Ref for Pac Margo fight is Laurence Cole

[armin]

Everytime I see cole ref a fight I wana punch myself, he's horrible and usually very biased towards one fighter/ don't think that will be the case here, but why basically get one of the worst refs out there It's like when you watch a big fight and they have 2 judges with "no notable fights" what the f that always stinks to high heaven and makes me suspicious.

[arcanum26]

Last one I saw was Abraham Dirrell fight. I'm not even sure if he's biased towards any one fighter. I just think he's incompetent as a ref. I'm guessing he got the job 'cause his father Dickie Cole pulled some strings for him. Now I've never been vocal about refs cause most of the time they just make sporadic bad calls, but Laurence seems consistent enough making terrible calls.

[Gandalf]

Why not just have Steve Smoger and make everyone happy?

[generalbulldog]

I was thinking why not Tony Weeks or Kenny Bayless. Those guys are excellent refs but I don't know if the NSAC would loan them to Texas for a match.

[:::PSL:::]

Great. Pac will be fighting 2 morons.

[Gandalf]

It is a really peculiar choice of referee. Heck, even Jay Nady might have been better.

[arcanum26]

It is a really peculiar choice of referee. Heck, even Jay Nady might have been better.

What's really peculiar is why Laurence Cole still gets to referee in high profile fights when he shouldn't even be allowed to come within a mile away from a boxing ring. Oh well, I guess having your dad in a high ranking position in the Texas boxing commission does have its advantages.