I rank Bayless as the best current ref, with Smoger 2nd and Weeks a strong 3rd.

Bayless gets most of the top Vegas assignments (Oscar-Floyd, Pac-Marquez II, Cotto-Margarito, etc.).

Smoger is the top East Coast ref, I was surprised that he wasn't working Calzaghe-Jones.

Mercante Jr. also impressed me with how he handled Cotto-Judah.

Laurence Cole (Texas) is probably the worst big name ref, with Drakulich a close 2nd.