Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Blimey!

Bute has had a right touch there. I would bet the MAJORITY of the worlds refs would have stopped that fight BEFORE the knockdown. Bute couldn't defend himself.

Unlucky Andrade.
No they wouldn't, he had only seconds to go in the fight. He beat the count, he got he to his feet and was saved by the bell.

I don't believe many ref's would have stopped it given the circumstances and the fact that the fight was so clearly in the bag for Bute.

You cannot seriously tell me that Bute deserved to be stopped any more than Pavlik did against Taylor.



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ARs8axyaDz0


Look at this video above Fenster. There were 3 SECONDS to go when Bute fell to the floor, so all he had to do was get up. Where in the preceeding seconds would you have stopped it if you were reffing. Watch the vid above and tell me where on the seconds you would have stopped it. Because I can't see anywhere to stop it at all.


Now watch the Pavlik knockdown by Jermain Taylor and tell me how he was in any less trouble than Bute, given the fact that it was only the second round and he had 10 rounds to survive rather than Bute who had about 5 seconds.

It would have been a complete travesty to have stopped the Bute fight imo.


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G0YCdjomoqQ