Cortez cost Sotto the fight just like he robbed Hatton!

[ALT-Assassin]

Cortez may not have cost Hatton the Mayweather fight but he did make what seemed to be a concerted effort to remove all doubt as to the decision. And in this fight as well he seemed to be making an effort to ensure that the "right" fighter won.

Cortez may not have robbed Hatton but he did rob Mayweather of an uncontroversial victory.

What is controversial about a Knock Out victory? The fight didn't go to the cards. Did you see Mayweather's work on the inside? He was hitting him with all kinds of combinations when they were close and landed lead rights that were snapping his head back at a distance.Lazcano hit Hatton wth a similar check left hook in the tenth round that wobbled Hatton.If a B class fighter like Lazcano can land that punch what makes you think Mayweather can't repeat that in a rematch?

[Ray*]

What was so controversial in the Soto fight? Soto WAS the house-fighter and the other guy was a NOBODY so why would Cortez want to favour a NOBODY over Soto (The house-fighter)?

And the ref had NO impact on the hatton/Mayweather fight, I think Hatton fans are so use to referees siding with hatton in his fights so much that they wouldnt believe a 50-50 referee.

[Addition]

Look what Soto's punches did to Lorenzo:

Ouch......

[Johnny Rebel]

What is controversial about a Knock Out victory? The fight didn't go to the cards. Did you see Mayweather's work on the inside? He was hitting him with all kinds of combinations when they were close and landed lead rights that were snapping his head back at a distance.Lazcano hit Hatton wth a similar check left hook in the tenth round that wobbled Hatton.If a B class fighter like Lazcano can land that punch what makes you think Mayweather can't repeat that in a rematch?

Cortez helped Floyd when he didn't need it, most likely. Floyd probably beats Hatton no matter who the referee was that night. It still would've been nice to have a fair referee and see what happens had Ricky not got deducted a point for no reason and warned for holding repeatedly when Floyd was the one grabbing and elbowing.

Then Cortez lets Hopkins get away with everything that Hatton is accused of doing against Calzaghe. Cortez is a bad/biased referee for some reason and he should never work a title bout again.

[Ray*]

I went into the Mayweather-Hatton fight rooting for The Hitman but after Mayweathers sincerity towards Ricky at the end of the fight I was also a fan of Floyd.Every time I see Ricky in an interview he either talks about Cortez or him coming up in weight.He can't seem to grasp the fact that Floyd is head and shoulders above him and a rematch would only hurt his credibility even further.

Boxers have enormous ego and they would try not to admit to defeat, But the way hatton went about his is ridiculous. Before the fight they made it clear that the weight wouldnt be a problem because Mayweather isnt a true 147, after the fight the excuse was the weight.

Then it was the referee didnt let him fight inside but everytime Hatton got inside he didnt do anything, He was out-fought, Out-hustled and out beaten..the ref had NO bearing on the fight whatsoever...Boxing is called boxing for a reason Not hugging,Holding or clinging.

We all saw what happened when Cortez allowed the "Hatton" inside fighting in the calzaghe/B-hop fight (Hugfest-Horrible fight).

[Johnny Rebel]

What was so controversial in the Soto fight? Soto WAS the house-fighter and the other guy was a NOBODY so why would Cortez want to favour a NOBODY over Soto (The house-fighter)?

And the ref had NO impact on the hatton/Mayweather fight, I think Hatton fans are so use to referees siding with hatton in his fights so much that they wouldnt believe a 50-50 referee.

The judges also had ZERO effect on the Holyfield/Lewis I fight. It was a fair decision.

[ALT-Assassin]

Cortez helped Floyd when he didn't need it, most likely. Floyd probably beats Hatton no matter who the referee was that night. It still would've been nice to have a fair referee and see what happens had Ricky not got deducted a point for no reason and warned for holding repeatedly when Floyd was the one grabbing and elbowing.

Then Cortez lets Hopkins get away with everything that Hatton is accused of doing against Calzaghe. Cortez is a bad/biased referee for some reason and he should never work a title bout again.

What about all the fighters Hatton fought that felt they deserved a fair shake in the bout.Maybe if Hatton was not allowed to wrestle it would of been a different story in many of Hatton's fights.

[Ray*]

The judges also had ZERO effect on the Holyfield/Lewis I fight. It was a fair decision.

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[ALT-Assassin]

The judges also had ZERO effect on the Holyfield/Lewis I fight. It was a fair decision.

I agree Lewis was robbed! That happens in all countries not just the United States!

[squealpiggy]

What is controversial about a Knock Out victory? The fight didn't go to the cards. Did you see Mayweather's work on the inside? He was hitting him with all kinds of combinations when they were close and landed lead rights that were snapping his head back at a distance.Lazcano hit Hatton wth a similar check left hook in the tenth round that wobbled Hatton.If a B class fighter like Lazcano can land that punch what makes you think Mayweather can't repeat that in a rematch?

Why do we persist in this nonsense? What is controversial in a knockout victory? If one fighter was worn down for ten rounds with the help of the referee its controversial. Mayweather threw more than one punch in that fight.

And the ref had NO impact on the hatton/Mayweather fight

If you have two guys with a disparity in reach and you don't let the shorter guy get close then you're having an impact on the fight. If both fighters are using illegal tactics but you only warn one of them you're having an impact on the fight. If you're deducting points from a one guy for hitting the back of the head but ignoring that same transgression from the other it has an influence.

In a football match one forward tackles the goalkeeper allowing the other forward to score. Hey, the tackler didn't kick the ball so he had no impact on the goal, right?