He is the "Patron Saint of Morbid Standbyers" The list of fighters who were almost killed by his over tolerance is getting longer as he is getting fatter, older, and weaker. The guy is flat out dangerous, but your point is taken. He is a punchers ref. In this regard, his latest was the Ola Afolabi vs. Anthony Caputo Smith on July 26, 2014 in which the now aging, overweight, physically weak, and slow SS allowed the overly-game Smith to take way too much punishment and bloodletting. The announcers roundly criticized Smoger for allowing Smith to be used as an uppercut bag, but finally the doctors advised the overly tolerant Smoger to stop the butchering.
Last edited by holmcall; 08-09-2014 at 09:04 PM. Reason: add something
“If you want loyalty, buy a dog.” Ricky Hatton
Agree completely with you guys, Smoger seems to be slipping to me. Regardless of always being a lax referee, he has had some terrible showings in the last couple years. In his only defense, I'd imagine he's under a certain amount of pressure to live up to his reputation at this point, but that only makes him more of a liability in there. The Kirkland-Tapia fight was especially bad form, I thought.
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