Why didnt the boxing committee reverse their decicion in the Tyson Douglas bout?

douglas was the better man at the fight. he showed that if he was properly motivated he could have been fighting near the top of that era. boxing rules clearly state that it is the ref that counts the seconds and shouts them to the boxer. in my mind douglas looked with it enough to do the jabing and holding nessecary to last the round even if he got up 5 seconds earlier. he wasn;t even completely out of it at the count of 1!

Tyson hugged douglas all night. No he didnt.I saw that fight 3 times yesterday.

Tyson hugged douglas all night.

The thing makes people so angry about it is because Douglass was lucky. Lucky that the damn bell rung right before Tyson could lay a hand on him. I mean that was Tyson's only chance to win that fight, and too bad for him it was at the end of the round. Had it been earlier in the round i think Tyson would have finished Douglass because Douglass wasn't able to revocer fast from knockdowns, and he looked like shit when he got up. But oh well, Tyson learned a hard lesson that night. Come in prepared.

Did Douglass expose Mike Tyson's stamina problem? Mike was never that good when fights went the distance Yes he was,what the fuck you smoking? I watch Tyson fights everyday and he never had a problem with stamina before 90'.

When do the count start? I counted when Douglas was on the floor. I counted about 13 seconds when he fully got up. Buster might be aware of the count but he surely was hurt/daze even when he got up. The fight should have ended even before he stood up. It was about 12 seconds before he fully got up.

In my opinion Tyson would have lost his next fight anyway even if he had KO'd Douglas with that upper cut.

The rules of boxing clearly state that the count is countewd in seconds and after timing it with my stopwatch umpteen times it was clearly bang on 14 seconds when he got up to his feet again. He was lying on his side during the count and looked fucked and there was probably no way he could have made it up before a genuine 10 count but to be honestTyson fought crap that night and his corner were even worse (the cracks were already starting to show with regards to Mikes personal life before this fight and his corner coming into the arena only semi equipped didnt help) Douglas fought a great fight but you can bet your bottom dollar that had a rematch took place Tyson would still have been a huuuuuuuge favorite

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PUZhSRty7S8 Look at that! that is way more than 10 seconds, just look at the video time at the bottom. Douglas was down for about 16 seconds. the ref's in douglas was waiting for 9 i am certain he could have got up sooner if he felt he needed to

i posted that 4 months ago

i was wondering the same damn thing last time i watched the fight....that fight should of been over right there.....

I dont blame the count or the ref.I blame Tyson.

Ye 15 seconds that was not just a slow count it was a joke, a bit like Bumsters fight against Evander.

Exactly, Douglas was FINE. He could have been on his feet at three ...Yes he was fine. Douglas could have gotten up at any time but he took the entire count because he was smart. Not his fault the ref took forever. Still, it was only like 12 seconds maybe.

he got up according to the ref's count, tyson wasn't there that fight anyway... he should've put him out in no more than 3 rounds

tyson lost fair and square that night....no argument

what would be the point anyway, tyson was destroyed and never the same lol

This topic has been 'done to death' always with the same reply: if the ref had counted quicker, Douglas would have beaten the count. End of story.

Did the ref count any faster when Tyson went down? I think not

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PUZhSRty7S8 Look at that! that is way more than 10 seconds, just look at the video time at the bottom. Douglas was down for about 16 seconds. It's never too late. You should start an appeal. Please stop trying to take something away from Douglas, it was one or if not the biggest upsets in sporting history. I'll always have respect for Douglas, not matter what became of him after that fight.