Quote Originally Posted by mikeeod View Post
When discussing robberies we usually focus on bad judges, but what about referees that have inserted themselves into fights to the point that they decided the outcomes? Some examples I can think of:

Floyd vs. Ricky Hatton: I feel that Ricky’s best chance was to fight inside and maul Floyd, not the prettiest tactic but his only shot at winning. I remember the ref constantly admonishing/warning Ricky and affecting the way he fought.
That crooked ref Cortez must have been paid off by Mayweather's management.

Hatton appeared to be winning until he was deducted a point for nothing, after that the dodgy ref was in his face repeatedly for no good reason and Ricky became frustrated. He was fighting two men in there that night.

Cortez did a lot of shady stuff in other fights, I remember one time the HBO commentators called him out for it.

Andre Ward has always been far dirtier than Hatton ever was, but his scumbag home referees let him get away with it.