
Originally Posted by
Boxerharvey
CC Donny, Hatton boxed like a lion but was outclassed by Mayweather in the end. Seeing Hatton get KOd is the nearest to crying I have ever been over sport and the interview him at the end was upsetting for a big Hatton fan like me too. He will always be my favourite fighter and he will be back for sure!!
CC returned. It warmed my heart after the stoppage when the fans kept singing "theres only one Ricky Hatton." Brilliant.

Originally Posted by
Trainer Monkey
Cmon man,what do you expect when you tell people to kiss your a** right in the middle of the ring.
Cortez was totally even before that,and the point deduction was far and away obvious after that,but even I said(and I wanted Hatton to win)he cant expect any favours in there after that
Referees are human too you know,well there are a couple I have my doubts about,Ricky wanted an inside fight,Floyd gave it to him.
In alot of ways Cortez was doing Ricky a favour by breaking them that fast,the only things Ricky was landing that were legal and clean were outside.
Inside Floyd just ate him up,I didnt expect it either,but cmon bro,stop crying about the ref,they were both dirty as hell,but if your going to be dirty do it away from the ref.Thats boxing 101,ricky didnt,Floyd did
I'm not bitter nor angry about the situation but I'm under no illusion that Joe Cortez did not perform well on the night. He had obviously heard of Ricky's penchant for clinching and mauling and as a result all clinches initiated by Haton were broken immediatly (which is improper as a referee is supposed to let the clinch go for 3 seconds to see how the fighters progress.)
Clinches initiated by Floyd were left unpunished and Floyd purposely lifting his elbows and forearms was deemed acceptable!
As a trainer you no Floyd said "I'll try this till he warns me, I mite cause him to swell a bit." and when he wasn't reprimanded he continued.
Had Joe reffed a fight I was in a treated me that way (which is how I looked at it) I would have been outraged. Not bitter, like I said Hatton lost the fight decisivley himself, but Joe did a poor job.
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