Has anyone seen a more bias referee than Eddie Cotton in the Lewis-Tyson fight?

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  1. Thesenuts

    Thesenuts Member banned Full Member

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    Cotton did everything in his power to give Tyson an advantage and pull out a win. Luckily for Lewis, Tyson had absolutely nothing left.

    Disgraceful performance by Cotton.
     
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    Laurence Cole for just about every HBO house fighter :lol:
    Dude went to extreme lengths to protect the HBO hype job dujour.
     
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    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    You never looked up sven ottke vs Robin reid?
     
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    Agree 100%
     
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    Cole had his faults that's true BUT Before you call him the worst referee Take a look at Joe Cortez & Kenny Bayless for the way they protected Floyd & later Canelo. Hatton complained Floyd was ducking below Hatton's waist a foul, Joe's reply was " Just don't hit him while he's down there Ricky or I'll take a point" !!!!!!!!!
    Look at Bayless in Floyd - Maidana 2 When Floyd screamed like a girl claiming "He bit me " ROFL He bit through Floyd's glove, & through his wraps while wearing a mouthpiece ? Yeah right !! Kenny's answer "I didn't see it but if he does it again I'll take a point " lol I'd like as many $100 bills as times Kenny yelled STOP!! as soon as Maidana made any aggressive move. Id be a millionaire lol
     
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    Cotton had a motto:"sometimes a heavyweight fight needs help to make it a heavyweight fight."
     
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    I also too think Mayweather evaded Hatton by intense turtling (bending at the waste while turning his back on Ricky). I always say that Ricky fought a mammoth of a fight. The only person who could beat him on that night would be Floyd Mayweather Jr.
     
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    Mares Vs Agbeko with referee Russell Mora was the worst officiating I have ever witnessed in 25 years watching boxing. It was criminal what happened that night. Jim Gray called it when interviewing Mora after the fight "would Mares have won, without your help this evening?".
     
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    Already been said, but deserves another mention, and another. Kenny Bayless for Floyd v Maidana 2.
     
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    Joe Cortez made it way worse for Hatton. Not saying he would beat Floyd but Cortez took away his way to a victory from the beginning with his refereeing.
    That fight abd Maidana 2 definitly favoured Floyd

    I honestly think they were bought off.
    Also believe Cole bets on his own fights or was a mob placed ref. From a betting pov it makes sense in how he was refereeing.
     
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    It was karma with Hatton
    He didn't complain about the officiating with his fight vs Tszyu

    He could have brought a bat into the ring that night and had Billy Graham hold Tszyu and all would have been ok
     
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    Roger Tilleman, literally docked Robin Reid a point for legally punching Sven Ottke, ignored a legit knock down too. I've seen a lot of bad referring over the years but that was the worst was literally fuming and swearing at the TV because I couldn't believe what I was seeing.
     
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    As already mentioned Ottke v Reid was a disgrace . Kenny Bayless is known for looking after house fighters,a couple of example's Mayweather v Maidana 2 and Fury v Wilder 2 .
     
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    Yeah Jim Gray called him on it It was diabolical. Sad part is Nothing is ever done about it the commissions don't care
     
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