Was The Judah-Kostya Fight Stopped Too Soon?

Yes Judah should have been allowed to fall over three times from one punch.

 

I thought so. I really enjoyed Zab's dancing and thought it was worth seeing what moves he would bust out with next.

 

that's why it was stopped too soon atschatsch

 

Nope. Even if it was allowed to continue, Kostya had started to time him and land the right-hand fairly easily. It would have ended in the 3rd or 4th but I'll never get on an official for stopping a fight with a fighter in that condition.

 

I hope the barkeeper... ehh... referee took Judah's keys, because he was in no condition to drive.

 

You don't understand the rules of boxing.

If you fall over and hit the canvas during a count for a knockdown the fights automatically over like the 3 knockdown rule, there is no grey area fights over.

The ref just applied the rules correctly.

 

Does it look like it was too soon? His brain was scrambled! http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view6/3762376/zab-judah-ko-o.gif

Didn't Bradley fall over and roll backwards during his first Provodnikov count though?

 

That gif is the gift that keeps on giving.

 

It was done perfectly, according to the rules. Jay Nady is one of the few great refs and it is a shame Bayless is his replacement in high profile fights.