If you read the IBF rules, there is NO controversy. Bute won.

There is controversy. When Bute got up he still had his back against the corner and the referee didn't ask him to take a few steps forward instead HE walked towards him and wiped his gloves while Bute's back was still touching the corner. Could Bute have come towards the ref without falling? I don't know.

 

It doesn't matter whether Bute is leaning against the cornerpost AFTER he got up on his feet. By getting up on his feet in time, without leaning over the ropes or holding onto them for support, he beat the count and the fight is over! ALTHOUGH 100% IMMATERIAL TO THE CONTROVERSY, whilst the referee was continuing to count him, Bute could have made a sandwhich for all it mattered, as long as he satisfied the referee he was ready to fight on at the count of eight, which, in this case, he did. The referee didn't ask him to take a step forward to prove he was good to continue, and there is no rule saying that this is what the referee must do. There isn't a set test one must pass; the referee is allowed to decide by any means he sees fit. In this case, the referee was satisfied by Bute lifting his gloves saying he was good to go:

http://fr.justin.tv/clip/f2fc320a168

Could Bute have made a step forward towards the referee without falling? We don't know, you're right, but it doesn't matter! The fight was over the second Bute was up on his feet, without leaning over the ropes or holding onto them for support. That's what the rule requires, and nothing else! Bute could have fallen flat on his face for all it mattered, after beating the count, because he'd have fallen on his face AFTER the end of the fight. It doesn't matter what happens after the end of the fight. You can die the very next second, and it doesn't mean you haven't won the fight.

 

According to the rules, even if you interpret them in your way, the timekeeper should have rang the bell the moment the referee stopped counting, because if he stopped counting, it meant Bute was not being counted out. i.e. he had beaten the count. Right?

But what actually happened was that the referee finished the count, asked Bute whether he was willing to continue, wiped his gloves, looked towards Andrade, restarted the fight, AND ONLY THEN did the timekeeper end he fight.

So, the timekeeper didn't follow either my interpretation or yours. In fact, as we both know, he didn't have a clue and just made it up as he went along. We can all agree on that, I think. His lack of knowledge of the rules and failure to apply them led to some many people getting the wrong end of the stick.

 

No, you didn't just say that. You said something very different, which doesn't even make sense:

According to the rule, the bell will not ring after the 10 count is given, as you said, but after the the boxer rises and his hands clear the floor, as I said. There is a big difference of course, because the boxer can rise, his hands clear off the floor, before the 10 count is given. You assume the fighter is always getting knocked out, which is ridiculous. The rule has to allow for fighters to be able to beat the count too. You only get a 10 count, after all, when you are knocked out. Otherwise, you get an 8 count. In this case, specifically, Bute was on his feet, his hands clear off the floor, before the end of the 8 count, after six seconds. That is when the timekeeper should have rang the bell, to signal the end of the fight.

 

The rules state that if the fighter has left the corner the ref can stop the count, but Andrade did not leave the corner, there is no footage that supports what the ref claimed.

there was something fishey about this fight anyhow, why is it it took 11 rounds of Bute holding to get one single warning, I mean there was ALOT of holding by Bute for no reason what so ever, not a single warning was issued until round 11.

also twice when Andrade had Bute in trouble, the ref saved Bute by stopping the action and warning Andrade, sorry but in world title fights, especially when its in the champions country, we already have bad judges to worry about, we need an experienced official in there to make sure that atleast the challenger gets a fair shot.

 

Tape of the fight,ref interview post fight,footage proof during his interview,Andrade was closer to the middle of the ring than the corner and was taking a step toward the center.And btw Andrade headbutted all night

 

The rule in question:

Now...when the count is discontinued, it normally picks up at the point where it's left off. So, if the count stops at "six", it picks up at "six", rather than goes automatically to seven. That's why there was repetition in the count.

 

Bazooka, I believe that point is immaterial. Regardless of what the ref was doing, Bute was up before the 10 count, as proven by video and documented over and over again on this thread. He was up before the 10 count.

Also, there was fewer than 10 seconds left in the fight when Bute when down. That means that by the time he got up, the fight was over. Therefore, because he got up in time, he beat the count and the fight was over. I didn't matter at that point what the ref did, or for how long he did it. All that matters is that Bute got to his feet before 10.

As for your other claims, that is a different argument altogether, and a bit of a red herring if you're trying to use it to argue the KD point, which is the point of this thread. Let me put it this way: The ref's handling of the fight up to the KD has no bearing on the question of whether or not Andrade should have been awarded the KO. None. Bute beat the count and the fight was over.

 

That was just after he scored the knock down he was circling to his corner as the ref dirrected him, the ref turned around continued the count then stopped again, if you watch that replay it was just as Bute hit the canvas.

 

He got up but he fell into the ropes as well, his collar bone, both shoulders and chest area touched the top ropes, he also stummbled afterwards as well on the way back to his corner, he was knocked out.
The ref dropped the ball here, sorry you cant really put spin on it, the rules state a fighter can not be saved by the bell including the 12th and final, when he got up his legs were not there, meaning he was out, the fight should have been ruled a TKO, I am sure the IBF will look into this.