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Gee the great fights just keep coming this year that was great fight while it lasted

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Strange juxtaposition between two fights a week apart. Wood’s corner saw him as vulnerable to serious damage after a stunning knockdown - and he was - vs yesterday when Ponce’s corner said their man could not continue *after* the round. I for one have more questions about the stoppage yesterday. Ponce looked like he could have continued and it makes me think he actually made the decision. Barring the announcement of some type of injury, I’ll be left with that impression

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Good fight! Too bad it ended so abruptly and with Ponce looking like he was fine, but better early than too late, I suppose.

Can’t imagine PBC would make the Prograis fight, as they don’t go “across the street” for fights that aren’t mandated or big money. Matias has great power, and I’d love to see the fight, but Regis would likely wreck him. I expect Matias will have to make another mandatory (per IBF rules) or for PBC to feed him poor Elvis or some other mid level 140 guy in their stable.

As for James, all the talk of “former world champion” and getting his belt back is ridiculous. That was a WBA made up special that should never have existed, and we’ve had a real WBA champion in the division all along. That fabricated bs shouldn’t be a part of your recaps, Dan. It’s silly to give air to it.

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