Inoue vs Donaire rd 11

[john l]

We are all fans of Donaire for sure especially for going the distance with Inoue, but with the help of the referee of course. This long count is really bad because it's obvious the referee was favoring Donaire in this one, even Inoue waves his hands in surprise when he sees the referee count to ten and Donaire STILL doesn't get up. We all missed out on a knockout, similarly to how Librado Andrade was screwed from winning the title against Bute.

Even Donaire looked surprised. I will say this though most of the time when a guy breaks(even for a sec) he don't get it back, Donaire did. One part I disagree with is the Bute fight. Now NO DOUBT the ref TRIED to cheat, but when Bute went down there was 8-11 sec left(cant remember exact) and the clock does not stop during a KD. After the count the fight was over, and all Bute needed to do was get up. Watch it again and you will see Andrade had NO TIME left. The ref was trying to give him extra time, but it was not needed. Also even though the clock can run out during a count the timekeeper NEVER rings bell until the ref waves the fight on. So that's why there was no ringing bell, but rewatch that part and you will see the fight was over.

[john l]

yes it was longer than 10 count for sure but who's to say nonito couldn't have beaten the count anyways if ref had started counting earlier?

i thought it was smart for nonito to run away after the body shot stalling the count by at least 2

could've been a strategy in times like that similar to diego corrales spitting out his mouthpiece vs castillo

The difference between this and other long counts is the ref actually said TEN. Other's I agree if the ref is behind on count you never know if the guy could/would get up(Tyson v Doug, Demp v Tunney). In this fight the ref was right in his face, and counted 8...9..10. You can hear it clearly if you watch it again. I was at home watching by myself(4 in morning) so I could hear it clearly.

[john l]

Agree, the ref blew it! Why did he chest bump Inoue before Donaire was down?
As for boxing writers missing it, I'm surprised you're not used to you to the terrible coverage of boxing by now. Most of these people operate as PR for the fighters and the boxing establishment.

Agree. Yea with most writers it does not surprise me because the level of professionalism is clearly not what it used to be when I growing up. Also Donaire is a fave of many people(me too), but as writer's they need to print the facts. I did think at least one or two would say something, but outside the most biased writer in the sport dougie fisher(credit where its due) there were "crickets". Because of the way Donaire fought(like an animal) I knew this would not be a popular thread, but glad to hear some keeping it real.

[Stev3]

Should have been a TKO for Inoue....that 10 count was more like an 11 1/2 count

[tritium_arma]

Now if Kovalev actually tried like Donaire, that could've been a good fight.

[Thunderous1]

Here we go again with that internet tough guy type chit. Grappling is for legit ****sexuals and women tbh. But, if I ever trained in grappling; I would easily smash up on you bro. You would get armbarred so fast; you would be crying uncle. We would never hear about you from these parts ever again, my DUDE! Donaires' hooks would be absolutely nothing to me. I would brush them off like nothing, and Donaire would have no choice but to retire and open a sushi restaurant like Bradley did.

Hahahahaha

[allanperlee]

Even Donaire looked surprised. I will say this though most of the time when a guy breaks(even for a sec) he don't get it back, Donaire did. One part I disagree with is the Bute fight. Now NO DOUBT the ref TRIED to cheat, but when Bute went down there was 8-11 sec left(cant remember exact) and the clock does not stop during a KD. After the count the fight was over, and all Bute needed to do was get up. Watch it again and you will see Andrade had NO TIME left. The ref was trying to give him extra time, but it was not needed. Also even though the clock can run out during a count the timekeeper NEVER rings bell until the ref waves the fight on. So that's why there was no ringing bell, but rewatch that part and you will see the fight was over.

Didnt think of Bute-Andrade's ending in that manner. I need to rewatch that ending. Regardless, the referee did a bad job in this fight just like Bute-Andrade since they both stalled the fight tô allow the tighter to recover. We have yet to see a writer with balls point out incompetencies in major fights like this one.

[john l]

Didnt think of Bute-Andrade's ending in that manner. I need to rewatch that ending. Regardless, the referee did a bad job in this fight just like Bute-Andrade since they both stalled the fight tô allow the tighter to recover. We have yet to see a writer with balls point out incompetencies in major fights like this one.

Agree 100% with everthing. Yea no doubt the ref tried to cheat for the home guy Bute. It ended up hurting Bute because so many people feel the same way. If you get a chance rewatch that ending.