Comments Thread For: Joe Cortez Responds To Critics Over Mayweather-Ortiz

[Cash Cow]

Cortez was completely backward. You don't order the fighters to fight, then divert your attention to the time keepers. he was supposed to call time in, then tell the fighters to fight. Do the fighters start fighting before the bell to begin the round,no. Do you tell the fighters fight, then adress the time keepers, no.

even if Cortez was looking..Ortiz was still trying to hug so it didnt really matter if Cortez was looking or not

[MindBat]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

The only thing Cortez did wrong was not disqualify Ortiz for that headbutt.

Over and Over Ortiz butted Floyd ever so subtly and was warned once about it.
Ortiz decide to go for broke and only 1 point was taken off?

Ortiz got off easy until the KO.

[madsweeney]

I said it before and I'll say it again.

The only thing Cortez did wrong was not disqualify Ortiz for that headbutt.

Over and Over Ortiz butted Floyd ever so subtly and was warned once about it.
Ortiz decide to go for broke and only 1 point was taken off?

Ortiz got off easy until the KO.

That's what should have happened, and I would have been much happier with that result. He'll I woulda applauded Mayweather KO'ing him after the DQ

[Bushbaby]

even if Cortez was looking..Ortiz was still trying to hug so it didnt really matter if Cortez was looking or not

What? The ref's job is to controll what happens in the ring. Not watching time keepers after calling for the bout to resume. Even if he was looking,(doing his job), seriously?

[Mr. Invincible]

yes he did ....

He did? When? While he was looking at the timekeeper finding out how much time was left in the round or after Ortiz was hit?

[nachomas4]

Everybody even somewhat knowledgeable about boxing was hugely concerned when Cortez was given the assignment and with damn good reason.

He is so incompetent it's staggering, really.

r u seriously vouching for JC jr to beat sergio, that kid is a bum!
there's a pic where the great chavez sr. is in between his son and margarito and the look on his face is priceless, like he's posing with a bum in his son and margacheato its halarious!

[Cash Cow]

What? The ref's job is to controll what happens in the ring. Not watching time keepers after calling for the bout to resume. Even if he was looking,(doing his job), seriously?

I understand Cortez should have been looking directly at the fighters,..but EVEN if he was looking at them it wouldntve changed Ortiz trying to hug and kiss mayweather AGAIN ....AFTER Cortez already instructed them to box......your point is moot and you are grasping for straws....

so if Cortez was looking and Ortiz still went to hug mayweather the 2nd time and Mayweather did the same thing...what would you be complaining about?

[Pullcounter]

the punch was legal, but cortez should not have taken his eyes off the combatants.

[Cash Cow]

He did? When? While he was looking at the timekeeper finding out how much time was left in the round or after Ortiz was hit?

@36 sec of the video i gave you..he clearly says LETS GO and signals them together...at which point either of them had the right to punch....Ortiz tried to hug it out for the 2nd time and got caught slippin......

[MJ223]

IMO <---- (keyword) Joe did nothing wrong.