Carlos Hernandez vs Donovan Ruddock

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  1. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    I was watching these highlights and wondered why did Hernandez flipped out at the end ?

    Also, does someone have information about Hernandez ? I read that he was Spinks' sparring partner for the Tyson fight, and I can see that his style was inspired by Tyson.

    Thanks.
     
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    Fireman Fred Active Member Full Member

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    Strange, maybe the ref have him a warning before he got up and that upset him. Hard to tell. Below is hls of his fight with Bert Cooper and a little information is given about him before the fight starts:

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    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, he even fought Georges Foreman after Ruddock.
     
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  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I was at that one. It was in Atlantic City a couple days before Tyson-Spinks, a special Thursday or Friday edition of USA Network’s Tuesday Night Fights. They also had a Hector Camacho fight on a special edition of TNF on the other night.
     
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  5. Saintpat

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    My guess on the fracas at the end is it went something like this:

    The two tied up and went falling into the ropes. The ref saw (or at least thought he saw) Carlos’ legs buckle and/or he just thought he had enough even though it wasn’t a total beatdown he was outclassed and not close to winning or getting his way back in the fight.

    So as he was helping Hernandez up, the ref said ‘I’m stopping it, that’s enough’ and Carlos wanted to continue, thought it was more being wrestled to the ground and not a knockdown and reacted badly to the stoppage.

    I didn’t see the fight when it happened and hadn’t even seen these ‘highlgihts’ before, so that’s all I can offer.
     
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