Ref Cole, WTF

[jboxing]

his father is the texas commissioner ....that why he keep getting off especially in texas he also has his own insurance company and do this ref as a side job and his father will always have him on a texas card......

[ringsidemike]

Laurence Cole is son of ****ie Cole, who is Texas Boxing Commissioner.
****ie was also a referee for many years and handed down the insurance company to his son. I believe it is one of only two insurance companies that insure boxing cards in the US.

Referees get paid according to the profile of the bout, i.e. more for TV than off TV and even more for PPV. Coincidence that Larry gets all the high profile bouts?

There are much worse refs in TX and he got the main event last night partially because he's an NABF official.

I dont think he's a horrible ref., but the family's got ethics issues for sure.

[1bad65]

his father is the texas commissioner ....that why he keep getting off especially in texas he also has his own insurance company and do this ref as a side job and his father will always have him on a texas card......

Exactly right. It's sad, but true. Everyone involved in MMA or boxing in Texas who knows him is just disgusted. As long as his daddy is on the commission, he won't be going anywhere.

[flipside]

i remember the pac-barera fight he called a slip a KD and a KD a slip both in favor of barera. tsak tsak. and then he told marquez he wins even if he stops. damn! plus he's ugly.

[Mr. Ryan]

Jeez dude...let the guy state his opinion, even if you dont agree with it. There's no room for that crap in the forums.

Anyway, I have always thought Cole was the worst ref in the biz, by far. Ever since I first saw him work a FSN card some 3 or 4 years ago; I dont remember who fought (some ringe heavyweight contenders or something), but even there he was making calls and decisions that were very questionable.

I do know that his father does hold some clout in the commission, but imo he has got to go.

His father is ****y Cole, the head of Texas Boxing Commission. They should be sent to the gallows.

[Chups]

Has it been a year already? (1 year suspension) Why is he back on the job so soon?

[EMPOROAR]

calm the **** down. absolutely none of what u said is true

What the hell are you talking about??? You know nothing about the sport. What I just said is 100 % factual.