Why did the referee not stop the fight when Fury was out on his feet?

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Who deserved to win?

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  1. Tyson Fury

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  2. Olekandr Usyk

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  1. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There was huge bias towards Fury

    He had everything in his favour yet still couldn't get it done

    Usyk did immensely well under pressure
     
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  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    :thumbsup:
     
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  3. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Only gripe I have is referee shouldn’t have stepped in to give standing 8 count he should have let the fight come to it’s natural conclusion. He gave Fury essentially 25 seconds for a standing 8. That’s absurd and robbed Usyk of an actual proper KO.
     
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  4. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Thanks, friend

    I always have belief in Usyk. I know he's the best and the giant slaying king. I picked him to win and I even predicted he could hurt Belly badly with a sustained attack. I just expected them to rob him and I was very nearly proven right. He was just 1 point away from getting robbed and let's not forget one of the judges robbed him in the AJ rematch and one came awfully close to doing so in the first fight even though neither fight was remotely close.

    Yes it's crazy. The deck was stacked heavily against him but he still triumphed

    I'm sure Belly would've been fed intel by some of the Brits who've shared a ring with Usyk too, be it in actual fights or sparring. Obviously not AJ or Bellew but Chisora, maybe Bakole, Dubois and others. To balance it out somewhat Usyk had Wlad but when Usyk fought AJ the later had Bellew, Chisora, and Bakole offering advice and feeding him intel in addition to everything already being stacked against Usyk but he still beats them all despite this.
     
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  5. Jackman65

    Jackman65 FJB Full Member

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    The ref did everything possible to allow Fury to get through that 9th round with minimal damage. He got in the way of Usyk several times before jumping in and calling the KD. If the ropes can’t hold a fighter up, why didn’t he call a KD in the thirty seconds of more before he called it when Fury was laying back on the ropes? Usyk fought a great fight and overcame a motivated giant opponent who had every advantage. He also overcame a corrupt biased ref and judges. Great historic victory.

    No matter what happens from this point forward, they can never take away Usyk’s great victory and unification of the belts. Father Time is undefeated but the man from the Ukraine is giving him a run for his money. One of the toughest guys to ever lace them up and get into the ring. A modern day Spartan.
     
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  6. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Yeah i know my brother. I'm so happy, it's unreal.
    BTW, to back the video you posted, here is what Hay says:
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    He essentially says, they say if your back hit the ropes, that is a KD. Then there was at least 3 KD that round, why didn't the referee didn't score them?

    Haye btw is super happy for Usyk, as he obviously hate Fury, and says that Usyk is a legend, something we all know already. :D
     
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  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Me too :D

    Yes everytime Belly was knocked or fell into the ropes a it could've been a KD

    The ref could've justifiably have waved it off give the state Belly was in

    He should not have given Belly the amount of time he did to recover and make it to the bell after diving in to give him the count

    And he should not have been getting in the way obstructing Usyk when he was beating seven shades of poop out of Belly and trying to KO him either

    It's nice to see Haye give Usyk credit because he's picked against him when Usyk has fought Brits everytime or almost everytime and I think it's the former.

    He also ranked himself above Usyk in terms or greatest CWs of all time rankings which is patently ludicrous and he did it in Usyk's company too. Usyk was far more humble and ranked himself #3. But credit to Haye for giving him his flowers
     
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  8. naranja

    naranja Member Full Member

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    I can't stand that fat Geordie ****s stupid facial expressions taking up half his thumbnails
     
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  9. guy3050

    guy3050 New Member Full Member

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    I have no problem with the Standing 8 count, Clear win for Usyk
     
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  10. pugilista

    pugilista Member banned Full Member

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    I can see you are focusing on the important things here.
     
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  11. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    He should of stopped it when Fury was helpless against the corner or just let Usyk land the finishing blow and counted him out then. Stupid tit robbed Usyk of a stoppage win.
     
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  12. Malph

    Malph Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I 100% agree. It was a bizarre moment to stop the action.
     
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  13. PernellSweetPea

    PernellSweetPea Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fury looked dazed sort of like Tommy against Ray in 1981 in round 13 and in round 14 before the stoppage where he was floundering around, but Fury was not completely out of it and he lasted tell the end of the round and recovered. I don't think the ref should have stopped it. I don't see how Fury will win the rematch.. He might get bigger for the rematch trying to use power to win or size, but at this point they know each other's style.
     
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  14. JDub

    JDub Active Member Full Member

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    In a nutshell, because that is not what the money men wanted to happen.

    The ref wasn't waving the fight off there unless Fury was flat on his back sleeping like a baby.
     
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  15. drenlou

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