had mayweather-hatton had NOT of been reffed by cortez.....

[Gandalf]

the mere fact that 2 years on this debate is still managing endless amounts of posts pretty much vindicates my reason for bringing this up..............again

cortez robbed ricky of a fair fight

But almost all the people participating in this thread debating about Hatton's career, his abilities etc., not whether or not Cortez robbed him of a fair fight. Most people feel that the ref made almost no difference in the outcome of the fight.

He lost to Collazo too

Saying Cortez made almost no difference is too strong for me. He wouldn't let the fighters in close for more than a second in much of the fight and he took off a point at a crucial juncture in the fight. Hatton was still in that fight up until the point deduction. Hatton showing his arse to Mayweather was a man who had lost his cool.

I don't think Hatton lost to Collazo either, but then we all interpret fights in different ways.