Yep. Infamous ****up by some unknown timekeeper. At the very least, Coetzee should've gotten an immediate mandated rematch, but the sanctioning body took no action.
Also, I've read that the bell rang before the referee finished the count (although I didn't hear it myself). If that's true, that's two counts on which Coetzee was screwed in this fight. EDIT: Scratch that, I just heard the guy say you can't be saved by the bell.
Maybe if he wasn't a hated white South African they would have. That's what always infuriates me about any "minority rights" driven group or organization, whether in the political or sports world...they never hesitate to practice descrimination and all other ways and means that they objected to be treated by and subjected to themselves, instead of being truly objective and "colorblind" according to principle.
They should've gave Gerrie that rematch, but Greg would've won the fight anyway.He had Coetzee's number.
It was a **** up, and Coetzee should have been given a rematch. Still a legit result in my mind, as they both had to fight past the 3 minute limit.
