Worst referee in boxing today?

[beenKOed]

Laurence Cole. I think the man has favorites, and he doesn't mind helping them out, in the ring.

[bradlee180]

Arthur Mercante Jr and Lawrence Cole.

It's a tie !!!

[La Cucaracha]

Yeah Cole, amazing how every fight he refs he f-cks up somehow and keeps getting work. Family connects must be great

[FinitoElDinamita]

Definitely Cole and that scumbag from Froch-Groves...

Russell Mora should have been handcuffed and taken in for questioning.. I dont know how much dough was in that briefcase but he literally closed his eyes whenever Abner Mares threw nutshots on Joseph Agbeko..

Some of you keep complaining about the low blows in Salido-Loma, well that was soft compared to MAres-Agbeko 1...

[beenKOed]

Definitely Cole and that scumbag from Froch-Groves...

Russell Mora should have been handcuffed and taken in for questioning.. I dont know how much dough was in that briefcase but he literally closed his eyes whenever Abner Mares threw nutshots on Joseph Agbeko..

Some of you keep complaining about the low blows in Salido-Loma, well that was soft compared to MAres-Agbeko 1...

I don't think much of Jay Nady or Steve Smoger anymore. Jay Nady becomes a factor in every fight he referees now. The way Steve Smoger let Hopkins, do just about anything he wanted to against Murat, finished me with him.

[Freedom]

Lawrence Cole, Jack Reiss and Ian-John Lewis are probably the three worst referees.

[ykdadamaja]

Arthur Mercante Jr., Laurence Cole and Wanye Kelly- dishonourable mention goes to Howard John Foster, the prick that stopped Groves/Froch too soon.

Sure, Froch was gonna batter him for another 2 or 3 minutes or so, but let it unfold- get the hell out of the way!!

I can deal with Nady... aside from that shit with Judah/Tyszu, which Judah was right for being stopped, then I see nothing wrong with the man.

[ykdadamaja]

The way Cole allowed Margarito to end up with PERMANENT facial damage as a result of the beating he took against Manny Pacquioa, was unconscionable. The minute he saw Margo's eye socket puff up like that, he should have ended that fight.

Margarito would most likely NEVER heal or be confident on that side of his face. NEVER!!!

An example in how a ref can help end a fighter's career... without it being a legitimate ko in the ring.

[Violent Demise]

Cole really ain't all that bad. His mistakes get over exaggerated. Jay Nady and Pat Russell are terrible referees

[ykdadamaja]

Cole really ain't all that bad. His mistakes get over exaggerated. Jay Nady and Pat Russell are terrible referees

His mistakes are GRAVE... he assisted with Margarito's "effective" career being over. Watch that Pac/Margo fight and then come back...

Fight should have been STOPPED from the 9th, maybe 10th. No reason Margo needed to take that punishment. If it wasn't for the mercy of Pac, Margo would have lost an eye...

[TitoFan]

Cole's favoritism is why he's such a dreadful ref. And it's well documented that he's got the connections in the state of Texas. So he gets consistently rewarded with more fights, even after doing a shitty job.

So far it's about 99-1 regarding Cole.
But for all intents and purposes................. it's really unanimous.

[Hulk]

That guy who reffed the Raheem vs. Rocky Juarez match gets my vote for single worst performance.

Thankfully can't remember his name n haven't seen him since.

[Violent Demise]

Cole really ain't all that bad. His mistakes get over exaggerated. Jay Nady and Pat Russell are terrible referees

His mistakes are GRAVE... he assisted with Margarito's "effective" career being over. Watch that Pac/Margo fight and then come back...

Fight should have been STOPPED from the 9th, maybe 10th. No reason Margo needed to take that punishment. If it wasn't for the mercy of Pac, Margo would have lost an eye...

Than the corner should of stopped it. Cuz Margarito was still fighting back. At no time did he stop throwing punches

[powerpuncher]

joe cortez is pretty bad. is he still reffing?

im just not sure how there are so many bad refs. i feel like its not too hard, yet the refs seem to affect the fights all of the time.

[erics44]

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