Jay Nady InterviewOriginally Posted by amat
26.08.05 - By Justin Hackman: I had the honor of having a great discussion with Jay Nady. He gave me a unique view on boxing from an angle that often is unseen or unnoticed. In this interview, Jay speaks on his life as a referee, the Hopkins/Taylor fight, the “incident” with Zab Judah, and more.
JH: “Hey Jay, how’s it goin?”
Nady: “Hey Justin. I’m in Oklahoma City right now; I’m doing the ESPN fight tomorrow night.”
JH: “When typically do you find out when you are doing a fight?”
Nady: “About a week in advance.”
JH: “So what does your job entail? When you are not actually in the ring, what are you doing to make yourself a better referee?”
Nady: “I try to stay up with what’s going on in the sport so you know rivalries or arguments among fighters, promoters, and trainers that are part of fight that I’m going to do. You mentioned earlier something interesting, you
mentioned that the third man often times goes unnoticed” (Jay was alluding to a comment I made early in the conversation). “Well that’s what we try to do. I come from a family of officials, three brothers and sisters all of whom
including our parents are officials. We always say the best referee is that one that stays unnoticed.”...
Complete article at http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=4480&more=1
dunno if thats the one you were refering to though?
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