Why don't refs give 10 counts anymore?

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

i understand what you're saying. you want a ten count, and are saying that simply getting to your feet isn't enough to be allowed to continue. i don't agree with it. i don't need that ten seconds if i know a fighter is unfit to continue. if the ref wants the fight stopped he can stop it at any point, without even a knockdown, and i'm in agreement with that right.

if a guy is unconscious, as i've outlined in a post i just finished, you do not need to count. guys have been counted out while unconscious, and it can deprive them of oxygen. if a guy is badly hurt, you don't need to finish the count to get him checked out, get his mouthpiece out, etc.

there's nothing "irrelevant," about bringing up the process by which fighters used to be counted out or stopped. it helps to better illustrate the process that refs are going through today. you asked why refs don't give ten counts, and i answered for you.

Yes but my point is that he doesn't know for sure and giving a 10 count and allowing Mares to his feet (assuming he even makes it to his feet) would give a better indication.

I had one of the highest KO ratios as an amateur, I have knocked people out and they start that snoring sound. I have seen people stunned, and I have seen people just with their bell rung.

I also know different fighters recover differently. Look at JMM and his amazing recovery ability. The guy looks out on his feet, and then magically he's ok.

I'm just saying, give the ***in 10 count. Nothing is lost by it and only something can be gained. I understand the ref has the decision but if he gives a 10 count, it's the same outcome.

Give the ***in 10 count....lol

[Hop]

I had one of the highest KO ratios as an amateur, I have knocked people out and they start that snoring sound. I have seen people stunned, and I have seen people just with their bell rung.

Respect, C. I did not know you were the actual deal, and not just a keyboard wannabe know-it-all like so many of us. Props! If I might ask, which boxer that I am familiar with would you say your fighting style is most similar to?

[Hougigo]

They should unless it's a complete waste of time like with smith/buckland and Pacquiao.
IMO, give the 8 count and decide from there.... that's just me though

[-Huey-]

I wish Mares would get a real trainer! Had he stayed with Nacho that mistake wouldn't have happened.