Boxing rules force referees to stop a fight to easy and declare a TKO. They stop a fight for almost any cut that bleeds, even if the fighter is in good shape and could continue a fight.They stop a fighter if he is outboxed for 3-4 rounds, but what if he recoveres in the upcoming rounds and lands a KO punch? I would like to see fights today like the wars before the 90's. Opinions? And some example of fights to prove me wrong or wright.
They still allow wars to take place, but only as long as the opponents are fairly equally matched - just like in the olden days. Not much has changed, in my view; there are as many bad stoppages now as ever. However, in mismatches, they protect the lesser fighter more than they used to. Also, fighters' attitudes have changed. Now they see themselves more as employees, whose job is to fight in such a way as to maximise career revenues. In the good ol' days, more fighters were prepared to dig in more and take punishment, even in a fight that was less determinant of their career earnings expectations. However, in these days fighters are more professional too, and their performances are more consistent. Quiting is not seen in quite the same bad light it used to be seen but on the other hand, fewer fighters let themselves go in between fights quite as much and more fighters prepare and give a lot in each fight.
I dont agree atall. The ref has to protect the fighters, sometimes from there own bravery. Like Armele says, wars still take place. Marquez v Vasquez was a war that was aloud to continue, quite rightly. Joe C v Roy JJ i thought could have been stopped on a cut quite rightly, but was aloud to continue. Hatton v Mallagnaggi was a stoppage by buddy. The Magic Man was never going to be knocked out but he was never going to win on points and didnt have the KO power. Zab Judah had a nasty cut in his last outing, but the corner worked a mirracle on it. Dont get me wrong, there are a lot of bad stoppages but that is purely due to human error, not the rules of boxing. What fights did you have in mind?
I love seeing the tough typists say ref's stop fights too early. Its fine to watch someone else get beaten to a pulp i guess but youve never even stepped in a ring yourself. A boxing match is a contest between two evenly matched opponents. If and when the contest gets wayy too one sided and dangerous, the ref's job is to stop the contest
I stepped in the ring. That is not the point. the point is that before the 90's the rules were not the same, and were more in favor of the show. Before the 90's in the ring there were more agrassive fights, and i liked that.
