Should the fight be reviewed?
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Is there a reason you keep posting that?Comment
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http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=153106
his back is to us but he catches a big one in the face and Ricky's about to open up and Cortez grabs his arm.
his left hand is pushing floyds head downComment
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We all knew that Rickys chances would come down to what fight he would be allowed to fight. He knew that there would be a good chance that he wouldnt get away with his mugging style of fighting. He wasnt allowed to fight how he likes to, and that made him a sitting duck to Floyd. I dont think Cortez was bought off, but I think he aired on the safe side. Since he didnt let Hatton fight rough, all he has to do to silence critics is say he was following the rules. But if he let Hatton fight a rough house style fight and he had beat Floyd, people could claim that Cortez didnt stop Ricky from fouling. Cortez really couldnt say much to deflect that argument. So he played it safe. If and that is a huge if, someone could prove the ref or judges were bought off, then that would be one thing, but otherwise Ricky just got the short end of the stick that night. Simple as that.Comment
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Mayweather didn't buy him off but he is a cash cow. Look at the money he's bringing in. Hatton could never bring that in, in the US.We all knew that Rickys chances would come down to what fight he would be allowed to fight. He knew that there would be a good chance that he wouldnt get away with his mugging style of fighting. He wasnt allowed to fight how he likes to, and that made him a sitting duck to Floyd. I dont think Cortez was bought off, but I think he aired on the safe side. Since he didnt let Hatton fight rough, all he has to do to silence critics is say he was following the rules. But if he let Hatton fight a rough house style fight and he had beat Floyd, people could claim that Cortez didnt stop Ricky from fouling. Cortez really couldnt say much to deflect that argument. So he played it safe. If and that is a huge if, someone could prove the ref or judges were bought off, then that would be one thing, but otherwise Ricky just got the short end of the stick that night. Simple as that.Comment
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