Joe Cortez is a disgrace

I caught this on Youtube (which was better quality than the stream I got, sadly) and now I agree that the fight could have gone longer. I still think it's possible Cortez saw reason to end the fight, and if something were on the line, absolutely it should have continued. I don't think Kirkland would have fared much better afterwards, but that's irrelevant to the decision. He was definitely wobbled by some shots through, by an alleged featherfist. I'm not Cortez so I don't know what he saw, but I give the benefit of the doubt since given the circumstances that "wasn't" supposed to happen.

Seriously, if it were for a belt, that might have been called a robbery; he didn't look that bad after getting back up. But as it is, I'd call it an "acceptable" call.

 

The Double Chocolate Chips one are delicious and good for the whole family.

 

cortez on jumping on top of kirkland: "you just stay down there you piece of china chin **** or your chin gets smashed into pieces."

 

Fighter gets up 2 times in seconds and clearly communicates to crooked referee he is fine.
Fighter goes down for a third time and is again getting up within 2 seconds of being on the canvas. On the way up the referee puts his knee into fighters liver and holds him to the floor. Joe Cortez you ****in scum bag.

 

At first I thought it was a bad stoppage but after watching the fight a few times it was apparent that kirkland was getting hit clean and often. I don't care that ishida had only 6 or 9 ko's, Cortaz did kirkland a high favor by stopping it. his legs were gone and his judgment cloudy. it was a good, professional stoppage