The_budweiser Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 After all the controversy surrounding the build up to the fight between Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey we are dealt another blow with a controversial ending to the contest. After a fairly one sided first half of the fight the fight was stopped in the 6th round by the ring doctor declaring McCloskey unfit to continue due to a cut above his left eyebrow caused by an accidental clash of heads. Questionably McCloskey was not given the opportunity to see out the round and allow his corner to work on the cut, at the time of inspection the cut was not bleeding heavily and McCloskey whilst having lost every round still had opportunities in this world title fight and we must question the Doctors’ decision to call a halt to proceedings in such a high profile fight. Would this fight have been stopped if the roles were reversed and it was Khan was the victim of a cut? It seems doubtful. Read More: http://ringnews24.com//index.php/blog/35-demo-content/17398-difficult-decisions.html#ixzz1JsHbq9Q9 By the forums tweetstreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great read and summary, Tweet. I thought the corner should have been allowed to work on the cut especially with so little time remaining in the round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I read an article on a different site by someone who is supposedly a professional, I won't name names but they spoke so much codswallop. Thank god someone has written something that actually doesn't try to make out that it was a fair ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 I think McCloskey should've been allowed to end the round (as there was only 30 seconds left), let the corner see what they could do with the cut and if blood continues to pour out then by all means stop the fight in the next round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman370 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 it wasn't the fairest of stoppages, but it wasn't the worst either. mccloskey had a bad cut, but hadn't shown much to that point to suggest he was making a comeback. were i a trained referee and all that, i like to think i'd have given the corner a chance to fix the cut, but if mccloskey didn't show anything in the 7th, i'd have stopped it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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