Are people serious with it being a bad stoppage?

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  1. MrStayman

    MrStayman Active Member Full Member

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    It looked suspect until you pay attention to the replay in slow motion. I can understand why someone could call it a bad stoppage. My dad said it, and he's been watching boxing for 40 years.

    If you pay attention to the replay, looking at taylors head, you can tell it was a perfect stoppage though since Taylor was literally unconscious.
     
  2. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    ...because Taylors body had shut down. His brain had shut off. It was his body protecting him. Like when Jones went down v Johnson or Castillo got stopped v Corrales. No count needed, Smoger saw JTs body shut down.
     
  3. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    I have seen thousands of boxing fights. Sometimes a guy who looks out comes too in the next few seconds. A count in Taylor vs Pavlik would have been better than the imeadiate stoppage of a downed fighter. What’s the danger in counting a fighter who’s already down? I see none unless the downed fighter needs medical attention ASAP, which in this case Taylor did not.

    It’s a minor point. I’m pretty sure Taylor was done for, but without a count we can’t say for sure.
     
  4. Jersey Boxer

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    Did u guys listen to what Taylor said when he was still down on the canvas, he said that he got knocked out...that boy was out that's why his cornerman was smacking him to get hit to come to...Taylor was done...
     
  5. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    His body shut off. Why do you count someone out when their body has shut down? Smoger would look stupid counting out someone who is OUT.