Did the ref rob Smith of a ko?

[Combat Talk Radio]

I say yes because if a fighter pushes his head to a position where the other fighter can only hit him back in the back of the head,then its no longer a rabbit punch, just as when a fighter ducks down & gets hit,its supposed to be legal imho.

Nope. See Soto/Lorenzo 1

[STREET CLEANER]

If Joe only knew how to set up his punches. He is very heavy handed but just swings at the target.

[chaosisme]

Clearly a rabbit punch... As a matter of fact there were two, last one being close to a point deduction or even a D.Q. ...

That Ritter scored it a knock down deserves some attention from the sanctioning body...

The ref didn't rule any knockdowns. His twin brother who was one of the 3 judges gave Smith a 10-8 round in the 11th though.