With Kermit Cintron in an ambulance still strapped onto the stretcher that carried him off HBO's airwaves this evening, Boxingtalk received a call from Cintron's advisor/attorney Josh Dubin. "Kermit had the wind knocked out him because he fell on his back. He wanted to continue and would have been able to do so within the five minute time frame that he should have been afforded to recover," said Dubin who also informed Boxingtalk that the gentleman with his hand on Cintron's neck the whole time he was on the floor was the ringside physician. Dubin made it crystal clear that he will fight with every "fiber of his being" to get the decision overturned to a no-contest, something he was successful in achieving on behalf of Nate Campbell. Dubin also stated that "The judge who scored every round for Williams should never be allowed to judge another fight. If Williams can walk away feeling like the winner, he's not the fighter we thought he was. Kermit wants a rematch and could will be ready for it very quickly." There will be more to follow so stay tuned. Cintron has already been released from the hostpital. I hope he never puts on boxing gloves again.:tired
Cintron deserves a rematch because Williams walking away with a victory in that match is truely criminal, especially since Cintron won 3 or 4 rounds against him.
At least he's not seriously hurt... which of course puts it in even more doubt on the legitimacy of the fall. But still, as a human being I'd rather him make sure he's not injured than force a fight on iffy conditions
What a load of ****. If he just had the wind knocked out of him he should have gotten up. Simple as that. I'm glad Williams got the decision, Cintron was acting like a *****...again.
The only thing criminal is that fans who went to the fight had to pay to see that. I hope that fight gets changed to a No Contest and that Cintron doesn't have another TV fight.
Its true there's no use saying you want to carry on laying on your back. Someone tell this mother****er actions speak louder then words did he even attempt to get up?
You don't wait to start waving your gloves around and telling the camera you want to get back in the ring when while the fourth buckle on the gurney is being fastened. Also, I could have done without that crotch shot of Cintron as he finally threw a punch... at the ambulance doors.
Oh yeah, I meant to apologize before about wishing MTV would move further south (but, stupidly on my part, not far enough). Their spring break should move north, instead, to somewhere that needs the economic boost... Maine, for example.
The doc. does not arbitrarilly stop the fight unless the injury is so obviously apparent and bad, like an extreme cut. Cintron had no visible injury so the dr. had to make his decision based on the answers to the questions he asked Cintron. He probably asked Cintron can you move? Are you hurt, where are you hurt? And can you continue? Since the ref stopped the fight based on the docs assessment it is more than likely that Cintron's answers gave the doc the impression that Cintron could not or was not willing to continue. I am sure if he told the doc I just got the wind ko'd out of me I just need a few minutes to catch my breath the doc would not of suggested the fight be stopped. But what is fishy about it is once Cintron was being carted away, only then did he proclaim he wanted to fight on, when it was obviously too late.
See, he was already released from the hospital. . .it was nothing serious. He could have continued and wanted too. Another instance of a ringside MD erring on the side of extreme caution, which isn't good for the sport. Boring fights, the biggest fights not happening due to whatever reasons, and excessively squeamish ref or physician stoppages are all terrible for the sport. Even if, he stated he wanted to continue "too late", he should have been unstrapped from the stretcher and the decision immediately overturned on the spot if only because that would have been infinitely more fair to Cintron, to Williams, to the paid attendance, and, to the sport of boxing,