Slow count in Tyson-Douglas?

[embryo]

Another cool story. Not true however.

Thanks, I appreciate your complimentary nature. But yeah, he was clearly hurt if you actually watch the video. Do I need to post a link for you?

[embryo]

Cool story bro. Got a link that shows that Steven A or Kellerman actually said this?

:smileysex

Oh here it is. Even better, it's Skip Bayless, notorious Mike Tyson-hater agreeing with Stephen A. Kellerman has said on his radio show the same thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0X8J0cSv50

Now you look like an ass. Anything else, bro? :smileysex

Stephan A Smith:
"Mike Tyson actually won this fight in the 8th round when he dropped Buster Douglas and that count was EXCESSIVELY LONG."

Skip Bayless: "Yep. Yeah, I agree." (Nods in agreement.)

[Elroy The Great]

its still strange that mikes only hope was a long count....in the 8th rd !!!! 5 rds longer than expected.

Larry Rozadilla had it 88-82 for Douglas. Ken Morita saw it 87-86 for Tyson. Masakazu Uchida scored it even at 86-86.

http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4903834

Myth No. 4: Tyson knocked out Douglas first

When Douglas got knocked down at the end of the eighth round, he appeared to be clearheadedly following the referee's count. The count was about two seconds behind the timekeeper's, but that's not very unusual, and Tyson was late retreating to a neutral corner. The fighter's sole responsibility is to beat the referee's count -- which Douglas did with ease, deliberately.

When the WBA and WBC -- mostly at the behest of Don King -- attempted to deny Douglas his victory because of the count, public outcry forced them to back down.''

''Tyson went back to his hotel room but there was no maid to console him and he was no longer the champ. He told himself that he was robbed but also wondered if his sheer domination of his fellow man had irked the Almighty:

“I knew that God didn’t pick on any small animals, that lightning only struck the biggest animals, that those are the only ones that vex God. Minor animals don’t get God upset. God has to keep the big animals in check so they won’t get lofty on their thrones. I just lay on my bed and thought that I had become so big that God was jealous of me.” ''



long count or not, it never should have came to this

''ok, ref gave him 5 hours on the canvas to recover. no probs. ill wipe him out the next rd !''

oops

[Mugwump]

Did Douglas get a lucky break? Sure. But even as the beneficiary he was still in a bad way and at the time just about everyone figured Tyson would undoubtedly end the fight within moments.

Look, if you were to offer any professional fighter the chance to be in Tyson's position immediately after Douglas beat the count - in a World Title bout - they'd bite your hand off.

The fact that Tyson ended up beaten after being in that position suggests that the long-count was less of a factor than many believe.