Mayweather Ortiz - should it be a DQ?

[Gandalf]

Ortiz butts Floyd.

Cortez calls TIME TIME to stop the clock.

Docks a point from Ortiz.

Says 'Lets Go' whilst motioning both fighters in with his hands.

Ortiz apologises and hugs Floyd whilst Cortez is looking towards the timekeeper.

Floyd knocks Ortiz the fuck out whilst Cortez is still looking at the timekeeper.


Im genuinely not sure Ortiz ever heard Cortez saying Lets go, I think he was too busy thinking about apologising and saying sorry to Floyd etc. Why else would he turn to Cortez after the 1st punch Floyd lands?

Because he was gobsmacked that he had been sucker punched, he looked to the ref to jump in. Cortez stood there doing nothing but gawping and then counted the poor sod out after getting another one.

[Dizaster]

As Cortez said continue, Floyd wins without breaking any rule... Simple...

But i'm thinking even if Cortez didn't call time in, it still wouldn't be instant DQ for Floyd and the fight handed to Ortiz... I would have thought that if it went different and Ortiz got up after a floyd punch outside time, then Floyd would have lost a point as well.. Not been instantly disqualified...

But the fight was stopped because the punch KO'd him.. If it was an illegal punch, the best it would be is a No Contest maybe? ie it's not an act that gets you instantly DQ.... punching before a ref says box.?