Watt slams 'deplorable' Cortez refereeing performance

[DiegoFuego]

I see what you're saying about the dwelling. But it bothers me to see posts about Mayweather 'murdered' Hatton when he had all the advantages and the fight reffed to his style and Ricky had the opposite with the fight reffed to his detriment.

I guess the myth of Mayweather lives on, but I know what was gonna happen if the ref reffed it like a normal ref and let things flow.

the myth?!?!?! yeah, now I know to ignore your biased ass. he's an all time great, top 5 all time, and you call his success a myth. please **** off kid cuz your ass is on ignore now. can't believe I wasted any time arguing with your ignorant ass.

[The Weebler]

bottom line is when Cortez made them actually box (and this IS the sport of BOXING).

Actual boxing entails the ref not getting between them every 2 seconds in the early rounds and then changing his approach when his home fighter begins to settle.

The ref is part of the match and should've let the fight flow.

We all know Mayweather could run and dance, but there was no need for the ref to make it simple for him like that.

[shawn_]

so now Cortez is a bad ref for not allowing Hatton to hold and hit? this is the USA, not England. we follow the rules and the cream rises to the top.

As is evident by the way the Joe Cortez crushed Mayweathers attempts to push his forearm in Hattons throat all night long.

Wait...

[DiegoFuego]

As is evident by the way the Joe Cortez crushed Mayweathers attempts to push his forearm in Hattons throat all night long.

Wait...

you still crying too?

[The Weebler]

you still crying too?

Feels good, but you know your boy was gonna get ****ed up but for the ref saving him

[Brandish]

As is evident by the way the Joe Cortez crushed Mayweathers attempts to push his forearm in Hattons throat all night long.

Wait...

why did hatton clinch after every punch thrown. some of us want to see a fight not a wrestling match. you think I paid 5,000 dollars for a tcicket and their is no boxing taking place. vegas is not going to allow ricky to pull a kosta zyu

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

here, you might need this

that was utter destruction last night. to think Hatton had a chance going in was absurd. to still think he had a chance after seeing it transpire is bordering insanity.

Hatton could have brought a partner into the ring with him and still lost last night

Ive never heard truer words!!! Wake up Floyd was beating his arse on the inside and the outside yet you are still bitching about the ref!!! If your man was as good as they made him sound before the fight then he wouldve beat floyd anyway!!! Only once in the fight did he stop it at a bad time and that was when floyd was going to drill him one more time before he hit the deck for the second!!!

But Floyds ko really did the trick anyway!!!

[Silencers]

Mayweather was doing more clinching that Hatton.

[The Weebler]

why did hatton clinch after every punch thrown. some of us want to see a fight not a wrestling match. you think I paid 5,000 dollars for a tcicket and their is no boxing taking place. vegas is not going to allow ricky to pull a kosta zyu

Why did Mayweather duck to the floor? Why did Mayweather hit and hold?
Why did Mayweather lead with his forearms?

Why did Cortez think all this was ok?

[Easy-E]

Jim Watt blasted referee Joe Cortez for his "deplorable" performance in Undefeated.



The referee came under fire for refusing to let the action flow as Ricky Hatton's dream of becoming the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world were shattered by Floyd Mayweather.


The Hitman was KO'd in the 10th round in Las Vegas and while Watt readily admitted that the Pretty Boy was just too good for Britain's finest, he was also quick to point out that the referee did him few favours.


"I thought Joe Cortez's performance was deplorable," he told Sky Box Office.


"Within five seconds he was breaking up the action and it was as if it was part of the plan.


"Every time they got together, before he even waited to see if they were going to throw a punch, he jumped in - and that suited Mayweather."


Watt was slightly happier with Hatton's performance, even if it ended in defeat.


He believes the Hitman did all he could, but at the end of the day, just came up against a fighter at the very top of his game - and the boxing tree.

http://www.skysports.com/experts/exp...956288,00.html

Im not exactly sure why Watt is displeased that Cortez broke the fighters up while they were holding each other on the inside.
That is exactly what you are supposed to do...