Not sure what's worse.....******ed posters who don't read and comprehend or having to be the one who has to spell it out for them on a ducking message board.:-(
He was evidently trying to get up at the count of 9. I'm not sure what cause you have to believe that Barker was play-acting. It's amazing the number of people that believe boxers habitually are involved in elaborate tumbles and pratfalls to fool people into believing that they've been hurt in a boxing match, when in fact they're A-OK and are just fooling us all (except the smart ones, who can tell it's all "fake")
Whatever you say... DLHs liver shot KO at the hands of Nard was by far more believeable kid. Barker quit. There are those types in boxing.
For a man looking for a way out, he sure had a hard time walking out of the ring, kid. Barker's brain was mush, trying to pull himself up on ropes that were a good 6' from where he thought they were and couldn't find his corner. There are those types in ESB.