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These are comments from Joe Cortez to a Spanish Newspaper.
He already made up his mind about Hatton before the fight. He ignored Mayweather's constant use of the elbow, warned him only in the 5th round but did nothing about it when it continued for the rest of the fight. And wasn't it an elbow which caused Hatton's cut?
“It’s only the Brits who are criticizing me” CORTEZ
“The ones who have criticized me are the Brits, they are used to fighting dirty and using those tactics” CORTEZ
“Maybe in Europe they allow him to do that but I don’t allow that. Its simple, I cannot allow that. No one in the United States has ever said anything like this to me. It’s only the Brits. However, we have to understand that their fighter lost and that’s why. He wasn’t allowed to fight his style” CORTEZ
Regarding the point deduction of Hatton.
“If he hit him hard or not, I have no Idea. It may not have been intentional, but it was a dirty blow. I had to take control from the beginning. I always tell trainee referee’s that you must take control of the fight early or you will loose control” CORTEZ
When asked why he didn’t take a point from Floyd Mayweather for Elbow’s?
“Mayweather wasn’t using the elbows to hit him or cause him harm, he was just defending himself” CORTEZ
“The ones who have criticized me are the Brits, they are used to fighting dirty and using those tactics” CORTEZ
“Maybe in Europe they allow him to do that but I don’t allow that. Its simple, I cannot allow that. No one in the United States has ever said anything like this to me. It’s only the Brits. However, we have to understand that their fighter lost and that’s why. He wasn’t allowed to fight his style” CORTEZ
Regarding the point deduction of Hatton.
“If he hit him hard or not, I have no Idea. It may not have been intentional, but it was a dirty blow. I had to take control from the beginning. I always tell trainee referee’s that you must take control of the fight early or you will loose control” CORTEZ
When asked why he didn’t take a point from Floyd Mayweather for Elbow’s?
“Mayweather wasn’t using the elbows to hit him or cause him harm, he was just defending himself” CORTEZ
He already made up his mind about Hatton before the fight. He ignored Mayweather's constant use of the elbow, warned him only in the 5th round but did nothing about it when it continued for the rest of the fight. And wasn't it an elbow which caused Hatton's cut?
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