Why doesn't Steve Smoger get more high profile fights?

**CutMeMick** · 12-17-2010 02:09 AM

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Smoger is probably the best ref after Bayless, but even he had a bit of a mare the other night when he didn't stop the Adamek-Maddalone fight sooner. I'd say Robert Byrd is also pretty damn good, although he made a bit of a bum call in stopping the Pirog-Jacobs fight too soon imo.

Really Jaz?
I think the Jacobs stoppage was gd. Your actually the 1st person that I know who thinks that. Shots like that can have a lasting effect. I think letting Jacobs fight on would have meant more punishment for him. You win some you lose some its how it goes.

**:::PSL:::** · 12-17-2010 02:17 AM

I've never seen him get tense or pissed off. He's always cool, and I love the way he gives compasion to the loser everytime he call stoppage.

**JazMerkin** · 12-17-2010 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Smoger is probably the best ref after Bayless, but even he had a bit of a mare the other night when he didn't stop the Adamek-Maddalone fight sooner. I'd say Robert Byrd is also pretty damn good, although he made a bit of a bum call in stopping the Pirog-Jacobs fight too soon imo.

Really Jaz?
I think the Jacobs stoppage was gd. Your actually the 1st person that I know who thinks that. Shots like that can have a lasting effect. I think letting Jacobs fight on would have meant more punishment for him. You win some you lose some its how it goes.

I think I phrased that badly in my rush to get off to training. It's not so much the stoppage but the way he wouldn't let him get up to try and beat it. I suspect Jacobs would have lost anyway but I think he deserved the right to try. I might be slightly biased as I've met him and he was a really cool guy, but I wanted him to have the chance. Saying that I also think he shouldn't have even been in the ring considering he was apparently crying in the dressing room beforehand

**ruthless rocco** · 12-19-2010 03:42 AM

i seem to remember hearing that steve smoger was being discouraged from his role as a boxing ref because of the shady nature of the sport as it calls to question his crdeibility as a judge. anyone else remember hearing that?