"Relentless" Lamon Brewster, 33-4 (29 KO), is currently at home in Indiana resting up following his unsuccessful attempt to repeat his knockout ways over IBF Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. For the first time, he speaks on trainer Buddy McGirt's decision to stop the fight in the sixth round and his future plans. http://fightbeat.com/news_details.php?NW=2038
"Buddy made the decision to stop the fight. I was saddened by it, but what could I do?" He fought like he was waiting for it.
Probably but from where we sit in the comfort of our sofas, it always seems like that.:: The guy took 7 rounds of punishment from one of the hardest punchers in the division. He should get paid. The first fight was the same way except Brewster capitalized on a fatigued Klitschko. No such luck this time.:dunno:
what a dumbass post. the guy went in there against a world class heavyweight and took a beating for 6 rounds. either he tried to win or not is another story, but that shit goes out the window when the other guy is simply superior. so basically, he should've ate all those jabs without getting paid?
People don't tend to say anything about Tyson's opponents who quit from the first half punch. Remember Seldon? :: A lot of f*ckers out there who shouldn't get paid using that logic.
i really hate when fans criticize fighters for being a quitter. for instance, how can anyone shit on Tszyu because he quit against hatton? so what if you quit? if you're near the end of your career and you're ready to cash out, why go on and risk your health/life in danger? what difference would it have made if Brewster went all out in the 7th round and got knocked the fuck out in a brutal fashion? it's an inept statement to call a world class fighter/champion a quitter, especially if they've achieved something that so many haven't been able to accomplish.
Brewster would've gone out there and fought till he got KTFO. Buddy being in his ear after every round threatening to stop the fight didn't help any.
I agree. Buddy almost made things feel like it was OK to do nothing and then stop the fight. He should have yelling at Lamon and telling him to force the pressure and get inside since he was getting hit anyway. I think Lamons conditioning failed him more then anything. By the time he realized he needed to apply more pressure , he was already gassed .. I guess that happens when you lug around 30lbs of extra blubber.
Bull shit on the whole thing.. Brewster was a dick for taking the easy way out and McGirt was even worse for continuing to offer the easy way out after every round. That was for the damn HW Championship. You don't take a "live to fight another day" approach. You take an "I'm going out on my shield approach." I know it's easy for spectators to implore the gladiator mentality when their not in the ring taking the punches, but wasn't it Brewster himself talking about much hungrier poor, black American fighters are when compared to Europeans? If you're going to run that line of bullshit, you damn well better act like a hungry fighter and not quit simply because things are going your way..
Most fighters don't even put in half the effort Brewster did. Most of them take a punch and just f*ck off out of there without making any kind of effort whatsoever.
Agreed. And anyway, I'd rather a fighter come forward and go hard until he can fight no more, over a fighter who quits and runs the clock out over 12.
dsimon writes: I think the real issue is that Brewster has eyes... he could see that Vlad was on the top of his game... would it had killed him to take a tune up? I didn't think he should have but apparently he probably should have because he was unable to execute. Brewster will forever be another one of those guys who are implored by the Buddy Mcgirt's of the world to just do their thing. Meanwhile Stewart, took Klitschko and made him change and grow. How many decisions did Brewster have to lose to realize that he is easy to hit cause he has no defensive skills? How many guys does he have to lose a decision to to realize that if he can't KO a guy he is incapable of winning rounds? how many trainers are incapable of telling him he needs to change these foibles to challenge the top guys in the division? :dunno:
dsimon writes: All the effort in the world won't do the guy any good if he can't address his weaknesses and if he can't find a trainer to work these weaknesses out. The book is written on Brewster and any fighter knows that he can't win rounds and can't play defense. It is sad because the guy has so much potential and as you say Hanzy he is quite determined.
Who, Brewster? You've gotta be kidding me! Brewster is a very limited fighter. I always said he was lucky in the first fight against Wlad. Sure he KOed Golota in one round...but ANYTHING can happen in a Golota fight. He's nothing. He has OVERACHIEVED if anything...
dsimon writes: Brewster has one of the best KO percentages of any current guy. He is a bona fide puncher who showed what he can do when focused against the clueless pole(Golata). Some guys can be extremely limited and still very good. They just have to make sure their lack of range does not become an easy weakness for an opponent to expliote. Would you call Ali or Jones (for example) well rounded fighters? I would say they don't need to be... Jones chin never became an issue until some one could catch him with a punch. Ali never really needed much but his jab when he was in his prime. Brewster could be a lot better if he got some direction, bottom line.
