I read an article on Bad Left Hook's webpage and it brought up a good question. Of course it was sparked up by Cortez' performance in the Soto fight, but if you were to choose a ref to officiate a major fight, who would you choose?
Personally, I would either go with Kenny Bayless or Steve Smoger. Bayless I believe makes proper stoppages, does not make himself a factor, and overall just a good ref. Smoger I like because he really gives a fighter the benefit of the doubt if they're hurt. For example, if Smoger wasn't the ref at the Pavlik vs Taylor 1 fight, Pavlik may have been stopped there.
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