Cotto-Foreman towel moment: what would other refs have done?

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  1. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee Loyal Member

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    that ref would not be working in Nevada had he pulled that stunt in vegas.

    just an idiotic move and he compromised yuri's health. if he has knee surgery, the ref should put his f'n 5 dollar paycheck in to help.
     
  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    that causes a DQ ala berrera - jones


    but is implied that they are not content with im being allowed to continue. doesnt mean the fight is over but it does kinda give the ref the oppertunity to stop the fight earlier than a nesccesery beating.
     
  3. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Can you name how specific refs would've handled it?

    For instance: Jay Nady, Jack Reiss, Vic Drakulich, Joe Cortez, Tony Weeks 'n Kenny Bayles
     
  4. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ok, that was kind of a hilarious cry of foul on your soapbox. Let's not give the fighters any credit for their own choices regarding their health now...
     
  5. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    How did he compromise Yuri's health? Yuri could say he wanted to stop at any time.
     
  6. Vano-Irons

    Vano-Irons Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Joe Cortez would have probably docked Cotto a point for trying to distract the ref :D
     
  7. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Joe Cortez would have quickly calculated what action would get the most amount of cameras and comment focussed on Joe Cortez, and then done that.
     
  8. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol:

    The worst thing about that is you're probably only half-joking.
     
  9. thesmokingm

    thesmokingm Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hahaha so true!
     
  10. Vano-Irons

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    :lol: ok thats a better assessment! lol
     
  11. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The real question should be

    What would other refs do if the towel came in and they DIDN'T SEE who threw it.

    Thank you
     
  12. vargasfan1985

    vargasfan1985 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dumbass alert.

    He was gonna have surgery or some procedure on that knee no matter what. Did you see the way he went down? I doubt him going on a couple more rounds was going to make him go from no surgery to surgery.
     
  13. Machine

    Machine Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah I've seen it several times.
     
  14. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    Yeah, and I was under the impression that he asked Yuri's corner who threw the towel and they lied and said they didn't?
     
  15. samuraijack

    samuraijack Member Full Member

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    No dude. Yuris corner said they throw the towel, twice.
    It was Mercante who lied saying after that that he doesn't know who throw the towel