He was crying in the corner when Wilder knocked down Fury in their first bout. Fortunately, Roach was also on the corner that night or we likely would have seen another towel lobbed in prematurely. I agree that Davison gets too much of a hard time in this forum but you can’t deny that he’s overly cautious.
Ben Davison knows what's best for himself. Ali and Corrales are just two examples, guys who, like Wood, were World Champions.
Yep this was a world championship fight, wood was ahead on the card, there was 10 seconds left. I was livid at the time he threw the towel in and I’m even more livid the more I think about it. First thing I do today, if I was wood, was sack my trainer. Wood has history of recovering from this exact scenario, gutted for him!
Wood gets stopped early - he gets a rematch. The fight goes on too long - Wood has to learn how to talk again. As someone said earlier, there are far more examples of fighters getting seriously hurt than there are miracle turnarounds.
Boxing is littered with fighters getting ironed out after rising from a heavy knockdown. There is also the case where fighters carry on after being knocked down heavily, and perform well. Wasn’t Davison cornering Fury when Wilder sent him into the stratosphere in the first fight. None of us have a crystal ball. Who knows what might of happened. I’m of the opinion it was a good stoppage. Ben knows his fighter, and was close to the action. Every situation is different and imo, better to call it earlier than too late. The old saying in boxing’ The last thing a brave fighter needs, is a brave cornerman.
Don’t exaggerate. He was buzzed but no more than that. They way you’re talking, you seem to be promoting ending a fight once a boxer hits the deck. It’s already sanitised enough, as it is. We’re already seeing pish like this in the amateurs where the boxers are given a standing eight count when they take a clean power punch. Utter nonsense. Be as well making it partial contact, like touch rugby.
If the fight had continued Wood would have been badly knocked out. I wonder if we'll get another fight between the two ? Would love to see Lara vs Wood 2.
You shouldn't ever be slagged for having a fighters safety at the forefront of your mind. Whether it was the perfect decision for that particular fight is irrelevant.
Even if its the wrong decision at least wood's gets the opportunity to go again If he's seriously hurt he doesn't,remember a few years ago Enzo maccrinelli had a run of getting ironed out and never really recovered,a few of them ironically after a very bad knockdown and then being allowed to box on
This is definitely the way boxing is going. First sign of trouble, throw the towel in. The sport is becoming more sterilised as years goes by.
I can understand both arguments on this, but i have to say that i thought it was the right decision, how many times have we seen fighters get up only to get completely wiped out, i remember watching the Gomez Arthur fight and was yelling at the tv for the ref to stop it, but he didn't and look what happened, with this one it is all what ifs and what would haves, dangerous game playing shouldn't come into it to satisfy others when a mans life and health is on the line.
Good call for me. Although chucking the boy into an immediate rematch again with him makes you question if it is for his own safety afterall. Needs to go away and rebuild not going in immediately with the same hard hitter again. Think the mexican hits too hard to let him have free shots on you when your on jelly legs etc. Pretty sure he broke warringtons jaw and done a bit of a career ending at the top level job on him. No really wanting that to have free shots on you. Good call from davidson. Think it should be his man v warrington next if anything tho. Boxing should sort itself out. Not rocket science. You cant be shouting about safety....then stick him back in with him immediately after. Understand its the hurt game. But laras pretty much proven himself ready for the next step whilst the other two need to rebuild.