Smith/Lawler - A Good Fight?

[thumper]

Yeah I really enjoed that fight too.

I have to say, Lawler looked great. But he got caught a couple times.

I think Smith made a mistake. in reality I think he could see fine, but was trying to ask for the 5 minutes so he could rest up. he was gassed. But he made a really bad mistake saying he couldn't see twice. I also don't think he was trying to get the fight stopped. he just said the wrong thing.

I don't think the doctor had any choice. I don't think it made any difference that it was a network fight. it's like was said in the interview, when you tell a doctor twice that your can't see, they have no choice but to stop it.

[jrube]

Originally Posted by POINDEXTER

It was a brawl - I was enjoying it and was dumbfounded by the stoppage. That being said, the technique wasn't really there, there wasn't a range of skills deployed, and in no way could I consider either fighter in the elite of their division. The fights I've seen from both look pretty much the same as last night's - they just come in and swing as hard as they can. They both looked pretty exhausted in the 3rd, and I think Smith would have taken it just due to being the fresher of the two fighters. Compared to the other fights on the card it was a masterpiece.

OK Dexter going to have to disagree... Lawler won the first 2 rounds 10-9 and was winning the third round until the BS stoppage. I think if the fight would have continued after a 5 minute break, Lawler would have gotten the (t)ko in the third, Lawlers body kicks did a tremendous amount of damage to Smith, and zapped his power pretty good.

[POINDEXTER]

Originally Posted by jrube

OK Dexter going to have to disagree... Lawler won the first 2 rounds 10-9 and was winning the third round until the BS stoppage. I think if the fight would have continued after a 5 minute break, Lawler would have gotten the (t)ko in the third, Lawlers body kicks did a tremendous amount of damage to Smith, and zapped his power pretty good.

You could be right - I'm not married to my assessment, so to speak. Smith looked fresher to me and he seemed to follow the pattern of taking some abuse and then coming back with a substantive offense - almost as if he was clearing his head and refocusing while taking shots, or he was spurred into an attack by the punishment he was receiving. It would have been nice to see how it would have played out, that's for sure.

[travtera]

Originally Posted by drop toe hold

i wasnt that impressed with lawler last night, i thought he was going to crush smith, he seemed to gas out early and the longer the fight went i was going with smith, lawler just seemed sloppy, i liked the fight in general, they put on a good show and i want to see the rematch

I had pretty much counted Smith out before the fight and didn't think he was in Lawler's league but he definitely showed heart and determination staying in there with Lawler. He took Lawler's best shots and kept coming back. Earned my respect. His ground game has always been suspect but in a stand up-bang up war, he did alright. Regardless how I feel about the rest of the show, I will tune in to watch the rematch.

[pimpslappd]

When lawler hit smith with that body kick and he winced in pain and didnt rush in for the kill, he just shook his head no and cicled some with him...was he shakin his head in reference to the knockout that smith got against sell when he rushed in and dropped him. And was sayin that wasnt gonna happen then.

[rivethead]

Originally Posted by kmadcrazy

I think they stopped it cause he said twice that he couldn't see. Even though he would have recovered in the 5 mins. the doctor/ref I think was forced to stop it because of what he said.

Originally Posted by thumper

Yeah I really enjoed that fight too.

I have to say, Lawler looked great. But he got caught a couple times.

I think Smith made a mistake. in reality I think he could see fine, but was trying to ask for the 5 minutes so he could rest up. he was gassed. But he made a really bad mistake saying he couldn't see twice. I also don't think he was trying to get the fight stopped. he just said the wrong thing.

I don't think the doctor had any choice. I don't think it made any difference that it was a network fight. it's like was said in the interview, when you tell a doctor twice that your can't see, they have no choice but to stop it.

Exactly. People who are whining about a premature stoppage don't know what their talking about.

This also builds hype for them to headline their next event.

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[Ramma]

^^ Agreed. To Rivet and the quotes.

When you say, "I can't see"... you don't need "5 minutes", you need a doctor.. end of story.


Great fight.

[ninjastix]

Originally Posted by Ramma

^^ Agreed. To Rivet and the quotes.

When you say, "I can't see"... you don't need "5 minutes", you need a doctor.. end of story.


Great fight.

uhh... when I get poked in the eye... guess what?

I can't see... but about 3 mintues later and with the help of some water guess what?

I can see... as normal... no doctor needed... right back to driving...

Bottom line = after 5 minutes if you can't see stop the fight...

Setting up a rematch should not be motivation for a stoppage, there could have been a wealth of rematch potential had the fight continued... it was a piss poor stoppage and inexcuseable prior to the 5 minute mark...

[dagreat1]

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