Rogan is the champ in my eyes

To me, the issue was more that Sexton was allowed far too much time to recover after being badly hurt...........

BUT it wasn't just too much time from Parris - you also had Sexton's little pro trick of spitting the gumshield out and Rogan not finishing him off.

 

There was every chance that Rogan could've finished it in those 20 seconds. Sexton was still all over the place.

This was a Commonwealth title fight, you gotta give the fighters a chance. It's not like Sexton was punching heavily at that point, actually he was pretty much done, so Rogan didn't need protecting that much.

 

I agree, why not give it the 20 seconds, let the corner work on it for another 60 and then call the Doctor for an opinion just before the next round starts?

Having said that I don't believe that decision altered the fight at all, at the time of the stoppage Sexton had weathered the storm and Rogan looked tired, the round was just petering out TBH.

 

lads you are being unfair on parris saying he should have let it continue for 20 seconds. He is not the time keeper and he shouldnt care how much time there is left in a round i think that was a spot on decision by him to take him to the doctor then but it shouldnt have happened as Sexton should have been stopped

 

Agreed... Lack of savvy at the Championship level.... I am gutted for Rogie... he was unlucky but that is boxing..his eye was in a very poor state indeed..... I dont think that Sexton will be in a rush to fight Rogie again and I doubt it will be in the contracts to go again either....:think

 

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Thanks Oli.:smoke

 

Rogan was cheated.

 

No, I disagree.

Sexton was winning the fight and Rogan's amateurish mistakes cost him.

People's love affair with Rogie is getting a little outta hand......

 

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Spot on.:good People are forgetting that Sexton had boxed Rogan's head off up till that point,so because Sexton's in trouble for a few seconds they want it stopped.It's Rogan's own fault because he should have steamed in and tried to finish him but didn't.Having said that i thought a usually good referee was crap on the night.

 

The doctor held up three fingers on one hand and covered Rogan's good eye with his other hand. He then asked him how many fingers he was holding up. Rogan replied "five". Fight over. No complaints.

 

It's easy to say Rogan should have finished him; but what if Sexton's corner actually had pulled him out - as Sexton was indicating to Rogan at the time - and Rogan had gone and blown his head off? He'd be getting abused for doing a James Butler.

 

are you trying to tell me that Parris wasnt aware of approximately how much was left in the round. I dont accept that - he is a experienced ref and refs with that much behind have an in built timer and know how long is left.

At the time that Parris stopped the fight was Rogan in any trouble, was he coming forward and throwing, was he potentially about to win the fight?

I have never seen a fight stopped like that when he was potentially about to stop his opponent?

 

no complaints about the doctor actually stopping it. His eye was ****ed and it would have been stopped sooner or later - however at the time Parris called a halt then Rogan was in no bother at all