Ive never been a fan of Mercante. Fact is you can't miss him in the ring so thats in indictment in and of itself. For longevity and namesake that was a bad call that night but there are shit dreadful refs in boatloads. Worst all time and grand prize winner for me was ref in Juan M Coggi vs Eder Gonzalez 1....he literally was criminal and on the take. One that sticks out also is ref in Antonio Tarver vs Harding 2. Tarver yelled and berated lost and incompetent ref to stop it after damn near killing Harding. The guy was literally having a senior moment and lost.
All that aside. Joe Cortez is king shit heel as far as refs. He is horrendous. Any knob that makes himself a point of attention "I'M fair but I'M firm" before the bell even rings needs to be brought down a peg or three.
Have posted before but 2nd round

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Eder Gonzalez | Juan Martin Coggi I 2/4 - YouTube
Eder Gonzalez | Juan Martin Coggi I 2/4 - YouTube <-Second round starts here.
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