Having watched the fight again, I think Bayless did a good job.
Not an easy job, but he stayed in command, constantly reminded them to listen to him when he told them to break, and gave fair warning that he would deduct points if they didn't do what he said.
I initially thought the point deduction from Fury was harsh, but looking again, there was a dodgy attempt to land a big upper cut by Fury clearly after they'd been told to break and that was what led to the deduction.
You can see what a close eye Bayless was keeping on Wilder in the 7th and I think at that point he was right to let the fight keep going (just). Wilder looked like he was right on the verge of being properly done -- his corner did the right thing, but if they hadn't thrown the towel in, it probably would have only taken about two more unanswered punches for Bayless to call it off.
Not an easy job, but he stayed in command, constantly reminded them to listen to him when he told them to break, and gave fair warning that he would deduct points if they didn't do what he said.
I initially thought the point deduction from Fury was harsh, but looking again, there was a dodgy attempt to land a big upper cut by Fury clearly after they'd been told to break and that was what led to the deduction.
You can see what a close eye Bayless was keeping on Wilder in the 7th and I think at that point he was right to let the fight keep going (just). Wilder looked like he was right on the verge of being properly done -- his corner did the right thing, but if they hadn't thrown the towel in, it probably would have only taken about two more unanswered punches for Bayless to call it off.
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