Quick question:
Fighter can not come out for fifth round - he retires in the corner - is that ruled a 4th round TKO or a 5th round TKO?
I know it sounds like a silly question, but on fight nights when we have betting pools (a pool for what round fight will end), we always seem to argue about who should get the money. Some say those holding round 4 should get it, others say those with 5 because the fight did go 4 complete and round five was essentially now on the clock.
Thanks.
Problem is for this Floyd/Mac fight there will be a lot of people present who have never really watched a boxing match (mostly the girls) but we need them to make the betting pool larger. Trying to explain to them what their money gets them in a pool is insanely difficult. I try to tell them if you draw round 4 you have round 4 and the one minute after round four. Someone will always then say, "Not fair. We don't get a one minute after round 12" or "We should split the money between round four and five ticket holders if fight ends in between rounds."
I like big fights because the party is bigger, but the people who show up can be maddening.
If you bet on Floyd ko rounds 1-4 and conor doesn't come out for round 5, you win your bet, regardless on whether officially its a RTD which means retired , bookies recognise it as a stoppage win nevertheless and you win your bet.
If the fighter retires in the corner it's not a TKO it's an RTD.
See Vitali Klitschko vs Sam Peter ... Peter didn't come out for the 9th round, retired in the corner between rounds 8 and 9. It was ruled as a Round 8 RTD.
(checks lomas boxrec) end between rounds it would appear the round it followed is the one recorded. I guess it's kind of looking at it like, what round was the punishment caused which lead to stopping the fight, in terms of the specific 1 minute break.
if the ref calls it during the 1 minute rest period between rounds, its a tko 4. If the bell signals round 5 has started and then its waved off, its a tko 5.
It all comes down to whether or not the bell rang to signify round 5 has begun