Should refs/boxing do away with making fighters walk around after a knockdown?

[kafkod]

No stop crying Wilder loss that lets the ref know if the fighter can continue. If he walks straight he’s good if he stumbles it’s stopped.You people are a joke you cried when Meldrick Taylor was stopped but cry if Fury is allowed to walk can’t have it both ways

No more UK stoppages! (Unless it's a UK fighter getting stopped by a US opponent)

[LoadedWraps]

If the fighter is getting up and passing the ref's quick test then the onus is on you for not hitting him hard enough.

Boxing is the gentlemans sport. The whole point of the 10 seconds to get to your feet is to keep it honorable. Ever watch vikings or any of those medieval shows with duels? One guy loses a sword and the other will hang back and let him get a spare. Same thing with boxing, otherwise why not just add a ground and pound if you are so afraid of letting a guy recover a bit.

Well said.

No sport in beating a man down defenseless or waving off a fight because one guy needed a few seconds to get up from a knockdown. If you are the superior fighter you should have no problem continuing to fight after a 10 count etc, put him down again and finish him, or don't.

OP is just salty a champion like Fury has a granite chin and the heart of a lion.

[Rayzah]

if you beat the count that's all the matters. walking around for a extra 10 seconds wont help much in recovery. next time just make sure he doesn't beat the count .

[boliodogs]

I know it's for the safety of the fighter, but some of these refs give waaaaaay too much time for a fighter to walk around. I can only imagine how many fighters who were down on the scorecards needing a KO to win end up missing their golden opportunity to put away an opponent while he is out on his feet and has not fully come to his senses only for the ref to give the fighter some crucial seconds to recover.

That was the fighters only chance to put his opponent away right then! But since the ref is giving extra time, that split second of opportunity has now disappeared!!!

What the hell is the point of counting to 10 if you're going to give them 4-5 even 6 seconds to walk around???????

Does anyone else think walking around after beating the count needs to be done away with?

I agree 100%. The walking tests are unneeded BS that give the hurt boxer way to much recovery time and robs the other boxer of a chance to get the KO win. Some boxers recover quickly. They may be ready to go but after a couple of walking tests they have recovered. When a boxer goes down the ref should watch how he gets up and how steady he is on his legs and look at his eyes and then make his decision to stop the fight or not with NO walking tests. The famous Dempsey Tunney long count gave Tunney 4 or 5 extra seconds of recovery time and fans were angry about that. Many of today's walk to me tests are giving the hurt boxer more than 15 seconds of extra recovery time and they should just quit doing them. If there is a chance the boxer may not be fit to continue then error on the side of safety and stop the fight. Don't do these walking tests and then let the fight continue and rob the other boxer of his chance for a KO because his opponent has recovered during the walking tests.

[boliodogs]

I agree. This is a hard knock sport. You're up you're up. Time to get back to the fight.

That's how I see it too.

[boliodogs]

No a fighters safety is the most important thing

Yes, safety first so if the ref is worried about a boxers safety then just stop the fight with NO walking tests. Don't walking test him until he is fully recovered robbing his opponent of what might be his only chance to score a KO.

[boliodogs]

If the fighter's safety is in question then he's probably in no condition to continue and the fight should be stopped. I remember referees asking fighters to give them their hands, talk to them, walk towards them, etc. But this whole walking to the corner and then the other side is excessive and ridiculous in my view.

Yep. ridiculous. If they were unfit to continue before the testing started by the time the testing is done they are ready to go.

[boliodogs]

I guess you want them to go back to the days where a fighter is floored and the other can stand right over them and as soon as their knees leave the floor they can start hitting them again

Nobody said that but you. Boxers who score knockdowns must go to the neutral corner and nobody has problem about that. We're talking about walk this way tests that give the hurt boxer as much as 20 extra seconds to clear his head and recover.

[boliodogs]

You would see earlier stoppages or fatalities. A few seconds is a minor price to pay.

Some refs do more than one walk this way test and then a few seconds becomes quite a few seconds.

[boliodogs]

Well said.

No sport in beating a man down defenseless or waving off a fight because one guy needed a few seconds to get up from a knockdown. If you are the superior fighter you should have no problem continuing to fight after a 10 count etc, put him down again and finish him, or don't.

OP is just salty a champion like Fury has a granite chin and the heart of a lion.

The tread is a good one and was not started because of Fury who's chin is average, not granite. Average puncher Cunningham drop Fury hard for a seven count.