1. An earlier news report of the fight described a standing eight-count followed by a second knockdown. 2. Even after the second knockdown, McNeeley was not on Loopy Lane. 3. He was down from a modest Tyson blow almost as soon as the fight began, and, as for the second knockdown ... 4. I thought it was the three-knockdown rule and it was only the second knockdown. 5. McNeeley was dazed and wobbly after the second knockdown and ripe for another, which would have ended the bout as a result of the three-knockdown rule. 6. The second knockdown came off a short, decisive right, and Smith hit the canvas face-first. 7. The second knockdown in particular seemed to provide an opportunity for Jones to go home early. 8. A ringside physician said he thought the ankle was broken on the second knockdown. 9. After McNeeley got up from a second knockdown, his manager, Vinnie Vecchione, jumped into the ring and stopped the fight. 10. After the second knockdown, referee Arthur Mercante Jr. counted to three and stopped the fight. |