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DoggHouse18y ago

what's up with the old referees that use to ref the fights. Like Vic Drakulich, Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks, Eddie Cotton, Jay Nady. These new referees are killin the sport. Like in the Caballero/Lacierva fight, the fucking referee wasn't seperating or warning them not to hold and hit. And then, the ref from the Marquez/vasquez fight stop the fight early. It seems like for the past month I havent seen a veteran ref in the ring for a main event.

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what's up with the old referees that use to ref the fights. Like Vic Drakulich, Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks, Eddie Cotton, Jay Nady. These new referees are killin the sport. Like in the Caballero/Lacierva fight, the fucking referee wasn't seperating or warning them not to hold and hit. And then, the ref from the Marquez/vasquez fight stop the fight early. It seems like for the past month I havent seen a veteran ref in the ring for a main event. Was the ref in the Caballero fight the same one who was disciplined for telling JMM he was up on points against Jaca?

18y ago

Best Ref of all time was Mills Lane Mills Lane was one of the best ever. I read where he had a stroke or something of that sort a couple of years ago. Does anybody know how he is doing now?

18y ago

Best Ref of all time was Mills Lane Co-sign:notworthy

18y ago

what's up with the old referees that use to ref the fights. Like Vic Drakulich, Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks, Eddie Cotton, Jay Nady. These new referees are killin the sport. Like in the Caballero/Lacierva fight, the fucking referee wasn't seperating or warning them not to hold and hit. And then, the ref from the Marquez/vasquez fight stop the fight early. It seems like for the past month I havent seen a veteran ref in the ring for a main event. Bayless is a good ref.

18y ago

Eddie Cotton, Jay Nady. Both said refs had very shady calls in one of their recent fights...shocking, as I liked them both.

18y ago

I'm not supporting or going against these referees you list but infighting maybe a little holding has always been part of boxing, if anything now adays there's much less of it than in the past. If your not working on the inside though then it shoudn't really be tolerated, especially if your doing it often.

18y ago

Best Ref of all time was Mills Lane

18y ago

Steve Smoger is the best referee IMO. He lets fights go on until the issue is completely settled. AND, hes a great referee on top of that

18y ago

Texanballer7749

Vic Drakulich, Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks, Jay Nady are all Vegas Refs, they only do fights in Vegas unless they are assigned to do a championship fight somewhere else.

18y ago