Michael Koncz Defends Decision To Stop Rubillar Fight

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Michael Koncz, an adviser of Filipino ring hero Manny Pacquiao who works closely with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has strongly defended his decision to ask the referee to stop the bout between the veteran Filipino southpaw and WBA light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura in the sixth round of their twelve round title fight in Mexico, Sunday, Manila Time. The time of the stoppage was 2:04 of round six. [details]

[alagad]

We all saw the fight. It was not Rubillar that we know fighting Segura. Rubillar was being punished from round to round by Segura. He appeared very weak and not ready to fight. True enough, the informations that later cropped up explained his very bad performance. We were actually very worried that he wont end the fight alive. The decision to stop the fight is the most rationale option. We admire Rubillar's courage though. Given a longer time to prepare, we believe Rubillar would have a much better chance to win over Segura. But not in that match.

[gopi11]

Koncz has no right to throw in the towel. Imagine if every Tom, **** and Harry near the ringside has a towel ready to throw because their bets is about to go down the drain, there will be chaos and mayhem...

[JM1]

rubillar will never get pass the journeyman level..

[Titing Kabayo]

Win or loss, Koncz had no right... ******.. If you allow this to happen, it's not a good thing to boxing when anybody can throw a towel..

[loui_ludwig]

Rubilllar had only a couple of weeks notice for the fight. He shouldn't have accepted the fight.

[acidity]

Rubilllar had only a couple of weeks notice for the fight. He shouldn't have accepted the fight.

yeah..it is a short notice,

I believe its less than 2 weeks notice bro

[JakeNDaBox]

yeah..it is a short notice,

I believe its less than 2 weeks notice bro

It was less than 48 hours notice! though he might've been on standby, since Koncz is involved in both his career as well as Sonny Boy Jaro

[theplayerpimp]

We all saw the fight. It was not Rubillar that we know fighting Segura. Rubillar was being punished from round to round by Segura. He appeared very weak and not ready to fight. True enough, the informations that later cropped up explained his very bad performance. We were actually very worried that he wont end the fight alive. The decision to stop the fight is the most rationale option. We admire Rubillar's courage though. Given a longer time to prepare, we believe Rubillar would have a much better chance to win over Segura. But not in that match.

shut up and quit making excuses rubillar is a bum fighter every time he steps up in class he gets beat. No matter how much he prepares he still loses. He should just retire and let others get ta chance to win a world title.

[grayfist]

What mystifies me is Kohn's claim that the ref spoke to him prior to what turned out to be the final round of the fight about abbreviating the contest. If this is true, why did Pabon talk to Kohn instead of Salavarria?

Also surprising is that Kohn's throwing in the towel was legitimized by the ref who should have known that Kohn was not part of Rubillar's corner and therefore any decision he makes on behalf of Rubillar cannot not be honored, even if he was the fight's matchmaker.

With all that said, I feel that another observation must be added: Elorde's management style as illustrated in his agreeing to send Rubillar to Mexico on 48 hour notice, is, to put it kindly, something that leaves much to be desired. It's not as if Mexico is just a city block away.

I've seen a good number of Rubillar fights and I believe that a well-prepared Rubillar would have been a lot more competetive against the Segura who fought the way he did in their meeting.

Rubillar has over a dozen losses in his record. I am convinced that blame for more than half of that can be deposited at the front door of Elorde.