I'm A Fan Of Usyk But He Legitimately Got KO'ed

Usyk was RESCUED by the ref. What controversy!

 

Dubouis crippled that boy and was robbed
Typical

 

Usyk clearly indicated he was ready to continue faster than the ref allowed him to

 

Usyk was very fortunate to have that called a low blow. Any other ref would have counted that as a legal blow. Fury now knows what he can do to beat Usyk, unfortunately.

 

Here's a low blow per WBA guidelines as a discussion point.

2. LOW BLOW/HITTING BELOW THE BELT

It is critical to know that the waistline is defined as the imaginary horizontal line through the navel to the top of the hips. This is so regardless of where the boxer places his trunks and or protector cup. The Referee should establish the waistline at center ring in his final instructions.

The rules state that the bout cannot end as a result of a low blow because it is deemed that the foul protector cup is sufficient to withstand any blow. However, it is clear that this is a very debilitating blow that should be admonished and at times penalized. The discretion of the Referee is paramount.

Any blow that lands below the established waistline is a foul.

A Referee should watch for blows that are parried and land below the belt. This is not a foul. Referees will also watch for boxers who may turn or move suddenly causing the opponent’s blow to land low. This is not a foul either.

WBA rules state that a boxer that is hurt by a low blow will have up to five (5) minutes to recover. If the boxer does not resume fighting after this time period, he will lose the bout by TKO.

It is advisable for the Referee to discreetly encourage the hurt boxer to resume fighting as soon as possible. A full five (5) minute stop in the action will stymie the natural flow of the bout and quite possibly affect its natural outcome. However, one should keep in mind that the boxer is entitled to the full five (5) minute recovery period if he desires it.

Suitable hand signal: Point to the area where the blow landed. Then, with your hand palm up, move it upward.

 

Bottom line Usyk got a gift, he’s not the first, won’t be the last, it’s boxing.

 

That looked low to me. But let’s say the ref started counting. You really think Uysk woulda laid there and been counted out? Or not been smart enough after getting up to survive?
Everyone so far that’s claiming it was a legit shot seems to be saying that game set match he would have been koed. No chance to beat count or survive…
GTFO with that ****.

 

Sorry, but the glove is still situated and below the belt even at the uppermost point of the punch's trajectory. Usyk's trunks weren't that high, so that's not a legal punch. It's not egregiously low but none of the punch is in a legal target area, so that's got to be considered a foul.

 

Probably, but only way to test what the majority thinks is to have a poll.

 

No, it is legal to strike anywhere on the body above the belt, arms, neck or head that is at the front or side. It is illegal to strike the back. However some punches are not effective wearing gloves, just as some punches are inadvisable if not wearing gloves - bareknuckle and gloved boxing are two different things.

 

If a punch gets called low and the fighter on the receiving end of it decides to take the full whack to recover you don't get to think up alternate scenarios where the fighter gets KOed because he didn't get up before ten seconds elapsed.

No, Usyk was not KOed because the ref never initiated a count. Had he done so and Usyk had failed to beat the count then he would have been KOed. Weird that there's so much confusion about this.