I do think it was a great fight, and with the way the fight ended up going, Mayweather deserved to win the fight and he looked amazing in the latter rounds.
I do believe they shouldn't of had Cortez as the referee, because he was american for a start, and I do think he was biased in the fight. There is nothing wrong with a boxer fighting on the inside, and the ref knew this as he let shots from Mayweather go from the inside, but as soon as Hatton connected with one he broke them up. Mayweather was the one holding on also, so for everyone who believes Hatton was wrestling with Mayweather need to watch it again.
However, what you shouldn't do as a boxer is to turn your back away from boxer as that is a dangerous act, but somehow Hatton got a point deducted for that as well. So deep down, for a fight of that importance, 3 american judges and an american ref just isn't good enough, because Mayweather wasn't 8 or 9 points ahead either.
Overall, Mayweather deserved to win as he was the better boxer, but if the ref let both boxers fight their own styles, the fight would of been different, might of been the same outcome, but it would of been a different fight.
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