Jaclem wrote:..something i just recalled from that stander/merritt fight....stander claimed to have never been knocked off his feet...and no one disputed this. when merrit scored his first knockdown over him, the ring was slick and wet and though merritt did smite him with a mighty blow, stander was kind of slipping on the canvas at the same time. he was furious when the referee started counting and pointed to the canvas to justify his disagreement. and....it was one of those knockdowns that was ambiguous and his argument had some ...well....i was going to say merit..but that might confuse things. anyway, i could see his point. there was no disputing the other knockdowns though. thunderous blows bouncing his massive body ...i mean, he really got slammed. however....i cannot remember if he was acatually counted out by the referee or if the third man stopped it to keep him from being killed.
do my other witnesses have a clearer recollection?
