Bute-Andrade rematch 11/28!

[Kev]

Bute was knockdown with 3 sec left of the fight (not 30),
he was down for 8 sec. (not 20-25)
Andrade was about 2 ft. from the center of the ring when Marlon “proceeded to rant at him” (though not many ref pay attention to this rule)

Anyway this thread is about the rematch so here my prediction after a laborious calculus:

Bute – UD = 59.2%
Andrade – KO (TKO) = 37.3%
NC due to injuries = 3.5%
Bute – SD, MD or KO (TKO) = 0%
Andrade – SD, MD or UD = 0%
DRAW = 0%

No way was he 2ft from the centre, 2m maybe. I personally think Bute was only up by 8 if you start the count the way Wright did, which was late, not from when he hit the floor, but still you can make that argument that he was up, in which case Wright's despicable behaviour detracted from a great show of heart by Bute to get up.

Also agreed there were only 3 seconds left, although I personally felt any competent ref would have stopped it when Bute almost collapses onto the ropes with about 15-20 seconds left

I don't think it should have been stopped, Bute had won every single round and was seconds away from finishing the fight, I really don't think most other ref's would have stopped it at all whilst he was on his feet.

Kelly Pavlik looked just as out of it against Jermain Taylor in round 3 of their fight but was allowed to fight on and win. Raphael Marquez was almost out against Vazquez in the third fight but he wasn't stopped.

I think the count was looooooooooong but Bute got up anyway and the bell was about to immediately sound.

He would have survived to the bell just by standing to his feet (which he did) and it would have been a bigger travesty had the referee counted him out.

Basically the bell rung when Bute was in the same position as Jermain Taylor against Carl Froch. Taylor was sprawled on the canvas but managed to just pull himself up and stay on his feet for a few more seconds before the ref stepped in and saved him.

Had Taylor been stopped prior to the knockdown it would have been premature there, and stopping Bute prior to being knocked down would have been premature here too.

The ref did a shit job of the count, but Bute did what he had to do and beat the count.

Much is made of the delay in starting the count by Marlon Wright, but Bute is already up and on his feet when the count begins, hence he beat the count.

Andrade just left it too late.