In the max Baer fight with Frankie campbell, Baer was pounding Campbell up against the ropes and Campbell was unconscious while baer carried on pounding him to the jaw and the ref never stepped in and baer had landed 6 shots while Campbell was unconscious and the brain specialists said his brain was knocked completely loose from his skull. but that was just the way it was back then the refs let it carry on for a lot longer than they do now.
Best ever? What are you talking about? It was one of the most vicious and brutal beatings I've seen. Nothing good about it. Had the referee not stopped the fight, I think Groves would have died that night. He should be sending Howard John Foster flowers, not cursing his name. Judging by Groves twitter updates however, I don't think Foster stopped it soon enough, Groves seems to be suffering from brain damage :-(