Referee Decision Quotes

My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I let go. He tried to continue, but the ref got kind of stuck like, 'should I let it go or stop the fight.' That's when I looked at the ref and I said, let it go, we're going to continue.

To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up.

I am happy to defend my title. It was a good performance from Chisora. I don't want to make excuses - it was not easy - but I saw every punch from Chisora. I am upset because I wanted to finish the fight before 12 rounds.

He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.

If you watch a guy go out on court and have a meltdown, you're not going to think, 'Oh my God, now I'm screwed.' Or you're not going to think, 'The umpire's going to give him calls because he's just told him he's an idiot or the pits of the world.'

Tell them it was a foul.

My performance against Ruiz was a good one - there were plenty of knockdowns, excitement, and drama.

I was hoping David Haye would beat the fight out of me in the second fight.

Romero, I was beating him two rounds to zero, I was dominating the whole fight. He was able to catch me with a punch with about a minute left. If I would have just danced around for a minute, I would have got that win.

There have been many boxing comebacks over the years, and sadly many of them do not have a happy ending.

If you want to win the Champions League, you have to have talent, good players, luck in the draw, and, in certain moments, the right referee.

A difficult decision for the referee's assistant. I wouldn't beat him up over it.

Well, I tried to play defense. But when they did call a foul on Shaq, I tried to make sure they called a foul.

A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it nearly came off.

You will never see players from City surround the referee.

I have watched stuff like Mixed Martial Arts and boxing, and sometimes it's disappointing because the big fight is over like in 30 seconds or so.

I think the fact that Sir Alex Ferguson rested Howard Webb had a lot to do with the result.

I just love playing snooker. Every single frame is different. Not one referee ever sets the balls up exactly the same.

People will be the judge. They can rate the fights when I win.

The referee jumped in too late in my opinion. He's the champion and he's got to be given every chance, but a lot of people was wincing and cringing seeing the finish cos his head is bouncing all over the place.

So, a flop is basically tricking the referee into thinking somebody fouled you or maybe elbowed you in the face.

It's not ideal; I don't want to get a bad decision. If I win the fight, I expect to get my hand raised at the end of it. But, if people see it's a bad decision, it gets sorted out. You get another shot, or you fight someone else at the top level.

That could have been his second yellow card - if he'd already got his first one of course

After referees negated a line change that led to Tampa Bay"s winning goal in the Stanley Cup Playoffs: After all these years in the league, am I that stupid that I would put four forwards and one defenseman in a 3-3 tie, in the third period? I think everybody that knows me here knows I"m not that stupid. I might be halfway stupid, but not that stupid.

Everyone who watches me play knows I am an honest player. play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.