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

[Paranormal]

Floyd practically did the same thing to Gatti and then to Mosley, and in no way both fighters rough-housed him as Victor did. It's just Floyd being Floyd. It's purely instinctive. He simply has incredible presence of mind and ring-smart to take advantage on any slightest mental lapses on his opponents. Look what he did to Gatti. With lightning quickness he immediately hit unsuspecting, hands down Gatti right after the break, and that was legal. With Mosley still talking smack to him after the break, Floyd quickly stuffed a solid right straight to Mosley's mouth waking him up.

As to Ortiz fight, it's my opinion that everything that preceded the 1-2 combo that ended the fight were moot. Whether he was fouled and rough-housed first or not, whether Joe Cortez was watching or not after he said "Let's Go", Floyd would still do the same. Floyd knows exactly in that very moment that what he will be doing is legal and it's a chance for him to end the fight easy and early. So we can't blame Floyd for just being so smart. I don't blame Cortez either. THE IDIOT ORTIZ SHOULD THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME.He offered Floyd the opportunity and Floyd simply take care of business. Never seen a fighter in a fight as big and in a big stage as this, losing his mind. IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT, ESTUPIDO, LOCO, TARANTADO!!!!!

Unsportsmanlike? yes absolutely. Immoral? yes.But it's legal and a big win for him. And considering what Floyd has repeatedly said before that "Legacy don't pay the bills" but Skills and ring-smart do, he just simply stick to his words.

[Brooklyn Iceman]

Cortez, you are the worst referee out there...

...you can seriously put another boxer's health at risk! Cortez. did you see how jr took advantage of your stupidity? that punch could have killed Ortiz or any boxers..Vic just got lucky, it was jr that threw the sucker punch.

[Brooklyn Iceman]

You call that an instinct? are you on drugs?

...only cowards throws sucker punches..real man, doesn't have that kind of instinct, if it was self-defense, then it would have been a different story. It's not about the rules, it's about putting another persons life in danger..you just don't shoot a person!

Floyd practically did the same thing to Gatti and then to Mosley, and in no way both fighters rough-housed him as Victor did. It's just Floyd being Floyd. It's purely instinctive. He simply has incredible presence of mind and ring-smart to take advantage on any slightest mental lapses on his opponents. Look what he did to Gatti. With lightning quickness he immediately hit unsuspecting, hands down Gatti right after the break, and that was legal. With Mosley still talking smack to him after the break, Floyd quickly stuffed a solid right straight to Mosley's mouth waking him up.

As to Ortiz fight, it's my opinion that everything that preceded the 1-2 combo that ended the fight were moot. Whether he was fouled and rough-housed first or not, whether Joe Cortez was watching or not after he said "Let's Go", Floyd would still do the same. Floyd knows exactly in that very moment that what he will be doing is legal and it's a chance for him to end the fight easy and early. So we can't blame Floyd for just being so smart. I don't blame Cortez either. THE IDIOT ORTIZ SHOULD THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME.He offered Floyd the opportunity and Floyd simply take care of business. Never seen a fighter in a fight as big and in a big stage as this, losing his mind. IDIOT, IDIOT, IDIOT, ESTUPIDO, LOCO, TARANTADO!!!!!

Unsportsmanlike? yes absolutely. Immoral? yes.But it's legal and a big win for him. And considering what Floyd has repeatedly said before that "Legacy don't pay the bills" but Skills and ring-smart do, he just simply stick to his words.

[Tulisanto]

somebody needs to sucker punch cortez, so he'd know how it's like. the man is a trash ref.

[Dave Rado]

Referee Joe Cortez has received a lot of criticism from the fans and the boxing media, with nearly all of his critics being upset over the veteran referee's performance in last Saturday's controversial fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. During the fourth round, Ortiz apologized to Mayweather for intentionally using his head. He hugged Mayweather when the foul was committed, and then Cortez took a point away from Ortiz.

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The article title is misleading. Cortez doesn't respond to his critics in this article at all. The criticism of him is that he was looking at the timekeeper instead of at the fighters at the crucial moment and that he lost control of the fight. He doesn't respond to that criticism anywhere in the article.

[JimmyValmer]

Fcking snake

[Golden Boi 360]

2011, damn. Time goes by so quick.