Takam was beating Joyce, terrible stoppage decision by referee

Complete and utter bollocks I tell ya! You don't just shell up and not answer 30-40 punches without firing back and not expect a referee intervention, it's kind of like in the rules......

 

I agree premature stoppage.

 

Scraping at the bottom of the barrel here. We are not discussing if it is not too bad, or whatever. Is it indicative of a world level operator that his marquee win is an ancient and shot Tony Thompson? Definitely not.

 

All 3 judges had Takam up , rightfully since he was landing that right hand so easily. The ref had to stop it first opportunity he could or else there was a chance Takam could coast to a points victory. Forget the bias BT commentary - Josh Taylor was right, horrible night for Joyce.

 

The commentary was embarrassing.

 

Takam wasn’t doing anything against AJ. Takam was up on all 3 judges scorecards, Joyce needed saving or there was a danger of him losing on points.

 

Don't talk whet lad

 

He didn't just shell up.

He was moving forwards, trying to keep close with a high guard and moving to avoid shots and roll with them. Exactly what a fighter is taught to do when weathering a storm.

 

That's a real good post Double B. I have a lot of respect for fighters like Takam, they play an important role in boxing. Takam always shows up in good shape and gives an honest effort. He seems to fade in in big fights, but a lot of that is due to the pace he sets. Back to the topic, I thought it was a fair stoppage.

 

Takam was winning this, but it's clear he wouldn't have been able to keep this up for long.

Joyce would have either KO'd at some point or won more and more rounds.

Takam was finished. He was taking too much punishment and not replying.

 

Takam is a road warrior who deserves the chance go out on his shield, Joyce likely would have stopped him eventually, but that's not grounds to stop a fight.

 

Takam reminds me of Kevin Johnson who complains constantly when his fights get waived off. You cannot just be durable and eat shots and expect to not get waived off because you're surviving.

If you just get hit constantly without reply and it's obvious you're hurt, the ref has the right to waive it BECAUSE IT'S NOT LONGER A ****ING FIGHT!

It's not a bad stoppage.

 

I would agree had he already gone down or if he wasn't blocking a good portion of those shots. He looked alert and was trying to ride the storm out. Anyways, it probably wouldn't have changed the end result, but Joyce's victory wod have been more convincing. I just hope Granados isn't victim to an early stoppage himself this weekend, because he's definitely capable of riding the storm out, and is definitely capable of staging a rally later on.