Maybe, but it's not like the ref was holding Danny down and counting him out at the same time!
He'd already waved the fight off before Jacobs came to and started trying to get up. A ref can't change his mind and say "ok, carry on" after he's stopped a fight.
Refs nowadays are told to keep a fighter down on the canvas after a KO, even if they regain consciousness, until they have been checked by the medical attendant.
The reason for that is the number of times we've seen guys jump up off the floor after being put down, then reel around the ring like drunks, sometimes falling over and hitting their heads on the canvas again.
Being conscious, able to talk, and get up off the deck, does not mean that a fighter has recovered enough to be able to stay on his feet and defend himself. Many times, after taking a hard punch, the mind can be clear but the legs and balance are all over the place.
He'd already waved the fight off before Jacobs came to and started trying to get up. A ref can't change his mind and say "ok, carry on" after he's stopped a fight.
Refs nowadays are told to keep a fighter down on the canvas after a KO, even if they regain consciousness, until they have been checked by the medical attendant.
The reason for that is the number of times we've seen guys jump up off the floor after being put down, then reel around the ring like drunks, sometimes falling over and hitting their heads on the canvas again.
Being conscious, able to talk, and get up off the deck, does not mean that a fighter has recovered enough to be able to stay on his feet and defend himself. Many times, after taking a hard punch, the mind can be clear but the legs and balance are all over the place.
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