the first one that comes to mind is richard steel in tyson vs. ruddick (just watched that fight) anyone anyothers?

Richard Steel in Taylor vs. Chavez.

Richard Steele in any fight. Why you think he's not allowed to play with the big boys any more?

Richard Steele in any fight. Why you think he's not allowed to play with the big boys any more?

because he retired?

Gonzalez in Raheem vs Juarez fight.. what a joke that was.

And steele was correct in his decision in Chavez vs Taylor. Complaining because he didnt bend the rules in that fight dont seem right.

Steel (Chavez - Taylor)

Joe Cortez... in many bouts.

Steele did a fine job in Chavez/Taylor. When you ask a guy if he is OK twice and you get nothing from him you stop the fights. Its not a ref's job to keep time.

Eddie Cotton in Lewis/Tyson gets my vote. That **** was a flat out joke.

because he retired?
no, he's still reffing. not too long ago I looked him up on boxrec just to see if he was still around and he was. I just looked at boxrec because I knew this would be asked and i can't find the ref search any more.

with some of his actions and his calls, I wouldn't doubt that he got caught by someone betting on the fights he was officiating.

http://www.boxrec.com/ref_search.php?referee_id=203

he "unretired" this year. he reffed 3 fights on the 29th

a lot of steele's fights come to mind

Jay Nady.. is the worst ref, and i don't care what anyone says in his defence..........he sucks and i get sick to my stomach everytime he refs a fight i'm watching, he always breaks the action, i see more of him then i do the fight.!!!

Steele did a fine job in Chavez/Taylor. When you ask a guy if he is OK twice and you get nothing from him you stop the fights. Its not a ref's job to keep time.
Well, you should be able to keep time with a red light signifying 5 seconds left in the fight going off in your face. If you can't see it 5 feet away and flashing, you shouldn't be reffing.

Lawrence Cole on Espinosa - Sotto fight in texas for the WBC Featherweight crown.

Well, you should be able to keep time with a red light signifying 5 seconds left in the fight going off in your face. If you can't see it 5 feet away and flashing, you shouldn't be reffing.


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ITS NOT HIS JOB. His job is to protect the fighter and when you ask a fighter if he is ok and you get nothing you stop the fight. No matter if there is 2:50 left or .05 left.

The worst referee in a fight was the idiot French ref that did the McClellan vs. Benn fight

How was Eddie Cotton a bad ref for the Lewis Vs Tyson fight. i think he called it just right. Lewis got a point deducted for holding in the 5th round, that was the right call and the KO was a count out, that was all fair.

Jay Nady.. is the worst ref, and i don't care what anyone says in his defence..........he sucks and i get sick to my stomach everytime he refs a fight i'm watching, he always breaks the action, i see more of him then i do the fight.!!!

Yeah Nady is crap, far too fussy and always warning somebody for something. Roger Tillerman from Germany also had a shocker in the Ottke/Reid fight, how can you warn a guy for punching??? :eek: :rolleyes: Even though I haven't seen him for a while Toby Gibson always pissed me off as well.

We can make complaints about many of the Refs. I LIKE Tony Orlando. Steele has had quite a few bad calls, but he has also had many great fights. Freddy Steinwinder III has been bad the last few fights I have seen him do. Arthur Mercante and his friggn son suck! They are always biased towards the house fighter. Seem to warn the oppenents more. And stop fights when the underdog or non-house fighter gets rocked. Don't like either one of them.

richard steele in chavez/meldrick taylor

add my name to the list.

oldwarrior