It's true that Fury pushed Whyte backwards and it's true that Mark Lyson, who had shown himself to be a poor referee prior to this fight, shouldn't really have stopped Whyte at that point.
However it's also true that Fury dominated the fight and Whyte followed him around like a lost toddler and did nothing to suggest he could win. Considering Whyte's poor performance and the pathetic undercard we should be thanking Lyson for not prolonging our suffering.
The undercard was pretty damn weak. The fight before the main event left the commentators with pretty much nothing to comment on, lots of dead air from them. I think the ref had to stop the fight because of the bad stumble Whyte had right after Lyson asked him to step forward. Two good steps then he careened into the ropes.
If the referee had seen the push that dropped Whyte then by the rules the ref would have to admonish Fury and give Whyte time to recover if necessary because any fighter could claim that the push and hitting the canvas was why they were buzzed - and this is exactly what Whyte is claiming.
We know that this is BS but by the strict application of the rules Whyte shouldn’t have been stopped at that point - but of course Lyson didn’t see the push and even if he had and followed the rules to the letter Whyte was gonna lose anyway.
White was 100% done and was unable to keep upright for the three steps the ref was looking for. That push was a little send off to the land of nod. Had Fury not pushed him back. I believe he would’ve found the canvas rushing to meet him anyway. There is no alternate universe where DW recovers from that “peach” of an uppercut.
It's true that Fury pushed Whyte backwards and it's true that Mark Lyson, who had shown himself to be a poor referee prior to this fight, shouldn't really have stopped Whyte at that point.
However it's also true that Fury dominated the fight and Whyte followed him around like a lost toddler and did nothing to suggest he could win. Considering Whyte's poor performance and the pathetic undercard we should be thanking Lyson for not prolonging our suffering.
The undercard was pretty damn weak. The fight before the main event left the commentators with pretty much nothing to comment on, lots of dead air from them. I think the ref had to stop the fight because of the bad stumble Whyte had right after Lyson asked him to step forward. Two good steps then he careened into the ropes.
If the referee had seen the push that dropped Whyte then by the rules the ref would have to admonish Fury and give Whyte time to recover if necessary because any fighter could claim that the push and hitting the canvas was why they were buzzed - and this is exactly what Whyte is claiming.
We know that this is BS but by the strict application of the rules Whyte shouldn’t have been stopped at that point - but of course Lyson didn’t see the push and even if he had and followed the rules to the letter Whyte was gonna lose anyway.
White was 100% done and was unable to keep upright for the three steps the ref was looking for. That push was a little send off to the land of nod. Had Fury not pushed him back. I believe he would’ve found the canvas rushing to meet him anyway. There is no alternate universe where DW recovers from that “peach” of an uppercut.