Even before Eddie Cotton officiated the Mike Tyson vs. Lennox Lewis fight in 2002 in Memphis, Tennessee, he was legend in Paterson, New Jersey. Cotton, who served as the first black president of the Paterson City Council, died early this morning at the age of 72. He had been hospitalized for more than a week after contracting the coronavirus. Paterson public historian Jimmy Richardson says Cotton was extremely popular in town. "We grew up on the same street, Governor Street, and remained friends