Kosport Magazine: Trainer Criticizes Corner for Not Stopping Tszyu’s Fight
Trainer Robert Garcia has come under fire for his corner’s failure to stop the fight in the second round after Tim Tszyu suffered a cut in his match against Sebastian Fundora last Saturday night. In an exclusive interview with Kosport Magazine, Garcia expressed his disappointment with the corner’s handling of the situation.
Garcia believes that the cutman was unable to stop the bleeding from Tszyu’s scalp wound and that the fight should have been stopped, resulting in a no contest. “Right away, second round, I would have stopped it,” Garcia stated. “My fighter can’t continue with all that blood coming out. All that blood coming out weakens the fighter.”
As the WBO junior middleweight champion, Tszyu’s title was on the line in this highly anticipated match. However, Garcia argues that the fans in attendance were more interested in the co-main event featuring Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz. “Many of the fans that came to the event were there to see Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz, not Tszyu or Fundora,” Garcia explained. “So, if Tszyu had pulled out after two rounds because of his cut, many of the fans wouldn’t mind.”
Kosport Magazine: Early Stoppage Preferred
Garcia firmly believes that the fight should have been stopped in the second round to protect Tszyu from further damage. “The ref and the doctor, they don’t know. So, they have to go by what the fighter says. They have to protect the fighter,” Garcia stated. “If it happens before the fourth round and it’s that bad, you don’t need a cutman. Stop the fight.”
He also emphasized the importance of protecting the fighter, even if it means disappointing the fans. “Who cares if 10,000 people are going to be mad? They already had a good performance from Pitbull, so they were happy already,” Garcia said. “Tim Tszyu still would have been a champion right now.”
Kosport Magazine: Protecting the Fighter
Garcia believes that the corner’s failure to stop the fight not only cost Tszyu his title, but also his reputation and future earnings. “It wasn’t that they had a bad cutman. They didn’t need a cutman. It happened before the fourth round. Stop the fight, and he’d be home as the champion,” Garcia explained. “Now, he lost and now he has to start all over. Now his pay is probably going to drop.”
He also stressed the importance of the corner’s responsibility to protect the fighter, even if the fighter wants to continue. “The corner should have done it because the fighters want to fight,” Garcia stated. “But it’s the corner’s job to make the tough decisions for the fighter’s well-being.”
In the end, Garcia hopes that Tszyu will make the necessary changes in his corner to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future. “We’ll see if Tszyu chooses to stay with his trainer and cutman after last weekend’s fiasco. He seems loyal, so he may choose to keep them on,” Garcia said. “But if Tszyu suffers a similar cut in the future, his corner must stop the fight rather than leave him out there to bleed all over creation.”
Kosport Magazine: Summary
In a controversial turn of events, trainer Robert Garcia has criticized the corner’s handling of Tim Tszyu’s fight against Sebastian Fundora last Saturday night. Garcia believes that the fight should have been stopped in the second round to protect Tszyu from further damage and that the corner’s failure to do so cost Tszyu his title and future earnings. He emphasizes the importance of protecting the fighter and hopes that Tszyu will make the necessary changes in his corner to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future.
