I found the criticism of Ben Davison for saving Leigh Wood from further punishment versus Mauricio Lara strange.

There were ten seconds remaining in the round. That’s plenty of time for Lara to land a few more concussive shots, and if Lara had been the one dropped so heavily, you can bet the British referee wouldn’t have let it continue.

Thanks to Davison’s compassion, Leigh Wood can come again (Jade can’t).

That said, rematch clause notwithstanding, Wood is realistically probably done winning big fights now, though he’s been viewed as a busted flush before.

What a surprise late career run to world level and a title. He is a real fighter for taking on such a tough voluntary defence.

Lara is a quality fighter and has proved himself fully now. He ranks at the top of a presently thin featherweight pile.

On top of that, Lara must be up there with the biggest punchers pound for pound.

A rematch win over Wood or trilogy win versus Josh Warrington would warrant entry into the Brit Basher hall of fame.

Whether his plaque would hang in the Canelo or Linares wing of the place is up for debate.

11-5-1 Eliot Chavez is the man you often hear about stopping Lara in the first round with body shots in 2018.

Imagine my surprise when I learned this was the same guy who was disqualified last year for incessant fouling against Harlem Eubank on Channel 5.

Frank Warren’s prospect cards on BT have lasted about as long as his Box Academy series did on Boxnation.

I predicted this 18 months ago:

August 9th’s Random Boxing Rants

Speaking of BT, it is soon to be rebranded (along with Eurosport) as TNT Sports:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/feb/21/eurosport-bt-sport-disappear-tnt-rebrand-tv

Jake Paul-Tommy Fury headlining a pay per view in Saudi Arabia is a good look at boxing’s dystopian future.

Look for Paul to win fairly comfortably, snagging his second WBC belt and a cruiserweight world ranking in the process.