Is he the best, in your opinion?
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Is he the best, in your opinion?
Kenny Bayless nowadays.
Mills Lane back in the 80s and 90s.
I liked Ron Lipton in the 90s before he got blackballed. He didn't want to play old boy politics with them dirty old boys of boxing...
Mitch Halpern was good in the 90s too. He committed suicide.
Very, very few competent refs in Boxing.
Far, far easier to copile lists of incompetent refs, no troubles compiling that list, those characters are broadcasted every week...
Frank Cappuchino
What's your opinion of Steve Smoger? I used to think he was one of the best, but after the Hopkins vs Murat fight I don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
These days it has to be Smolger, I almost never even notice him in a fight unless a boxer fouls and back in the day..LETS GET IT ON!!! Good Ol Judge Lane.
Totally forgot about him.. Smoger has to be the best active referee even though he had a bad night during hopkins-murat..Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedWhat's your opinion of Steve Smoger? I used to think he was one of the best, but after the Hopkins vs Murat fight I don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
I guess I can live with that but it seemed more than just a bad nite.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamitaQuote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedWhat's your opinion of Steve Smoger? I used to think he was one of the best, but after the Hopkins vs Murat fight I don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita
Totally forgot about him.. Smoger has to be the best active referee even though he had a bad night during hopkins-murat..
Miss Mills Lane, he had integrity and not scared to make tough decisions.
Bayless, Smoger but he has slipped a little :-\
Steve Smoger
Kenny Bayless
Ray Corona
Tony Weeks
In that order
Bayless and Tony Weeks are good picks, can't remember taking issue with either of them in any fights. Smoger was great, but Hopkins-Murat and Kirkland-Tapia were both really bad showings from him, he could be slipping.
Bill Haymer
The invisible ones.
Victor Loughlin.
Good post Spicoli, much easier to name the awful refs!
Couldn't agree more, the ones you forget are in the ring are the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
Kenny Bayless is the top referee. When May/Pac goes down, it has to be Bayless in the ring... has to be!!
Two other top tier, GREAT ref's are: Smoger and Weeks.
Honourable mention:
Frank Capuchino and Frank Garza.
Mill Lane was a total legend - won't be beaten for me.
Met Joe Cortez a couple of times - nice guy. Second time in a hotel lobby a few hours before Hatton Mayweather fight. Had good chat with him. Told him to "let it keep going when in close and not break too early "
Joe didn't listen. Fact
It was you then! You cost Hatton the fight! You bellend. It all makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark TKO