Performance of the night, Jack Reiss

Jack Reiss is the best in the business, and has been since Smoger retired. Its a shame he only operates out of California.

Great performance by the ref.

yes it was perfectly legal. I didn't see a replay but I saw it as back of the head

I wonder about the first knockdown, was that first punch legal? yes it was perfectly legal.

Fighters should be given a standing 8 count... After 10 seconds, you ask the fighter to walk foward, you shake their gloves, then say fight No more then 12-13 seconds should elapse 20 seconds is a foul, but I'm not gonna argue with you guys so have at it Well that's how you think it should be. That has no basis in the actual rules.

Ref was really good. It’s his job to make sure Tyson could continue, he wasn’t giving him extra time

Why was Fury given 20 seconds to recover?Well said! The ref was corrupt. He was obviously biased and partial towards Tyson Fury because he favored him to win the fight. Team Wilder should definitely request a tape review of that knockdown because it should have been ruled a knockout. Jack Reiss is a lying, cheating crook. He robbed Deontay Wilder of a victory.

I wonder about the first knockdown, was that first punch legal?

And if he doesn't make the fighter prove he is actually okay and that fighter get's seriously hurt moments later who's fault would that be? The ref did the right thing. Health comes before anything else. It is just a sport.

From the time Fury hit the ground until the time Reis said "fight", 20 seconds elapsed Fury was given 20 seconds to recover He got up at 9. Another 11 to recover after getting up Happens all the time in boxing, they get 10 seconds to get up but it's up to the ref to make sure they can fight. Boxing rules say you have 10 seconds to get up, nowhere does it say the fight needs to begin 10 seconds after the KD. Look at Deontay's last fight. It happens literally all the time.

He should have ref'd this fight. https://i.makeagif.com/media/12-02-2018/Sl4zJm.gif

head hits the canvas at 0:05, is on his feet at 0:15. He got up in 10 seconds. Indeed, this myth has been destroyed already on twitter. People are just grasping for anything they can get, quite sad really.

Why was Fury given 20 seconds to recover? head hits the canvas at 0:05, is on his feet at 0:15. He got up in 10 seconds.

I disagree. He had a horse in the race. He was both partial and biased towards Tyson Fury because he favored him to win by giving him that long count. Team Wilder should ask the commission for a review of that tape and see was he down more than ten seconds. with his lying, corrupt crooked self.

I never really see the point to waving a fight off instantly. In older fights you don't see it nearly as much. It seemed to be something refs did for dramatic effect to emphasize the finality of a punch. Then it became the norm. And you had refs waving fights off while physically holding a fighter down as they were trying to get up. Just a nonsense practice.

I agree. I do think he gave Fury too much time to recover though. Referees shouldn't have to ask fighters to walk. If a fighter is able to stand still, then he can continue. I feel the same way. I think the ref did a great job overall, I just don't know how I feel about the whole thing with making Fury walk before letting the fight go on. I mean he was literally one second away from being counted out and losing by KO, yet he received even more, very crucial, seconds after that to recover his senses.

he and david fields are the two best reffs in the sport by far...

The decision to administer a full count to Fury, when many refs would have waved that straight off after that second knockdown, was monumental. Fury looked unconscious when he hit the deck. That was world class judgement and refereeing from Reiss The dude deserves massive kudos, he got the big decision correct. Spot on 100%

HOW DID HE GET UP pic.twitter.com/msFVFfxAQ7— Barstool Sports (@barstooltweetss) December 2, 2018

Paulie saying "He's up. He got up" in disbelief was awesome. Fury won me over big time.