Thread: Jay "i can't ref worth a shit" Nady.

Originally Posted by amat

Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

I dont like American refs they let fights go onto long in my opinion !!

First thing I thought when I read this was what about Micky Vann? I've never seen an American ref throw a towell back out of the ring.

That was out of order. I don't like him either, skipping about the ring. Ponce

Mickey Vann and his dodgy cafe !!! No naughtys with the head ....?

Yeah i aggree Amat , i wasn't having a dig at Americans but the refs do let fights go too long , Brit Refs on the other hand maybe stop fights to quickly .

Originally Posted by wacko3205

Honestyl...Nady's one of my for favorites.

He's fair & he cares about the sport & the fighters & he respects both VERY VERY much.

He made a bad call...but what makes me proud...Marquez won the fight period.

Why it's so hard for peeps to face is beyond me. YES he did get knocked down...but watch the fight over & over & over & you will see that Marquez surpassed him in points & went toe to toe with Barrera & he won.

After that...Marquez wanted a rematch...Barrera...not so eager.

Yes i think that is important. I've seen too many fights where a ref 10 counts an unconscious guy after a brutal knock out or lets someone take a possibly career anding beating (Mercer v Morrison). I think Jay really does care about what is happening to the fighters and had to stop that fight. Zab was on the far side of kooonzebame and may have been seriously hurt if he was allowed to continue. There shoule be more peeps in the sport with that attitude and maybe we can avoid another Tyson ?career?

Originally Posted by diamonddavestafford

Originally Posted by mikeboxing

Nady is one of the best, everyone makes mistakes, oh well , didnt change result anyways

Nady sucks diseased mule cock. That MAB-JMM fight was refereed a lot like Stephen Hawking plays rugby.

Holy shit!

Originally Posted by amat

Never knew that damn. Thanks for the article CC but it's really depressing because he did a fine job in the first Holyfield - Tyson fight and really became a scapegoat for Tyson.

Originally Posted by Lords Gym

Nady is an excellent Ref, who made a mistake. it happens.

Back on topic, I agree. As aggravating as that mistake was to me a huge MAB fan, he is normally on top of things. I crack up everytime he screams "thank you" after two fighters break. Honestly, it never fails to get me. Other then that he usually removes himself from the picture and always handles himself like a professional.

I think he let Holyfield "fight" too much in a way too his advantage He would tie up Tyson everytime he came in.

Originally Posted by Swashbuckling Gordy

Mickey Vann and his dodgy cafe !!! No naughtys with the head ....?

Yeah i aggree Amat , i wasn't having a dig at Americans but the refs do let fights go too long , Brit Refs on the other hand maybe stop fights to quickly .

africans and asians are just about on time.

Originally Posted by amat

Originally Posted by SweetPea

Nady is one of the best referees in boxing. If you ref enough big fights, you're bound to make a mistake or make a controversial call at some point. It's just the law of averages.

Anyone who thinks Nady sucks, I'd be interested to see them list the refs who they think are clearly better.

Kudos to whoever mentioned Vic Drakulich as a horrible referee. I remember Larry Merchant was almost ready to jump into the ring and punch Vic during the first Mayweather-Castillo fight.
Drakulich kept breaking the fighters and telling them to "Calm Down". Merchant started screaming, "Calm Down? Calm Down? It's a FIGHT for crying out loud!!"

That was classic. But I don't think I've seen to much more of Drakulich. Joe Cappucino was a great ref who was responsible for a lot of those classic New England wars because he knew how to ref two inside fighters. Excellent referee.

Are you thinking of Frank Cappucino? He ref'd Gatti-Ward I, among many other New England and NY fights. One thing I loved about Frank is that whenever he needed to yell at Gatti for a low blow, he would call him "Arthur." So whenever Gatti did something illegal, you'd hear Frank yell, "Knock it off Arthur!!!"