We need more referees like Keith Hughes

[Texanballer]

Deducting points for unnecessary holding that takes away from the fight. I understand fighters need to hold when hurt. But it pisses me off when fighters hold and say its a tactic or strategy.

[The C.E.O.]

Hughes proved to be a solid referee last night...he enforced The Rules of Boxing and didn't hinder the action...he made the right calls and warned/penalized Berto appropriately...

[hookoutofhell]

true man, he let the fighters take centre stage and because of that we had such a good fight.

i think there is an art to inside fighting and closing the distance and getting your shots off but some fighters push their luck and should be penalised.

[Owlzfan84]

he did a great job, but i still dont agree with the point deduction. Collazo was holding just as much.

[VatoMulatto]

With a referee like Keith Hughes "The Huggybear" John Ruiz would be DQ in the first round.

[MikeBrew328]

No. I thought he was terrible. I thought he disrespected the fighters with some of the things he said. I did think the deduction was warranted however because of how obvious the holding was.

[M.I Truth ?]

I'm not a fan of taking points in championship fight unlesss its unavoidabe. This was avoidable.

[Mizzou]

Solid ref. I was pleased with his work. I don't see him reffing a Hatton fight anytime soon.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I don't know if that point deduction should have been giving so early, but I was happy he didn't get too involved and deducted even more towards the end. Especially since how close the fight was. You would rather see the fighters determine the outcome instead of having point deductions be the possible decider.

[Johnny Awesome]

I definitely agree with the OP. He did what he had to do to keep it a boxing match and not a wrestling match. Although Collazo was holding as well, I agree with the Berto point deduction.

He is pretty sharp he even caught Collazo trying to lure Berto into holding. A true pro effort by Hughes.