Nate fights mandatory's. That pretty much ends there. So first to become mandatory(right now, Diaz is ahead), will get a shot at campbell. I see Diaz, jmm (and maybe Breidis''khan-killer''Prescott maybe?) beating Nate.
IBF RULES:
3.When a contestant is knocked down, the referee shall audibly announce the count as he motions with his right arm downward indicating the end of each second of the count.
4. When a contestant has been knocked down, the referee will order the standing contestant to the farthest neutral corner and begin the count. If the contestant standing leaves the corner before the count has been completed, the referee shall discontinue the count and order the standing contestant back into the corner. The count will not resume until the standing contestant has returned to the neutral corner.
5. Three (3) knockdowns in any one round do not automatically terminate the fight. If in the referee's judgment, which must be keen and decisive, the knockdowns have been indecisive and clearly have no injurious effect upon the boxer, the contest may continue but with good sense and judgment and the boxer's welfare always paramount.
6. The bell will not save a boxer in any round of the bout. If a boxer is "downed" just before the 3-minute bell in any round, the referee's count shall continue and the bell will not ring until the boxer rises and his hands clear the floor.
So according to those rules... Bute won. ugh... But the ref should have stopped it earlier when bute was wobblying his way around the ring. Anyway.
Btw no need to hate on canada seriously. Dont forget canada was the homeland of Gatti and Lewis(although not born here!)
The referee shall exercise immediate authority, direction and control over the contest to which he has been appointed.
1. He shall be the only one to determine if injuries have been produced by a foul.
2. He shall be the only one to determine an intentional foul and cause points to be deducted.
3. He shall have the power to stop a contest and render a decision at any stage if he considers it to be too one-sided, or if either contestant is in such condition that to continue might subject him to serious injury.
Bute was in such a condition with 10-20 seconds left.
And thats why Bute should have lost.
He would be crazy to fight Kessler. After that fight, he knows Kessler kills him.
Andrade Rematch. In Mexico.
With Richard Steele(taylor vs JLChavez) as a ref please.