Alexandoy
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In boxing, the referee can stop the fight when a boxer cannot defend himself and obviously being turned into a punching bag by his opponent. It is a TKO. But there is the option for the fighter’s corner (coach, trainer or second) to throw in the towel as a form of surrender. Usually this gesture of surrender does not sit well with the boxer but the mere act of throwing the towel to the center of the ring constitutes a surrender that officially ends the fight. In the last fight of Gennady Golovkin against Kell Brook, it was an evenly fair match in the first few rounds with the exchanges of heavy shots by both fighters. But in the 5[SUP]th[/SUP] round, it was very clear that Golovkin had already taken the measure of Brook and is about to finish the fight when Brook’s corner threw in the towel. Kell Brook was mad with that and he was protesting. The corner reasoned that Brook is young and still has a career with his previously undefeated record. He was saved from further punishment, said his corner.