Bute v. Andrade Poll

[Rantcatrat]

I'm just playing Devil's Advoccate here but Bute probably would've won anyway whether he was counted correctly or not...

There was literally 2 seconds left when Bute went down. Even if the ref had counted him to 10 correctly, then allowed him to continue fighting the final bell would have gone before Andrade got to him again.

Couldn't be saved by the bell in the last round of this fight (per rules). If he was unable to continue after a real 10 count, fight would have been stopped. By my 10 count, he was wobbling and not even able to face the referee at that time. Now, most refs wouldn't have stopped it unless he was not able to stand up. . .but this ref was so blatant with his cheating - it's a shame.

Author calls Wright's actions a perception problem:
“Fighting Words” – Oy, Canada: Bute-Andrade Controversy - Boxing News

[Wayne]

3 things wrong with that fight and all stem from the ref:

1. The extraordinary amount of clinching going on and the lack of the ref warning about it. He warned Bute 2 times in the 11th and stated he would take a point but didn't.
2. The slow count after the knockdown. It bought Bute time and ate up precious seconds.
3. The ref's zeal at getting Andrade back into a neutral corner. I've seen in many fights after a knockdown where a fighter walks around to that degree. What Andrade did was not extraordinary and given the circumstances it wasn't a big deal.

That being said, I thought Bute put on a spectacular performance when he actually boxed, showing power and speed and I would like to see him a second time (without all the clinching). He had nowhere near the poise of Mikkel Kessler who fought pretty much the same fight except Kessler didn't tire out.