![Fun fact: Did you know that HoF referee Joe Cortez is actually also a former pro fighter? Retired with a record of 13-1 (2). : r/Boxing Fun fact: Did you know that HoF referee Joe Cortez is actually also a former pro fighter? Retired with a record of 13-1 (2). : r/Boxing](https://i.redd.it/gpk8mp0a8b781.jpg)
Fun fact: Did you know that HoF referee Joe Cortez is actually also a former pro fighter? Retired with a record of 13-1 (2). : r/Boxing
![Panel: How big a part did referee Joe Cortez play in the outcome of Mayweather-Hatton? - Boxing News Panel: How big a part did referee Joe Cortez play in the outcome of Mayweather-Hatton? - Boxing News](https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/bn/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hatton-2-GettyImages-78339766.jpg)
Panel: How big a part did referee Joe Cortez play in the outcome of Mayweather-Hatton? - Boxing News
![Wales' Joe Calzaghe complains to referee Joe Cortez for long delay in restarting fight after Bernard Hopkins claimed he was hit below the belt in the 9th round during the Light-Heavyweight Title Wales' Joe Calzaghe complains to referee Joe Cortez for long delay in restarting fight after Bernard Hopkins claimed he was hit below the belt in the 9th round during the Light-Heavyweight Title](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/GAP5K8/wales-joe-calzaghe-complains-to-referee-joe-cortez-for-long-delay-GAP5K8.jpg)
Wales' Joe Calzaghe complains to referee Joe Cortez for long delay in restarting fight after Bernard Hopkins claimed he was hit below the belt in the 9th round during the Light-Heavyweight Title
![JOE CORTEZ: I'M TEACHING CONOR TO BE A CLEAN FIGHTER, IT'S A PROCESS. HE'S A GREAT PUNCHER. - YouTube JOE CORTEZ: I'M TEACHING CONOR TO BE A CLEAN FIGHTER, IT'S A PROCESS. HE'S A GREAT PUNCHER. - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ii26G0K9xY4/maxresdefault.jpg)
JOE CORTEZ: I'M TEACHING CONOR TO BE A CLEAN FIGHTER, IT'S A PROCESS. HE'S A GREAT PUNCHER. - YouTube
![Victor Ortiz's camp doesn't object to Joe Cortez, so no complaining about Floyd Mayweather - mlive.com Victor Ortiz's camp doesn't object to Joe Cortez, so no complaining about Floyd Mayweather - mlive.com](https://www.mlive.com/resizer/qddXiU1wqP7cscSlDRSvCcXcPEQ=/1280x0/smart/advancelocal-adapter-image-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/image.mlive.com/home/mlive-media/width2048/img/mayweather_impact/photo/joe-cortez-213jpg-2458661dcff94fe7.jpg)
Victor Ortiz's camp doesn't object to Joe Cortez, so no complaining about Floyd Mayweather - mlive.com
![Ricky Hatton gave Floyd Mayweather a tough night in their 2007 glamour fight, but feels 'a bit cheated' and 'smelt a rat' in referee Joe Cortez Ricky Hatton gave Floyd Mayweather a tough night in their 2007 glamour fight, but feels 'a bit cheated' and 'smelt a rat' in referee Joe Cortez](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/12/NINTCHDBPICT000624187535.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)