Why didnt Goldstein stop Griffith/Paret earlier?

Reminds me of the Quarry/Frazier bout that Joe Louis ref'ed. One of my most vivid boxing memories is someone from the crowd/corner screaming... "Stop the fight Joe!".

I don't know if Louis was simply too "tolerant" and as a product of an earlier era used to such brutality, or if he was simply slow on the uptake.

 

Also, getting caught up in the ropes - Maybe the most dangerous situation in boxing.

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That was actually Angelo Dundee, yelling at Louis from his ringside color commentary broadcast position. (It is also Dundee who can be earlier heard calling for Joe to work the other side of the ring so his body would not block the action from the camera and view of the announcing team. Strange that Louis, himself an experienced color analyst and referee, would have problems integrating this understanding into his officiating.)

Both of the above, I think. Physical ailments accelerated and aggravated by substance abuse were also taking their toll by then. Joe was an old 60 when that match took place.