Comments Thread For: Steve Smoger, Hall of Fame Referee, Passes Away at 79

[Southpawology]

RIP Steve, great referee . We need young blood to come up and fill these legendary refs shoes

[A.B Counterhooks]

One of the best refs to ever doit hands down, always truly cared for the fighter integrity when calling a stoppage ,RIP Steve.

[IronDanHamza]

Didn’t realise he was that old.

[Keleneki]

RIP Steve Smoger.

[Hands of Stone]

Kenny Bayless is a horrible Ref?
Nah I disagree
I Like any fight he officiates

Out of respect for what the thread is about which is honoring a good man, I 'll modify my comment and ignore the fool that came out attacking me for no reason. I don't want to detract from the goal here which is to honor a great ref.

[-Kev-]

Damn RIP Steve Smoger.

Can we not be classless and turn this thread into a ref hating thread? Let the thread be a Steve Smoger thread. This isn’t a hate Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks or Jay Nady thread or whatever.

[Hands of Stone]

Damn RIP Steve Smoger.

Can we not be classless and turn this thread into a ref hating thread? Let the thread be a Steve Smoger thread. This isn’t a hate Kenny Bayless, Tony Weeks or Jay Nady thread or whatever.

100% agree. Thats why I made the comment above.

[Mike_b]

I'm gonna miss that guy, dude. May rip.my favorite ref. Lots of fond memories of his fights!

[vital1983]

"Are you ok to continue?" Boxer would be flat on the mat. Loved a Tear up.

[PBR Streetgang]

I believe Double S was from Margate, NJ just a stones throw from Atlantic City. If I recall correctly, he was also a local county judge.

I went to alot of fight cards in AC I'm which he was a referee. His officiating style was always conducive to action-packed and violent fights. One of the fights I remember being at is the Kirkland/Tapia fight. Violent, entertaining and one could argue a bit of a late stoppage (I blame the corner of Tapia in that one).

RIP and Godspeed Steve.