**** outta here... Khan was DYING. Bayless saved his life. Let's talk about the long ass breaks Bayliss gave Khan. "hey are you um kinda ok or just a bit dizzy or feeling wonderful?" < LOL.... Khan is GARBAGE... FAST GARBAGE but GARBAGE. No chin...NO win.
At the time I was surprised at the stoppage. Kahn was throwing hard and Ortiz V Berto is a lesson for all. But looking back, I can't fault Bayless. Where Ortiz managed to stay on his feet, Amir had two subsequent KD's on grazing punches. There was a small chance that Kahn could come back but there was a large chance that he was about to take a severe beating.
After rewatching the fight, I agree with those who say that bayless could have called a halt to the fight immediately after the 1st KD. Not saying he should have. Many other ref's would have. Khan was in bad shape.
The fight should have been stopped about a minute earlier. Actually, Khan probably only saw the fourth round thanks to Bayless stalling at the end of the third.
How the **** do people cry early stoppage when Khan got his ass dropped three times within the span of about 4 minutes. You don't want the ref to step in for fear of your health and life , simple, don't get your ass knocked down three times.
I would have liked the fight to go on because you never know what can happen and Khan was landing shots and fighting back but...... Bayless might have saved Khan from getting brutally knocked out cold. WHo knows though and it's the job of the ref to protect the fighters but I think Khan should have been given another chance. He looked straight at the ref and said "I'm fine"