Comments Thread For: Retired Referee Eddie Cotton, 72, Dies From COVID-19

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Retired referee Eddie Cotton has died from COVID-19. Cotton, 72, died early Friday morning. The Paterson, New Jersey, native had been hospitalized for more than a week. Cotton was a professional referee from 1992-2014 in a boxing career that spanned 40 years. His biggest assignment came in June 2002, when Cotton officiated the Lennox Lewis-Mike Tyson heavyweight title fight at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.
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[El_Mero]

R.i.p............

[Boxfan83]

Honorable man, RIP.

[1hourRun]

One of the last honest officials in the game, this is terrible news.

[SugarRaRobinson]

R.I.P Eddie, and thank you for exposing Fury as the dirtiest fighter you've ever seen in your 30 year career.

(Dirtier than even Andrew Golota)

[Chollo Vista]

Wow, this is crazy

RIP

[Mammoth]

rip

[GhostofDempsey]

One of the better refs of the sport, RIP.

[mjh1969]

Referee Eddie Cotton-RIP

This saddens me and breaks my heart. Brings tears to my eyes.
My prayers go out to him and his family. This terrible disease has taken so many lives in such a short span. I hope they get this under control soon.

[MulaKO]

R.I.P. Eddie Cotton

One of the good ones