I was impressed with him last night and gained my ultimate respect. but still his best win is a shot 37 year old david haye, A win over the winner of the WBSS would cement him tho.
He was still in the fight when he was stopped after a four punch barrage from Bellew that all MISSED.
Femi in his previous fight to last for one. A matchroom ref would not dare stop Femi for being on wobbly legs.
He was blowing out his arse, down to one leg, badly hurt and getting hit at will every time Bellew decided to throw. His chances of coming back into the fight were slim to none at that point.
It was a good stoppage. He had been floored several times and his legs completely went after that left hook. He was in no position to fight in the first place and should not have put in the ring with an active cruiser weight. Hayes licence should be revoked and it should not be renewed again by the BBBoC.
A boxer hurt in a boxing match? Wow, stop it immediately. Again! He was still in the fight and was throwing. Bellew had missed with every shot of that barrage when the matchroom ref stepped in. That means Haye was still able to defend himself. He went a number of rounds in the last fight with a raptured achilles, who cares about his leg here. Not even a factor.
Joshua got knocked down by a right hand. Big deal. He hadn't been knocked down twice previously, nor had he damaged his leg or any other part of his body limiting his ability to fight back. I thought you were going to give me an actual comparable scenario.
Badly hurt. As in on the verge of getting KTFO. When have you ever known a fighter come back from that sort of situation? Yes, Haye went a couple of rounds with a ruptured Achilles, and lost all of them, took a load of unnecessary punishment, and ended up with his arse through the ropes. The stoppage was perfectly timed. Haye wasn't coming back.
I went back to the last one I could remember: A badly hurt fighter, knocked down heavily, on jelly legs, holding on for life, battered for two rounds, spitting out his shield.. that kind of thing you know. Matchroom ref waved him on. And at the end of the 11th we saw a similar barrage to Bellew's last night with nothing landing but the stoppage given.