Comments Thread For: Dubois: I Should Be World Champion, They Just Cheated Out There!

[SteveM]

Looking into it more - it seems the rule is not according to the belt or belt line. The rule is above or below the navel.

I think people get confused by where the beltline is. Sometimes, boxers wear their trunks high so that the beltline covers the navel. Then, in the dressing room and sometimes in the pre fight instructions in the ring you'll hear the referee indicate that "blows to the beltline are ok".

But if the beltline is below the navel then a punch that lands on the belt is illegal because that blow will of course be below the navel.

Whether it takes the wind out of the recipient, or how the recipient reacts to the blow is irrelevant.

[SteveM]

Ward should’ve been dq’d. He’s 0-2 verse Kovalev really.

Ward really did hit Kov in the nuts -

[Dressedallover]

when does a right jab become a straight right?

When being thrown by a Orthodox

[JakeTheBoxer]

I think Dubois is right.

But I also think he is a puss.y that likes to quit.

[Sweden2716]

Dubois stop your crying, Usyk was hit low according to referee and also it shows on the replay below the belly button. Dubois you quit in the fight, you did not deserve to win, you fight like a robot and you cannot take a hard punch, you got KO'd by a jab.

[joe strong]

My question is if Pabon started a count would Usyk have got up before 10? To me that is where the issue lies. If he lost every round of the fight then quit how can he get it overturned & granted a rematch? It was deemed low.

[Boro]

He should of jumped on him like white on rice after the like 4 minutes recovery time, he didn't with the 2 minutes and 30 left in the round instead he was asleep at the wheel.

He failed, he can complain all he likes about it being legal or not it's debatable but your inability to capitalize on it isn't up for debate...

[Apollo7]

lmao hilarious. Like Usyk wouldn't have gotten up if he saw he was counting him. You casuals...

Like nobody has ever been stopped by a body shot. You fanboys...

[jas]

usyks legs were gone - i dont think he would have gotten up

i think it was not a low blow

[kiaba360]

STFU, you took a knee and quit.

I've seen more footage of Usyk's "knockdown" than I've seen of Dubois getting stopped. I was watching the fight, but I missed the 9th round.