Ref Laurence Cole, needs to be banned from boxing

[LA_2_Vegas]

I had no dog in the fight. My issue is with Cole, and how he keeps getting work. Other than that, great fight. I thought burns won the fight, easy.

My issue is with Cole.

I get you...and if the scorecards weren't so out of whack then I'd probably be in here joining you in the bashing because the 2nd deduction cost Burns the fight on my card. I liked what Cole was doing to make it a good inside fight, but he ruined it (or so I thought). I can't even bring myself to me mad at him this time because it turned out being so inconsequential because of the judges

I had 113-113. Burns would have won without the deduction(s)

[sicko]

You can't let them fight inside but then only Warn and Deduct 1 Fighter for Holding

But again this always goes on in Texas WTF else is new?

[ИATAS]

Anyone remember this?



He's been a corrupt ******* his whole life. Only around cuz of his daddy.

[the_blueprint]

His whole demeanour just makes him look like a prick. Then he immediately was warning burns, didnt say a word to figueroa. The sky pundits were saying that it was dangerous to pull the hands down. Dont really see it as dangerous but i dont think he should do it as much as he does. Another ref does the same thing but not to the same extent as Cole.
He likes to assert his power, this guy has some sort of personality complex.

It would have been interesting to see how many complained about him if he reffed the mayweather - pacquaio fight

[ßringer]

He and Jay Nady are the two worst referees in recent memory, IMO.

[lefthook2daliva]

I've seen Cole do some really bad officiating and have called for his removal in fights past, but in Figueroa over Burns I thought he was ok.

Burns just would not let go of that arm...like ever. Two warnings, then a point, then another and he still wouldn't let go that fkn arm.

He brought that **** on himself.

The points deducted were justified and the decision a good one, though I find the one score of 117-109 to be a bit wide.

[spsomething]

I think it was dangerous because he was physically involving himself in a fight and not breaking the action. If you grab a fighters arm, then his defense on that side of his body becomes vulnerable. What if Figueroa threw a hook when Cole was grabbing Burn's arm and knocked him out? There's a reason a ref is suppose to break the fight when he wants to intervene. The one bright spot about this is that Cole will have nothing to do with the Alvarez/Kirkland fight.