Bute v. Andrade Poll

**Youngblood** · 10-25-2008 03:55 AM

I want to see a wider view of where Andrade was standing during the count. Not that I think it matters, as it was clearly a fix move. But I imagine the commision would like to see it too.

Disgusting.

**Kev** · 10-25-2008 03:59 AM

I must admit I'm no expert but I know they do state the fighter HAS to go to the neutral corner and so was the ref right by the proper application of the rules?

Bute was up at 9 anyhow.

This will be controversial to say the least

Damn, we will be debating this 15 years from now

**Deanrw** · 10-25-2008 04:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bilbo

I must admit I'm no expert but I know they do state the fighter HAS to go to the neutral corner and so was the ref right by the proper application of the rules?

Bute was up at 9 anyhow.

This will be controversial to say the least

Damn, we will be debating this 15 years from now

Does not matter. The final bell did not ring and Bute was not fit to continue, even if he did beat the count. The ref is not supposed to take the clock in consideration.

**RozzySean** · 10-25-2008 04:06 AM

If Richard Steele was the ref, he would have stopped it 10 seconds before the knockdown. Andrade wins. If this referee worked Taylor/Chavez, Meldrick would have won because the fight would have never been stopped.

That's the biggest problem with boxing.

Andrade got jobbed by home cookin' for sure. Bute is freakin lucky. I hope there is a rematch so that Librado can correct this error in the records.