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Joe Cooper - Worst Referee Performance of the Year?
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Originally posted by P4P Opinion View PostI can't think of a thing he did right.
* Pre Fight - takes more time shouting his lame catch phrase than giving instructions to the two fighters
* Round 1 - puts himself in a bad position and trips up Peterson.
* Round 1 - scores a knockdown against Peterson incorrectly.
* Round 7 - deducts a point from Khan having not given a hard warning about pushing.
* Round 12 - deducts a second point from Khan, again without a hard warning.
* All Fight Long - inconsistent with pushing. It's ok for Peterson to push Khan against the ropes. It's ok for Peterson to hold and hit Lennox Lewis style. It's not ok for Khan to push Peterson.
Peterson was awesome and I don't begrudge him the victory, but it's a real shame that those two point deductions decided the fight. The best referees are barely noticed, except in tough call situations, and Joe Cooper seemed to want the attention. Terrible performance.
Many things were questionable I felt and especially to deduct a point in the 12th round. Both fighters gave their all and I felt that Khan did nothing what he ain't done before and wasn't deducted a point for. If there is a glaring thing against the rules then of course you deduct a point in the 12th round but anything else I'm always against it to deduct a point in the 12th round if it is not like a said a real bad situation against the rules... if both fighters came to 12th they should finish it by themselves and the ref should not make himself a part of the result. And looking at the cards I believe Peterson won on two cards on 1 point - so if this deduction doesn't happen we have a Majority Draw... so yes, it is what it is
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Originally posted by britton View PostHe let them fight on the inside. There were many warnings against the pushing. Don't act like the deductions came out of nowhere. Whether or not you agree with that rule being enforced so strongly, Khan was told many times not to do it yet he kept at it.
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