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A lot of those could have been stopped way earlier.

ike williams vs beau jack ....that was the first old black and white fight i ever got on tape it came with a magazine .....

stevedoc wrote:ike williams vs beau jack ....that was the first old black and white fight i ever got on tape it came with a magazine .....

Beau jack took a serious beating in that one. Williams actually stopped and asked the Ref to stop it. Hard men both of Em.

That Donovan Ruddock one was awful.

They are in a lose lose situation with Boxing FANS. Stop it before a fighter gets hurt and it's corruption and people question their integrity, stop it too late and it's barbaric and awful reffing.

There are generally acceptable margins though. A punch or two either way is not generally a blight on the ref (evidently a late stoppage is not ideal, but you get my point. Hopefully). It's when the favoured/home fighter gets the stoppage that would NO WAY happen in the exact same circumstances were he on the receiving end that is a stain upon the sport and the man in the middle's integrity.

I hazily remember a Scrap Iron Ryan fight against an import where he was getting a monumental mullering, down at least once I think, then mounted a bit of a fightback and the ref jumped in ludicrously early.

It's when that happens that the ref looks less than impartial.

billy bessey wrote:http://youtu.be/jkkOQQ3Y35c

Just sat watching boxing on you tube and came across this check out the Reffing at 2.42 anybody seen any worse than that? If so post it please.

P.s And please no one mention the CF V GG fight

F*ck me that is shocking!!

Spud wrote:

billy bessey wrote:http://youtu.be/jkkOQQ3Y35c

Just sat watching boxing on you tube and came across this check out the Reffing at 2.42 anybody seen any worse than that? If so post it please.

P.s And please no one mention the CF V GG fight

F*ck me that is shocking!!

All the more shocking as Paret died as a result of the hammering Griffith gave him.