'I kill a man and most forgive me... I love a man and many say this makes me an evil person.'

salsanchezfan · Aug 1, 2019

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I don’t think Ruby was really to blame. Benny seemed to tire very quickly. If you looked for the correct moment to dive in and stop it you would only be using hindsight to make that judgment.

Even if that had of happened away from the corner, and it had of been stopped after far less blows, Benny might have walked out of the ring but could still have slipped into a coma later on that night. It’s getting punched in the head repeatedly when the guy is totally dried out and exhausted that does it.. and there must have been a tear or damage from the Fullmer fight, which really was a disgusting spectacle and poorly refereed.

Replays show his knees buckled from a long right before the actual onslaught. A few right crosses had Benny almost helpless just as he went to the corner. From that point the camera has a better view than the referee. Even using the view from the camera the moment to really stop it was when the uppercuts came in, but in the time it took to react Emile had those extra shots going which were pretty fast - and didn’t all land. The time it took to see it, Emile landed those extra ones. It was tragic.

Every fighter who ever hit Benny played a part in what happened. Emile was just the last guy to hit him. It’s a tough sport.
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I understand the nature of the sport just fine. That's why we need competent referees to help these guys. Goldstein decided to be a spectator that night, plain and simple.

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