*** Crolla/Matthews, Askin/Dickinson, DeGale/Sanavia RbR ***

Sorry mate but it doesn't. The ref makes the call on whether he thinks the boxer can defend himself, not on whether he can muddle though the next few seconds til the bell rings.

Hes a ref, not a timekeeper.

 

Gallagher fighters are open to uppercuts, Crolla needs to relocate if he want to win a rematch imo.

 

You can atsch all you like but when Matthews went over to him in the corner after the fight Crolla still looked the blind side of a dozen pints. Crolla was on the way to a beating....rather his health than your entertainment :thumbsup

 

How's that a KD?

DeGale shoved him ffs

THAT was a knockdown.

 

ritchie woodhall - never a grey hair on his head. :yep

 

That's some wig on the ref.

 

Well Done James, Decent display there and nice way to end it.

 

Easy fight for DeGale really. Fighting a midget walk forward 40 year old, pretty soft stuff really. Still, did the job well.

 

Well that's that. Sanavia's past it but DeGale didn't really do much wrong.

 

Suprised Degale had any energy left after the Grand National.

 

Typical Dundonian. Dreadful stoppage in every single way. No excuse for it. Too many referees just stopping a fight the moment someone gets hurt. This needs to be stopped.

On another note, good finish from DeGale. Still a little too easy to hit for my tastes and for his particular style, but excellent punch selection to close it out.

 

Even if he does have an idea, if he's 2-3 seconds out then there could be a tragedy. It wasn't the case in Crolla-Matthews but the point stands that the ref calls the fight second by second, not with one eye on the clock.

 

The referee, whether you like it or not, takes no account of the time left in a round