Michael Watson - whos to blame

If you're gonna blame it on anything then as others have said its gotta be the lack of medical equipment at ringside and the amount of time it took to get him to hospital, thats where the damage was done, look at the situation with Spencer Oliver who was maybe in a worser state but come out fine because he got the proper treatment very quickly.

 

Exactly, better safe than sorry.

 

i'm looking at the part when the ref walks over to michael (who's looking into the floodlights) then DRAGS him to the center of the ring. but if the ref stopped it then and the watson tradgedy didnt happen we would be all over this forever saying how poor a stoppage it was. ranking it over mel taylor getting stopped agaisnt chavez

 

The BBBoC are to blame if anyone.

 

Boxing is boxing, unforunately bad things happen sometimes - as in many other sports. Bear that in mind before you choose to aportion the blame on anyone - if WE weren't paying to watch the boxing, tuning in on tv, etc, then it wouldn't be happening in the first place.
I love boxing, and will always defend it to the hilt and fight it's corner, but it's hypocritical for us - the boxing fans and those involved in the sport - to blame anyone for such accidents when we are more than happy to pay money and watch two men hit each other.

The Michael Watson incident was an unfortunate accident. Accidents happen. In hindsight it is always easy to say "could have, would have , should have", but what's happened has happened. The good thing is very important lessons have been learnt and precautions and procedures have improved greatly.


Incidentally, I HIGHLY recommend Michael's book. I was very lucky enough to meet him a few years ago and he signed a copy for me. I guarantee you it will be one of the most inspirational things you'll ever read. Regardless if you're a boxing fan or not, it's not about boxing it's about the human spirit.
It doesn't use big words or fancy prose, it just shoots it straight. Michael Watson is an incredible man, and certainly it puts things into perspective. For a man who was told he'll never be able to talk/walk, etc again to end up doing the London Marathon... well, just sums it all up. If anyone ever tells you "You can't", once you read this book, you'll forever dismissively laugh at those two little words.

 

That was a perfectly good stoppage.