Article claims that Donaire-Montiel demostrates that MMA is safer than Boxing

[AdamGB]

I stopped reading after the first two paragraphs... what drivel...

The Author is of the misinformed belief that all you have to do is beat a 10 count and the bout will continue.

No.

You have to be able to STEADILY rise to your feet, comfortably within 10 seconds (any time over 8 is down to the ref's imediate discresion). The referee will then examine you and determin whether or not you are in a fit enough state to continue you fighting.

If the lights are on, but nobody is home then it doesn't matter if you got up on ten... you've been counted out on your feet. Simple as.

You cannot drunkinly stagger back on to your feet and take more punishment.

Referees are trained to look at your pupils, palour, balance and awareness (often asking a random question, what colour are that guy's shorts? where are you? etc) and they also take it consideration the punishment you have taken up until the knock down.

How many times have you seen a MMA fighter, get caught with a concussive punch, get laid out flat, out before he even hits the mat and then have his opponent shoot straight on top of him followed by a barrage of elbows/punches. yes the referee may quickly stop this... but in boxing as soon as you're on your way down - that's it, you've got a possible concussion and the action is halted until it is deemed safe for you to go on.

In MMA, you got hit with a concussive shot and the action doesn't immidiatly stop... the window for follow up hits in much greater.

Yes as soon as you're on the mat, the fight stops if you can't defend yourself, but the time to assess this takes longer than it does for the opponent to land more shots.

In boxing, not only do you have to able to stand back up, get properly looked over... you also have to be able to fight on... look at roy jones last fight... you have to be able to hit and not be hit... even if you just tuck up... if you don't answer back, the fight is over. Even if you do throw back... if there's no defence, the fight is over.

If you can't hit and (not 'or') not be hit during the following exchange then the fight is as good as over.

What fucking tripe.

Both sports are dangerous and you cannot use one referees actions to say that one system is safer than another... look at the rules... not one event.