Foul Blow - Doctor says it was a disgrace fight was allowed to continue
Posted: 06 Feb 2017, 23:59
A doctor working ringside at the Danny Green-Anthony Mundine fight has labelled the contest a disgrace, revealing his disgust at Green being allowed to continue fighting after being concussed in the first round.
Dr Lou Lewis expressed his outrage Tuesday morning at proceedings in Adelaide on Friday night, saying the fight should have been stopped when Mundine felled Green with a left hook to the head in the opening round.
Dr Lewis said Green, who won a majority points decision, was clearly “out of it” after being hit by an illegal punch he didn’t see coming.
“I’ll be honest, I am really pissed off,” Dr Lewis said. “I thought the fight was over.”
Green was allowed to continue fighting after the other doctor in attendance, Dr John O’Neill, gave him the all-clear and went on to win a majority points decision.
Dr Lewis said he opposed Dr O’Neill’s call, but ended his protest to avoid a “s*** fight”.
“I told him anything that happens from here is on you,” he said.
He said the referee should have started counting to 10 as soon as Green dropped to the canvas and — if he failed to make the count — should have awarded him the win by disqualification if Mundine’s shot was deemed illegal.
“It’s set us back so many years,” Dr Lewis said. “I thought it was disgusting. The referee should never work again.”
Dr Lewis, who has been involved in the sport in various capacities for 45 years, plans to lodge an official complaint with the Australian National Boxing Federation and South Australian Office for Recreation and Sport boxing compliance officer Tom Hunter.
“It’s made us a laughing stock around the world,” he said. “They didn’t take care of the boxer. If it happened in rugby league you’d be suing people.
“He (Green) couldn’t punch with any power and he was huffing and puffing. He was fighting on instinct more than anything else. A heavy puncher, in the same weight class as Green, could have done serious damage.”
Green’s own assessment of his condition backs up Dr Lewis’s diagnosis. “I was nearly knocked out cold,” the West Australian told reporters in Perth on Monday. “It was a very, very hard thing to come back from, at any time in the fight.”
Green revealed he was asked to repeat the doctor’s name to prove he was capable of fighting on — and was allowed to keep going despite getting it wrong.
“I think I said the wrong name of the doctor anyway,” he said. “There were two doctors, one was John O’Neill and one was (Lou) Lewis and I thought that was Dr John Lewis. It was enough. It got me going.”
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Dr Lou Lewis expressed his outrage Tuesday morning at proceedings in Adelaide on Friday night, saying the fight should have been stopped when Mundine felled Green with a left hook to the head in the opening round.
Dr Lewis said Green, who won a majority points decision, was clearly “out of it” after being hit by an illegal punch he didn’t see coming.
“I’ll be honest, I am really pissed off,” Dr Lewis said. “I thought the fight was over.”
Green was allowed to continue fighting after the other doctor in attendance, Dr John O’Neill, gave him the all-clear and went on to win a majority points decision.
Dr Lewis said he opposed Dr O’Neill’s call, but ended his protest to avoid a “s*** fight”.
“I told him anything that happens from here is on you,” he said.
He said the referee should have started counting to 10 as soon as Green dropped to the canvas and — if he failed to make the count — should have awarded him the win by disqualification if Mundine’s shot was deemed illegal.
“It’s set us back so many years,” Dr Lewis said. “I thought it was disgusting. The referee should never work again.”
Dr Lewis, who has been involved in the sport in various capacities for 45 years, plans to lodge an official complaint with the Australian National Boxing Federation and South Australian Office for Recreation and Sport boxing compliance officer Tom Hunter.
“It’s made us a laughing stock around the world,” he said. “They didn’t take care of the boxer. If it happened in rugby league you’d be suing people.
“He (Green) couldn’t punch with any power and he was huffing and puffing. He was fighting on instinct more than anything else. A heavy puncher, in the same weight class as Green, could have done serious damage.”
Green’s own assessment of his condition backs up Dr Lewis’s diagnosis. “I was nearly knocked out cold,” the West Australian told reporters in Perth on Monday. “It was a very, very hard thing to come back from, at any time in the fight.”
Green revealed he was asked to repeat the doctor’s name to prove he was capable of fighting on — and was allowed to keep going despite getting it wrong.
“I think I said the wrong name of the doctor anyway,” he said. “There were two doctors, one was John O’Neill and one was (Lou) Lewis and I thought that was Dr John Lewis. It was enough. It got me going.”
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