I can't think of a thing he did right.
* Pre Fight - takes more time shouting his lame catch phrase than giving instructions to the two fighters
* Round 1 - puts himself in a bad position and trips up Peterson.
* Round 1 - scores a knockdown against Peterson incorrectly.
* Round 7 - deducts a point from Khan having not given a hard warning about pushing.
* Round 12 - deducts a second point from Khan, again without a hard warning.
* All Fight Long - inconsistent with pushing. It's ok for Peterson to push Khan against the ropes. It's ok for Peterson to hold and hit Lennox Lewis style. It's not ok for Khan to push Peterson.
Peterson was awesome and I don't begrudge him the victory, but it's a real shame that those two point deductions decided the fight. The best referees are barely noticed, except in tough call situations, and Joe Cooper seemed to want the attention. Terrible performance.
* Pre Fight - takes more time shouting his lame catch phrase than giving instructions to the two fighters
* Round 1 - puts himself in a bad position and trips up Peterson.
* Round 1 - scores a knockdown against Peterson incorrectly.
* Round 7 - deducts a point from Khan having not given a hard warning about pushing.
* Round 12 - deducts a second point from Khan, again without a hard warning.
* All Fight Long - inconsistent with pushing. It's ok for Peterson to push Khan against the ropes. It's ok for Peterson to hold and hit Lennox Lewis style. It's not ok for Khan to push Peterson.
Peterson was awesome and I don't begrudge him the victory, but it's a real shame that those two point deductions decided the fight. The best referees are barely noticed, except in tough call situations, and Joe Cooper seemed to want the attention. Terrible performance.
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