The things people forget about Douglas-Tyson.
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Douglas looked at the ref and gave the ok that he was ready to go.
Tyson did not:

Once again, Douglas won fair and square. Even most Tyson fans will admit that Douglas was much more motivated and better prepared for the fight than Tyson was.Comment
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Here's the deal. I can count to 10 and take 20 seconds doing it or I can count to 10 and take 8 seconds doing it. I can count to 10 and take 10 seconds doing it. The count pace is supposed to be at the pace of actually seconds; hence, 10 count. The ref should come as close as possible, I'm sure they went to referee school to learn how to count to 10 in boxing seconds.
Either way. Douglass was on the ground for 13-15 seconds which constitutes a knockoutComment
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Dude. Douglas was not unconscious. He was watching the count and got up at 8 as his corner probably instructed him to do.Here's the deal. I can count to 10 and take 20 seconds doing it or I can count to 10 and take 8 seconds doing it. I can count to 10 and take 10 seconds doing it. The count pace is supposed to be at the pace of actually seconds; hence, 10 count. The ref should come as close as possible, I'm sure they went to referee school to learn how to count to 10 in boxing seconds.
Either way. Douglass was on the ground for 13-15 seconds which constitutes a knockout
Tyson was OUT.
Don King lost a lot of future money with the Tyson lost so he protested about the "long count". All 3 organizations WBA, WBO, and IBF reviewed the footage and declared Buster Douglas the unified champ. Cong**** for siding with a bogus Don King claim.
Watch the fight. Even if there were no knockdowns Douglas wins this fight on the judges cards.
Tyson was beat that night. He lost. GET OVER IT!Comment
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@ you have to be unconscious to be counted out
And no he didn't get up at 8. It's in the video YOU posted. I hope he can get up at 9 when in reality it was at 14.Comment
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No not the case at all.
That only happens when u win 6 rings and ran out of competition to prove you’re the best.
Douglas just knew what was at stake and stepped up real big time. It wasn’t a case of reaching the top of the mountain as he has plenty to prove after that... to defend the title and beat other champs for exampleComment
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Which begs the question, should knockdowns be timed and not counted by the refs? There's a wide range of ten counts based on refs, fight etc. Maybe the ref counts based on a clock to eliminate the disparity? Just thinking out loud lol.Comment
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