o'connor is bad (and clearly takes full advantage of the promoters hospitality at the all you can eat buffet) but they are all the same, they all know which side their bread is buttered.

How many times did Mickey Vann referee Ricky Hatton? - there were times he should have been stopped on cuts but Van always let him fight on when he would have stopped the fight if it had been somebody else.

We even have the cheek to say "he needs to knock him out to get a draw in Germany(or any other country)" yet it is just as bad in this country.

Add into the mix that the referees are a closed shop (within the closed shop that is the BBBofC) and you can start to join the dots.

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bripez wrote:
I take it from your post that you are also familiar with the all you can eat buffet ?

davie wrote:My only defence of that stoppage could be that O'Connor was already just seconds away from stepping in anyway and the KD was all the convincing he needed that it was over.

tobyh5 wrote:

bripez wrote:
I take it from your post that you are also familiar with the all you can eat buffet ?

Last time my bodyfat was tested, it was 8% so no, I am not.

cocobongo wrote:Devastated for Masher there he's a brilliant lad for a Birkenheader like and considering he only ever put gloves on for the first time a few years back his last 2 fights have been a massive achievement.

Hopefully con-man Eddie is good to his word for once and gives him his rematch on another big show!!

ste1983 wrote:

cocobongo wrote:Devastated for Masher there he's a brilliant lad for a Birkenheader like and considering he only ever put gloves on for the first time a few years back his last 2 fights have been a massive achievement.

Hopefully con-man Eddie is good to his word for once and gives him his rematch on another big show!!

I think Hearn will stick by the rematch to be fair.

I doubt very much if its in the interests of fairness though just think he realised Cardle isn't really going past domestic level so may as well put the rematch on rather than stepping up the opponents

danamba7 wrote:Lets not let a debatable stoppage overshadow what was an incredible fight in which both lads showed immense heart.

ste1983 wrote:

danamba7 wrote:Lets not let a debatable stoppage overshadow what was an incredible fight in which both lads showed immense heart.

It was a decent scrap and quite exciting to watch but I think the praise people have been giving the fight is a bit OTT in my opinion, found it quite sloppy to watch at times.

danamba7 wrote:

ste1983 wrote:

danamba7 wrote:Lets not let a debatable stoppage overshadow what was an incredible fight in which both lads showed immense heart.

It was a decent scrap and quite exciting to watch but I think the praise people have been giving the fight is a bit OTT in my opinion, found it quite sloppy to watch at times.

Agree it was sloppy and full of mistakes but was brilliant entertainment IMO and both showed a tonne of heart.

Counter-puncher wrote:

tobyh5 wrote:

bripez wrote:
I take it from your post that you are also familiar with the all you can eat buffet ?

Last time my bodyfat was tested, it was 8% so no, I am not.

I 'like' you mate, but you aren't half po-faced at times

reggaereggae wrote:Terry oconnor is so dramatic when he stops fights as well.... His face and body language is like "no, no, I'm so compassionate.... Someone needs to save this guy from himself.... And it's me...... 'Tender' Terry O Connor!!"

Terminator666 wrote:If it was a bad stoppage than how come Dodd didn't protest?
How come Dodd tapped the ref to say fair enough?
That says it all

cocobongo wrote:Devastated for Masher there he's a brilliant lad for a Birkenheader like and considering he only ever put gloves on for the first time a few years back his last 2 fights have been a massive achievement.

Hopefully con-man Eddie is good to his word for once and gives him his rematch on another big show!!

thechump wrote:

Terminator666 wrote:If it was a bad stoppage than how come Dodd didn't protest?
How come Dodd tapped the ref to say fair enough?
That says it all

Oh right if dodd would of protested oconnor would of changed his made and let it go on for the remainding 60 odd seconds wouldnt he? Once its stopped its stopped end of.

STEVE WOOD wrote:Another point is that it was not a legal blow that put Masher over , a forearm smash to the back of the head . I actually thought Ref was waving to say it was not a knockdown , not to wave it off .

Masher was very unlucky on Saturday night for a few reasons , at least deserved a count