Quote Originally Posted by marbleheadmaui View Post
Joe Walcott's performance in Ali-Liston II represents the low point as near as I can figure.
Walcott was right! He didn't start the count because Ali refused to go to a neutral corner, therefore he doesn't have to count!

Nat Fleischer told Walcott that Liston had been down more than 10 and he stopped the fight. He was a victim of inexperience rather than bad refereeing.