Donaire, Jr. Versus Montiel's Referee Russell Mora Deserves Spanking by the NAC

[ThunderWolf]

Granville Ampong
Yahoo! Contributor Network
Feb 20, 2011

Casual Talk via LAS VEGAS, Nevada - I sincerely must say Referee Russell Mora deserves a legal spanking by the Nevada Athletic Commission. He should be under a disciplinary action for not stopping the fight after seeing
Fernando Montiel having a seizure from the crushing-counter left of the new WBC/WBO Bantam Weight Champion Nonito "Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. Worse, a lawsuit should follow from Montiel's camp.

Mora's judgment at that moment of letting Montiel continue the fight was one of unbecoming a professional referee being licensed by the State of Nevada and elsewhere. He surely lacks discernment. Even though Montiel insisted on continuing the fight, that's normally given: A real fighter will usually seek more time to fight especially at his most desperate moments. Referee's will to stop the fight must supersede.

In fact, the abnormal excessive movements of Montiel's bilateral legs were so obvious. Any fighters like Montiel must be protected by well-rounded referees who are masters of neurological assessments. And I don't think just by that instance when such bodily activity, so involuntary as witnessed, that occurred upon Montiel, a right-minded referee would not stop the fight, thereupon.

He is, therefore, an incompetent and too dangerous a referee.

Every referee for the brutal sport should have a sufficient continuing education, most especially in matters of dealing expediencies between life and death.

Should the Nevada Athletic Commission leave this issue unaddressed?

[johncods]

The ref didn't see montiel twitching. Montiel got up before 10(****ing amazing how he got up). Come on if the ref stopped that while montiel was up and standing. People here would cry premature.

[KILLA RIGHT]

U gotta give a warrior a chance...corrales vs castillo end of story

[reetcunt]

The ref didn't see montiel twitching. Montiel got up before 10(****ing amazing how he got up). Come on if the ref stopped that while montiel was up and standing. People here would cry premature.

too true

the champ edeserved the benefit of the doubt especially after getting up from a killer shot like that

[Left2theliver]

it did look scary...but the fact that he was able to get up, and do everything the ref said, showed that he deserved a second chance.

[jltsmae]

hope nothing serious happens to montiel... good fight...

[VERDUGO]

U gotta give a warrior a chance...corrales vs castillo end of story

this guy..
I don't remember Corrales getting KTFO then hit his head on the canvass so hard that he had a seizure..

The ref should've never let it go on...period.

[moochi]

I'm no professional at this stuff, but all I thought when I saw the referee allowing Montiel to continue was 'oh **** no, please no'...Montiel looked like he was miles away and in no position to continue.

I just thank God that somehow Montiel semi-defended himself and the referee (to his credit) did stay very close so that he could quickly stop any further punishment.

[Phil Ivey]

No problems with him letting Montiel up but when Montiel wasn't responsive, he should've stopped the fight. Montiel was so disorientated, man he looked like he got Paul William'd and somehow he got up, Montiel did Mexico proud.

[ThunderWolf]

No problems with him letting Montiel up but when Montiel wasn't responsive, he should've stopped the fight. Montiel was so disorientated, man he looked like he got Paul William'd and somehow he got up, Montiel did Mexico proud.

I think this was similar to what happened to Hatton vs Pac but somehow, Montiel got up. The blow was so strong on Montiel that you could see a red welt at the side of his head.

I agree, if it was stopped when he got up, it being a championship fight, there would have been a lot of complaints.