Top 5 worst Refs in history

[marbleheadmaui]

Richard Greene Ali/Holmes

Dave Berry Dempsey/Tunney 2

Jack Sharkey Durelle/Moore 1

Wyatt Earp Sharkey/Fitzsimmons Yes thee Wyatt Earp lol

Wlalcott like a deer in the head lights in Ali/Liston 2

Geeze how'd I leave Walcott out?

What was wrong with Sharkey in the Mongoose fight?

Long count

When? I just watched that fight again.

When Moore got up by the count of nine. Partly Yvons fault because he did not go to the neutral corner pronto but Sharkey should have directed him their and resumed the count and not wait to start counting.

I just watched it right now. Not only isn't the count long, it is exactly nine seconds. Moore is down at 56 seconds and on his feet at 1:05.

I've seen that Japanese clip a hundred times and Sharkey is out of frame for the first 9 count. I own the fight and there are arguably 2 long counts but definitely one and much of the boxing media and press that were their at the time agree with me. Moore himself felt the same way and that is why he gave Yvon a rematch.

I own the fight as well. There is no long count. Moore not only disagreed? He was described as "seething" at Durelle's complaints. As for the press, Sports Illustrated, just as one example, doesn't even mention a concern in their article on the fight.