Originally Posted by
Tommy Blingshyne
da f r u talking about? hit by what? meaningless easisly blocked non damaginng hammerfists? its not like faber was even getting pummeled by any stretch...these were were bullcrap hammerfists...strikes that 9/10 times mean jacksh*t when it pertains stoppping the fight...had barao not looked up to the ref, questioning him to stop to stop the fight, herb may have even let it rock further...its truly laughable that anyone can say that was a completely just stoppage IMO...just to be clear, i fully believe barao was too much faber and likely would have ended it either way, i bet barao the 1st time, bet him bigger the 2nd time, it was still a bad stoppage...faber, while very much in trouble from those intial strikes, was very much still in the fight...he was not finished...he was conscious and aware and defending...in that spot, you have tyo allow him the chance to turn the tide and dean stepped in too early to allow that opportunity