The ref didnt knock him out, mayweather did. i wanted ricky to win as much as the next man, but he got outclassed, ricky is an outstanding fighter, but floyd was one step to far. as the commentator said during the fight, " it pains me to say this, but he's getting out classed " some of the pundits and media have said the same, if floyd was english, we would be saying it was a master class, but instead, as usual with british sports fans, were looking for excuses, regardless of where it was fought, how bad the ref was etc, floyd was just to good for ricky.