Luis Alberto Lopez Vargas vs. Reiya Abe & Otabek Kholmatov vs. Raymond Ford - Round by Round.

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  1. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    Just look at that replay. They are tangled up in corner after he ate a punch and the ******ed ref waves it. That was an utterly stupid call.
     
  2. Aburius

    Aburius Suspected Zurdo sympathiser Full Member

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    No, it was not. It was an easy fight to score.
     
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  3. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Fair stoppage, credit to the ref for protecting Kholmatov.
     
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    There's nothing epic about that. That was a criminal ref robbing a fighter of glory.
     
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    I'm at a loss for words. Kholmatov should have had a chance to see the final bell.
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    And then the corrupt referee stepped in and rewrote it.
     
  7. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    It’s not a good stoppage, but Kholmatov fought dumb. He had it in the bag and he gave it away by being reckless.
     
  8. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    They really need another commentator in the ESPN booth that has a contrary opinion to the rest of these guys and top rank.
     
  9. Djokovic.GOAT

    Djokovic.GOAT Member banned Full Member

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    Anyway....... In contrast. Kohlman and Henry Ford gave us an amazing fight..... Pathetic Paul gave us **** ..... Jackie Kennedy's fight should be for free in YouTube. Looool
     
  10. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    No foreigner should ever fight in the US, least of all a deep Soviet brother. Bradley spent the entire night trying to create a narrative which was the complete opposite of what was actually happening and the ref dived in the first chance he got to wave it off
     
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  11. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    I saw the KO coming from round 10.

    Kholmatov was eating way too many clean punches, and it got more consistent as the fight progressed.
     
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  12. BCS8

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    Sounds like Bradley's underpants are gonna be extra soggy
     
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  13. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Absolutely
     
  14. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The scorecards were gonna be good?!?!
     
  15. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You're being quite melodramatic about this mate. It wasn't that bad of a stoppage by any means.
     
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