Joe Cortez

[warp1432]

This may sound like sour g****s but I dont think Joe was that professional.

Floyd would of won anyway, but I dont feel like he let Hatton fight enough. Very frustrating to watch as Hatton was doing well in my mind, and Cortez kept taking his entire fight from him at different times breaking them at the absolute worst times possible.

The point deduction like that in a major fight was not the right call in my mind, rather than give him a stern warning because Floyd did turn his back.
To take a point that fast almost justified the way PBF put his arm around the ref at the end.

Legitimate stoppage but he did not let Ricky fight his fight. Am I wrong?????

I don't know. I think he let him fight his fight. I mean Ricky Hatton just drove him to the ropes so many times. Refs like Jay Nady, Kenny Bayless (thank god he wasn't the ref. Worst ref ever), and hell even Steve Smoger wouldn't let them push floyd like that. I think Smoger would have let the fighting be more frequent, but not the pushing.

One thing Hatton didn't do though, the body shots. What happened here? I thought that was his gameplan. Work the angles and punish the body.

So I don't think the ref didn't do that much except for standing in the ****ing way and the **** in round 2 where he called 3 time outs. The point deduction is argueable, but didn't make a difference either way. Floyd knocked him out.


The ring had no advantage to Floyd at all. He was fighting Hatton's fight and winning. He didn't dance around or anything. He didn't even circle or throw the left hand and back up.

Definatly, if you watch the fight again, watch Joe Cortez, he has his eyes firmly affixed to Ricky Hatton the whole fight. Mayweather could have been kicking Hatton in the nuts and Joe Cortez wouldn't have seen a thing

Actually he was in Floyd's face too. Always taping on his elbow and **** to let go while Hatton was just pounding away on the other side. But still, he gave Hatton his chances and was pretty fair on both sides. It's like his catch phrase, "Fair but firm"

The only problem I had was he was in the ****ing way of the camera.

[The Weebler]

Oh well! Thats Boxing!
No. You ****ing Mayweather haters have had your chance to kick around **** long enough.
The ring didn't matter.
Joe Cortez didn't matter.
Hatton got KTFO.
And Mayweather is still undefeated.
No excuses.
Mayweather isn't a coward. He isn't a runner.
He is just the best boxer in the world. Deal with it, and keep it moving.

He ran round his 4 ft bigger ring with the protection of the ref til Hatton was tired and then Mayweather attacked.

It wasn't fair.

[El Chicano]

I wish Joe Cortez was invisible and a mute. All I heard was "Stop! Stop!" I didn't pay 55 bones to watch Cortez' fat ass and bald head all night.

[Sudo]

Floyd was better man tonight, but Cortez did a ****ty job IMO.
Letting Floyd to use elbows in Hattons face, holding on Hattons arm and than taking point away.
Okay, Hatton hit Floyd in back of the head but damn it, Floyd was turning his back everytime to get out of clinches.
And after the point deduction fight went totally on Floyds side, Hatton got frustrated and lost himself in fight.

[moy22487]

Floyd was better man tonight, but Cortez did a ****ty job IMO.
Letting Floyd to use elbows in Hattons face, holding on Hattons arm and than taking point away.
Okay, Hatton hit Floyd in back of the head but damn it, Floyd was turning his back everytime to get out of clinches.

because hatton wasnt dirty

[shawn_]

I don't know. I think he let him fight his fight. I mean Ricky Hatton just drove him to the ropes so many times. Refs like Jay Nady, Kenny Bayless (thank god he wasn't the ref. Worst ref ever), and hell even Steve Smoger wouldn't let them push floyd like that. I think Smoger would have let the fighting be more frequent, but not the pushing.

One thing Hatton didn't do though, the body shots. What happened here? I thought that was his gameplan. Work the angles and punish the body.

So I don't think the ref didn't do that much except for standing in the ****ing way and the **** in round 2 where he called 3 time outs. The point deduction is argueable, but didn't make a difference either way. Floyd knocked him out.


The ring had no advantage to Floyd at all. He was fighting Hatton's fight and winning. He didn't dance around or anything. He didn't even circle or throw the left hand and back up.

I think people are scared to speak up on this. Floyd was the far superior fighter, everyone knows that, Rickys only chance was to get to the body and wear Floyd out. The fact is, Joe Cortez didn't let Ricky Hatton even try.

There were even several times when Cortez jumped in, distracted Ricky, and let Floyd hit him with a clean right hand. No warning for hitting on the break.

Now for anyone that says sour g****s, I predicted Floyd by WIDE UD.

Now back to the issue, Joe Cortez didn't let Ricky Hatton fight. A referee should NEVER have any impact on the fight, and I believe that in this case, Joe Cortez had a huge impact on this fight.

Ricky Hatton was expending huge amounts of energy and absorbing punishment to get on the inside, only to be pulled back outside before he could get any work done. It tooks it toll on Ricky, and perhaps robbed us of a really great fight.

Joe Cortez, you sir are an *******. I paid good money for this fight and you prevented it from being interesting.

[shawn_]

I wish Joe Cortez was invisible and a mute. All I heard was "Stop! Stop!" I didn't pay 55 bones to watch Cortez' fat ass and bald head all night.

I forgot to ***** about that. Im surprised they didn't turn off his ****ing mic, my god, does he ever stop talking to the fighter? If he had a mustache, I could have easily confused him for Geraldo Rivera.

[K-Nan]

Go cry about it.

I picked Mayweather you stooge. Ask skils if you dont believe me. I PMed him who I thought would win.

I thought Cortez would let them fight.

BUT HE DIDN'T.

So i'm complaing about it.

Got damn. Your fighter won a fight. Congratulations. You're still an underdeveloped teeny booper.

Haha.. you little *****. I could put your **** out there right now if I wanted to. Stop resorting to some immature name-calling just because you can't argue against.

[shawn_]

Joe Cortez you sell out motha faka!
I hope you have a great time in your new house.
You were paid off to frustrate Hatton you dirty bald headed son of a biatch.
You are just one more thing that is wrong with this sport. CORRUPT mother phukers! The so called P4P champion needed all of the help he could get against a midget. Cotto who is a real Welter Weight, would destroy Poser Boy Floyd.
Dear Joe Cortez: Go hang yourself you phuking sellout!

I don't think Floyd really needed the help, but Joe Cortez certainly made his night a little easier.

[Derranged_]

Cortez definitely(Lennox) spoiled the early rounds and annoyed the **** out of me when he spoke wearing a ****in mouthpiece!