I'm a big fan of inside fighting so I prefer when a ref

1) Tells the fighters to punch their way out and gives them a chance to do so

if that doesn't work

2) Physically intercedes by touching gloves to indicate what he wants

if that doesn't work

3) calls "Stop" and breaks the fighters and remind them he expects them to "punch their way out."

Cortez did little of that. So I thought he stunk. Having said that I think if Hatton fights Floyd at 147 ten times with ten different refs? Floyd wins all ten.