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Originally Posted by SuperUberBob
Clapping hands DOES not signal a restart. A restart is done with hand motion (normally a chopping or pointing motion) in conjunction with a word "box" or "fight" (or something similar) said simultaneously. No verbal declaration was made and the physical gesture was unclear, meaning that the fight was not restarted.
Thus the fight should be a no contest. Both fighters should lose their purse and the referee should be fined/suspended.
Watch the youtube link again. Cortez says "lets go," and motions them to come together in the center of the ring. Then he looks over to the timekeeper to ask if the bell rang while Ortiz was busy not defending himself and getting knocked out.
Cortez could have been more assertive, but Ortiz is a moron for not keeping his hands up and I can't feel too bad for him after the blatant headbutt. What Mayweather did was cheap and not good sportsmanship, but it was legal.