Katsidis vs Cassamayor

**Silencers** · 03-31-2008, 06:12 AM

I was a bit confused by that as well, I was thinking that the referee was supposed to keep counting until the fighter is in the ring, I was surprised when he stopped counting when Casamayor was still going through the ropes.

**MR. NUTHUGGER** · 03-31-2008, 06:25 AM

I agree.Watch this video!

**GodOfWar** · 03-31-2008, 06:43 AM

I pointed this out already but someone pointed out that the refs allowed to do that, i forget why. And if the ref wasn't allowed to do what he did, then I'm sure Katsidis's camp would have pointed that out and that loss would have been changed to a win on Katsidis's record.

**mike ruler** · 03-31-2008, 06:47 AM

I think when you're knocked to the apron, it's just like you got knocked down in the ring, so you get 10 seconds to get up. It's only when you're knocked to the floor do you get 20 seconds. But don't hold that to me. But yeah, had they broken the rules, Katsidis' team would've said something.

**GodOfWar** · 03-31-2008, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by mike ruler

I think when you're knocked to the apron, it's just like you got knocked down in the ring, so you get 10 seconds to get up. It's only when you're knocked to the floor do you get 20 seconds. But don't hold that to me. But yeah, had they broken the rules, Katsidis' team would've said something.

I thought the ref even counted longer then 20 seconds, but I could be wrong. Because he was counting ridiculously slow.

**boxing_great** · 03-31-2008, 06:51 AM

is there a referee that can tell us the rules on this here?

**Silencers** · 03-31-2008, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by mike ruler

I think when you're knocked to the apron, it's just like you got knocked down in the ring, so you get 10 seconds to get up. It's only when you're knocked to the floor do you get 20 seconds. But don't hold that to me. But yeah, had they broken the rules, Katsidis' team would've said something.

You're correct, Lederman said that if a fighter gets knocked down to the apron, a fighter has 10 seconds to get back into the ring.

**SkillspayBills** · 03-31-2008, 07:12 AM

Originally posted by squealpiggy

I know it's old news but I just watched the replay last night and guess what: Katsidis won in the sixth round: Joel was knocked out of the ring onto the ring apron and was not back in the ring after what would be a ten count. The referee stopped counting at nine while Joel was still stepping through the ropes.

Of course he rallied magnificently to win by a spectacular knockout but even so I think the referee made a mistake that cost Katsidis a monumental win. I would like to see a rematch, it was a great fight.

Maybe because he was up, coherent, and clearly just stepping into the ring by 8, not 9, by 8.

**xzworks** · 03-31-2008, 07:19 AM

Maybe because he was up, coherent, and clearly just stepping into the ring by 8, not 9, by 8.

great point..hes already up in the apron but not inside ring..but hes up..

Katsidis vs Cassamayor