Guys I'm a bit puzzled still about the delay in the Wilder Ortiz fight.

[chrisJS]

It's standard procedure in New York now due to a legal settlement. Those crying about Wilder being checked clearly haven't watched many fights from NY lately.

Why do you think Ortiz wasn't given extra time the round after he got knocked down though?

[Illmatic94]

AJ called his own timeout midfight. nothing beats that.

[_Rexy_]

Why do you think Ortiz wasn't given extra time the round after he got knocked down though?

He was. In the tenth round before the final KD, The Ref gave Ortiz way more time than usual, gave him the 8, checked if he was okay, had him step forward, asked if he was okay, checked his gloves, asked if he was okay...

Or did you mean the first KD? Pretty sure the bell rang right after the standing 8.

[N/A]

Why do you think Ortiz wasn't given extra time the round after he got knocked down though?

look at the final round and how much time ortiz was given on the second to last knockdown. a full 20 seconds between going down and wilder being allowed to follow up. extra precaution was taken for both fighters, just like all NY fights now.

[chrisJS]

He was. In the tenth round before the final KD, The Ref gave Ortiz way more time than usual, gave him the 8, checked if he was okay, had him step forward, asked if he was okay, checked his gloves, asked if he was okay...

Or did you mean the first KD? Pretty sure the bell rang right after the standing 8.

Yes, but why wasn't he afforded extra time at the start of the round after the first knockdown? I just ask for consistency from officials and didn't seem it was all the way consistent.

[_Rexy_]

Yes, but why wasn't he afforded extra time at the start of the round after the first knockdown? I just ask for consistency from officials and didn't seem it was all the way consistent.

My guess would be that it was just a one and done KD, and it wasn't him taking a battering. Also, like I mentioned on the first page, I thought Wilder was out on his feet until watching the video OP has posted. I've seen doctors do this in other NY fights too, judgement call. Wilder looked more hurt at the time, though after watching it a few times, Wilder doesn't look hurt at all, and Ortiz kind of stumbles back during the 8 count while angrily telling the ref that he's fine lol

[BendOver]

Why do you think Ortiz wasn't given extra time the round after he got knocked down though?

You are right. i didn't see the doctor stopping the fight and checking out Ortiz. I have an issue with the ref letting hug Ortiz for so long in that seventh round.

[Raggamuffin]

I've seen Kovalev/Cleverly before but never realized the ref caught him as he was falling and carried him over to the corner. Incredible....
Lol @ Roy, "That's called 'home town cookin!'"

Lmao rotf...

[Raggamuffin]

My guess would be that it was just a one and done KD, and it wasn't him taking a battering. Also, like I mentioned on the first page, I thought Wilder was out on his feet until watching the video OP has posted. I've seen doctors do this in other NY fights too, judgement call. Wilder looked more hurt at the time, though after watching it a few times, Wilder doesn't look hurt at all, and Ortiz kind of stumbles back during the 8 count while angrily telling the ref that he's fine lol

Good answer...

[_Rexy_]

You are right. i didn't see the doctor stopping the fight and checking out Ortiz. I have an issue with the ref letting hug Ortiz for so long in that seventh round.

fighters clinch all the time in that situation, and it was a few clinches, it wasn't a 45 second bear hug