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I guarantee you he could not take 2 steps forward by the count of 8. Bute was out of it halfway thru the 12th round on.. Even he feels bad about the way he won. What do you think "kept him up at night for a year" according to Bute himself before the rematch.

I'm not sure who was more out of it, 'Meldrick Taylor vs Chavez' or Bute
By the IBF's rules he didn't have to. The fight ended the moment his gloves cleared the canvas. He could have literally stood up and fallen over again and technically he would have won because the fight ended when his gloves cleared the canvas as there was no time left in the round.
the argument isnt about did he make the final bell

its about the 45odd seconds before that when he was camped out on the deck and then grabbing the ropes for dear life to make it up at the eventual 8 that most of us could of counted to 38
It seems to me you haven't even watched the fight, he was in trouble with 1 minute to go. He got knocked down with 2 seconds left in the round, by the time he got up at the count of 8 the round was over.

Where are you getting 38 from ? all you have to do is watch the clip, and count yourself. He wasn't floored 45 seconds before the final bell, he was floored with 2 seconds left in the round.