Inoue KO'd Donaire, really (long count)

The count started when he touched the canvas. The ref jumped prematurely when Nonito turned away. So the count wasn't long. The count started when he went to the corner and knelt down. He got up at 9.

I thought it was odd that the ref stepped in and didn't allow Inoue to go after him when Donaire was running and still standing. But "long count" is a stupid argument. It's a discretionary 10, not 10 seconds.

But it goes by the refs count, not a clock That said, I actually thought that ref had already reached 10 on his count when Donaire was down. I’d have to see it again but I thought it at the time. The ref didn’t do a great job in that part. Firstly he got in the way of the fighters before Donaire even took a knee and then his count seemed strange. Seemed odd. It def seemed for a split sec like Nonito didnt beat it and the ref thought about calling it off but then gave Nonito his respect and let it go. Nonito def took some damage following that but he deserved that benefit of the doubt. Even at this age, Donaire’s desire to push through and try to win was incredible and you could still see that while hurt and down he wasnt out and was looking for his bail out punch and found it with a monster left hook. Stopped Inoue dead in his tracks and how Inoue didnt go down was amazing in it’s own right. Great call

But it goes by the refs count, not a clock That said, I actually thought that ref had already reached 10 on his count when Donaire was down. I’d have to see it again but I thought it at the time. The ref didn’t do a great job in that part. Firstly he got in the way of the fighters before Donaire even took a knee and then his count seemed strange.