Did Buster Douglas Really Beat Mike Tyson??

[billeau2]

tyson DID knock him out, but the refree counted late

Nah....your agenda is thin bro, very thin. heres the thing: Douglas watched the ref and got up before the ref counted ten. Thats the only count that counts.

[lane99]

Tyson didn't beat the count, lifting your knee(s) and being on your way up does not mean you beat the count, therefore it was a ko.

By that standard, Douglas didn't beat the count either. He was only on his way up at the count of 9, and the ref stopped counting at that point, since he was off his hands and knees and going to beat the count of 10

Just as Tyson was off his hands and knees and on his way up at 9.

[Humean]

By that standard, Douglas didn't beat the count either. He was only on his way up at the count of 9, and the ref stopped counting at that point, since he was off his hands and knees and going to beat the count of 10

Just as Tyson was off his hands and knees and on his way up at 9.

I don't actually disagree the ref could certainly have called it off there and then. Plenty of referees could easily have interpreted it that Douglas failed to beat the count.

[StarshipTrooper]

Bumping a four year old thread? Really?

[mickey malone]

Bumping a four year old thread? Really?

Is it just me, or is this now the crap section?

[StarshipTrooper]

Is it just me, or is this now the crap section?

Sadly, too many of the good posters are gone. Now we just get spillover from NSB

[lane99]

...Plenty of referees could easily have interpreted it that Douglas failed to beat the count.

Perhaps. No good referees, though.

[walrusthewill]

The fighter is waiting for the referee, no other count matters

[joe strong]

Tyson had never been down before. the situation started surfacing all over town & Tyson pulled out claiming a "cold". he never rescheduled & the rest is history. in hindsight he beat Ruddock twice after so would history be different if he actually fought Ruddock in Edmonton? you never know...

[Rossman]

At first I thought this was a troll thread, then I seen how old it was, then I thought it was a troll thread.