Soulrise
11th December 2007, 11:22 PM
http://secondsout.com/UK/news.cfm?ccs=228&cs=23443
Cortez added, "I said at the beginning that I would let the fight take its course but if there were clinch situations then I would jump in and immediately separate them, otherwise I would have lost control of the fight."
Indeed, but after watching the thirty-year veteran step in shortly after Hatton had absorbed clean and hard right hands and left hooks to get into position – one could be forgiven for wondering if something had changed between June and December that altered Cortez’ refereeing methods.
The difference between the two tasks was chalk and cheese, explains the Puerto Rican.
"The Castillo fight was a lot different," said Cortez.
"It was a different style because he came to slug it out with Hatton and there wasn’t constant holding like in this fight. On Saturday night, the clinching started getting out of hand early and I had to call time twice in the second round to make sure I kept control of the fighters."
Cortez added, "I said at the beginning that I would let the fight take its course but if there were clinch situations then I would jump in and immediately separate them, otherwise I would have lost control of the fight."
Indeed, but after watching the thirty-year veteran step in shortly after Hatton had absorbed clean and hard right hands and left hooks to get into position – one could be forgiven for wondering if something had changed between June and December that altered Cortez’ refereeing methods.
The difference between the two tasks was chalk and cheese, explains the Puerto Rican.
"The Castillo fight was a lot different," said Cortez.
"It was a different style because he came to slug it out with Hatton and there wasn’t constant holding like in this fight. On Saturday night, the clinching started getting out of hand early and I had to call time twice in the second round to make sure I kept control of the fighters."