Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara Acosta & Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington RBR.

'Not the perm, Bronco, not the perm!'

 

Yes I am a longtime fan of the sport but I honestly hand on heart cannot say Wood would have survived this at all. His defence was open enough and I did not like the effect Lara’s punches were having on him. Gatti powers of recovery work against some fighters and for others they don’t. We have something to look forward to in the rematch.

 

And there’s also precedent where a fight continued with less than 10 seconds left and a fighter was knocked out after being allowed to continue. Yea, his corner messed up. Hopefully there’s a rematch.

 

Of course he was badly hurt. He went down heavy and when he got up he was not in control of his feet and body. I don’t think you are in a better position than the fighter’s trainer to determine whether he has had enough. Let’s remember we have had fatalities in boxing.

 

Each and every permed strand momentarily straightened after the left hook that sent him to the shadow realm, a returned ticket apparently. Unfortunately, Davidson had already checked out his luggage.

 

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The stoppage

 

Seems like if you're going to let your fighter continue in bad shape, the time to do it is when there are 13 seconds left in the round and the opponent is badly gassed. Then again, if you've chosen Ben Davison as your trainer you've probably already taken too many shots in your career and the towel is a good choice.

 

Wood is not Tank and I won’t question the trainer who should know better than the fighter what he can and cannot take. There is a difference between a trainer and a fan like you.

 

You really think that was a lucky punch from a guy who had been looking for it all night?