GHAD DAMNIT- Arthur Mercante Jr. in another, near-fatal boxing match!!

[p4pking]

I don't see a huge deal there, the stoppage came in a couple of punches and Mercante had to act fast. He made a bit of a blunder just diving in instead of holding the other guy off I guess, it was the one extra punch that got in you have a problem with, I assume? Other than that he just got tangled up with the downed fighter, that happens.

[ykdadamaja]

Man, are you kidding me? Hutchinson was OUT on the ropes before the last two blows. The last two blows, with him on the ropes with the ropes holding him up (which is supposed to be a knockdown, at least) is what kept him up.

The last two blows didn't need to happen. It's a disgrace.

[El Kabong]

Man, are you kidding me? Hutchinson was OUT on the ropes before the last two blows. The last two blows, with him on the ropes with the ropes holding him up (which is supposed to be a knockdown, at least) is what kept him up.

The last two blows didn't need to happen. It's a disgrace.

I certainly wish some boxing fans would complain about the refs

[Violent Demise]

Arthur Mercante Jr. is one of boxings best referees. When he retires he deserves to join his father in the HOF. I see nothing wrong in his performance. Hutchinson just got knocked the fuck out

[Beanflicker]

It was a bad stoppage yeah, but I mean refs are human and sometimes they are gonna fuck up. A professional referee has a tough job in boxing. There's no room for error: stop too fast and people want you fired, stop too slow and people want you fired. It's a fine line. I'm not gonna fault a guy for making a few mistakes along the way.

[IamInuit]

I don't think those were all that bad. Mistakes are made. Its not an exact science. Lets not forget that there were refs back then who also counted to 10 when a guy was knocked out cold. He may not be as good as his dad but he is a hall of fame ref.

[ykdadamaja]

Mercante Jr. has had way too many bad calls... no other ref is as bad at making calls as him.

[Violent Demise]

Mercante Jr. has had way too many bad calls... no other ref is as bad at making calls as him.

What's with the Mercante Jr. hate? I don't think I ever seen panic and stop a fight early like Jay Nady. Or look like he just doesn't know what the fuck to do, blowing calls left and right like Joe Cortez. He did an outstanding job on Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman as well as Cotto's fight against Zab Judah. He's a good ref.

[bradlee180]

Yep, mercante jr is one of the worst refs I've ever seen.