Micky Vann's Retirement!

[telboy66]

I take it you mean Hatton?

Dead right Donny it got to be bloody embarrassing the number of times Vann referee'd Ricky fights it was as though he was the only ref in Britain

[Shamrock]

The Board should re-think it's compulsory retirement policy. Good refs are usually the experienced ones. It makes no sense to force retirement on an able referee just based on age. They should look at each case on it's merits. As long as the referee isn't making misakes and is fit and able to do his job he should be allowed to carry on. They could even come up with some from of test to check their sharpness

Vann has been a constant in the fight game and I for one think it would be a shame for an outdated policy to prevent him carrying on. Is this yet another example of the British Boxing Board being woefully out of date with the rest of the world....

[telboy66]

I think the BBBC might have problems with the the age discrimination act where your not allowed to discriminate against anyone in the work place purely on age

[Memphis]

Theres always Germany.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I take it you mean Hatton?

Dead right Donny it got to be bloody embarrassing the number of times Vann referee'd Ricky fights it was as though he was the only ref in Britain

Now I'm a huge Ricky fan, but I think Vann did do him some favours

Other than that I think Vann was pretty damn good!

[Memphis]

he's alright.......he let down Pernell Whitaker badly in the Chavez fight but he's alright