willie limonds bro here...

I am glad Willie is fine! He showed heart and we are proud of his attitude before and during the fight. Please tell him that.

I have one question. Could he really not continue? Or did his team feel that he was beaten and would only have been damaged further?

 

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Wouldnt mind an answer to this too.

 

That's the way I saw it (admittedly I had a bet on Wilie to stop Khan in 6). I do not know the position in pro as regards returning to a neutral corner. In amateur the ref counts '1' but will not count from '2' until the satandin boxer retreats to a neutral corner. If a similar rule applies in pro then the count may have been fair if not, then I think Khan should have been counted out. I have seen other boxers stopped for simply misstiming raising from one knee even though they were not sparkled. Khan was aparkled and did get what seemed to be a long count.

Comments about how the fight panned out afterwards are not relevant as the ref should apply the rules at the time and not with the benifit of 'punters hindsight'

 

Good point, If Willie Limmond could have come out I think Khan was also on his last legs and he might yet have won the bout.

 

Give Willie props from ESB. He walked the walk after talking the talk.

 

perforated ear drum - was that sustained by a punch to the jaw or ear.

btw: well done willie, you showed great courage and skill and you should be proud of yourself, as are most on esb.

however, don't espouse this getting counted out nonsense when you had two minutes to tag that china chin again and finish it.

the only person who had real cause to complain from that night was Anthony Small whose fight was stopped very prematurely.

 

i thought small deserved to be stopped.looked fair to me when viewing the replay.by this time it looked as if the extra experience of pryce had allowed him to take charge.

 

Thank you for your answer! Everyone here at ESB would like to wish Willie all the best! This fight will be remembered for a long time; it was exciting and both Willie and Khan showed much pride and guts. I for one would love to see a Khan v. Limond rematch. I am not sure Warren and Khan would, though. Best of luck!:good

 

Cheers Kev boy 1. I hope willie recovers well and gets a shot at Earl. I think he can beat him, and would love to see how he does.

 

Im glad someone else noticed this because those biased commentators were never gonna mention it.

 

ESB likes to exaggerate sometimes and bring fighters down...it's mostly banter and/or anti-hype. But we are nice really! I don't think I would be in a minority if I said we'd all like to have the opportunity to have a chat with Willie, when he feels like it! There are many people here that respect him as a fighter and as a man, and think he is good for the sport. We wouldn't mind having a chance to tell him that personally. There are some other boxers who post here regularly, Darnell Ding-a-ling Wilson http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=042919 included.

Fans always appreciate when an active fighter drops by to have a chat and tell it like it is. I hope Willie will decide to do the same!

:good

 

I think[/i] the ref picks the count up at whatever number the timekeeper gives him....?