Leigh Wood vs. Mauricio Lara Acosta & Dalton Smith vs. Billy Allington RBR.

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  1. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Running and holding buys a lot of time, and Wood had already proven to be quite adept at hugging Lara when in danger. It was an absolutely perplexing bull**** call.
     
  2. f1ght3rz

    f1ght3rz Ronaldoooo is crying in his caaaaaar Full Member

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    We need Warrington vs. Lara 3. We need Lara to finish the job haha. Once and for all. And retire that dirty POS Warrington.
     
  3. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    It's not like Ben couldn't have waited 10 seconds or whatever it was and assess the situation in the corner and go from there. Would give him a chance to look in the eyes, ask some questions, ect.

    Then if he thinks it should be stopped he can go from there.

    Hard for me to agree with stopping a fight your home fighter is winning, with seconds on the clock.

    But who knows... maybe he did the right thing and it actually saved Wood some real damage.

    Still, hard to support stopping the fight when a break and closer inspection is one clinch away.
     
  4. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    **** Lara right after the fight spit in Warrington's face. Jesus I like how Lara just won a come from behind fight, wins his first world title and his first thought is to curse out and spit at Josh Warrington.

    I changed my mind, Luis Alberto Lopez vs Leigh Wood, Warrington Lara 3 double bill
     
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  5. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Fully agree
     
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  6. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm a bit late to say it but I gotta say it now, Lara is a ferocious animal with an unparalleled ability to give us madly entertaining fights. Even when the pace is slowed down a bit that impending sense of a dangerous shot incoming is always there to leave you on the edge of your seat. My words don't justify the value of the action he allows us to speculate. He's a treasure of particularly spectacular action in this boxing world full of action.
     
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  7. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Hell yeah!! And truthfully those whiners who support this ridiculously premature corner stoppage are clearly in the minority.
     
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  8. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    He'd already hurt Wood twice during the fight and proved incapable of adequately following up. A half dead Lara wouldn't have been any more successful/
     
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  9. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Watch Wood rise from the dead and fight on another 11 rounds after being dropped in round 1 by Conlan. That was a savage KD

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  10. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    While I understand the sentiment for the towel, Wood was done. He was wobbly the entire time. He could have gotten hit with another flurry of punches. There was plenty of time. Even if he survived, had the minute rest, Lara was empowered from the knockdown. Did Wood survive Conlan? Yea. But Conlan is not Lara when it comes to power. That punch was a clear turning point in the fight.
     
  11. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    You spit your mouth piece. The referee gets it from the canvas, in the meantime you go to his back, the referee cant see you and he turns around looking for you, you turn around with him, referee gets angry and tells you that he's going to deduct a point if you do it again.

    Byebye 10 seconds, let's go to next round.

    There are so many ****ing ways to survive 10 seconds. The simplest of them all. The referee counts to 10, after the count you take a knee and he counts to 10 again. Byebye, see you next round.

    Honestly, no ****ing sense.
     
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  12. Manu Vatuvei

    Manu Vatuvei Active Member Full Member

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    Is it just me or does Lara look like he could be a bantamweight compared to the likes of Warrington and Wood
     
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  13. Dangerwood84

    Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Amen to that!
     
  14. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Running, holding, faking a slip. Taking a knee. 80%+ chance he survives that round.
     
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  15. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I just rewatched the finish four times. Still a horrible stoppage. Wood was mentally ready to go and immediately was angered by the time the towel being thrown in. Wood still had his senses. He wobbled on his feet at 18 second and 15 seconds but was considerably more stable when the towel was thrown in.
     
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