**** Germany. Dude quit and got hold of a belt, the world has gone mad.. Cunningham was just getting in his ass and he quit like a ***** and somehow got home with that belt. Proksa dominated like I predicted.
KO'd because he beat the count? The ref gave him a good three seconds after "nine" to turn around and raise the gloves, but this is not uncommon. He beat the count and showed tremendous heart/focus in order to do so.
IMO the whole thing can be viewed similar to the Mayweather sucker punch. It was unsportmanlike but it was legal. The corner basically saw the fight slipping away and strategically, drew more and more of the refs attention to the cut. The ref obliged and we went to the cards. If the ref wasn´t bought off and acted on his best judgment, this was a legal but still underhanded way to win a fight. Having said that, I´m not crazy about Cunningham´s post fight interview. He acted like a bit of a prima donna saying the belts don´t matter and that he is still heads and shoulders above everyone else active in the division. After his performance against Ross and Hernandez that conclusion should seriously be questioned.
I agree. Cunningham was coming on strong, and Hernandez's trainer understood that his fighter's best chance of winning was to go to the scorecards as soon as possible. The referee should have made the fight continue, but he was either bought or just did a bad job. Cunningham should get a rematch, and I'm sure he'll win it.
