Was Mills Lane the Best Ref ever and is there a ref today close to that standard?

[All in]

Mills Lane, a tough no nonsense ref, who would let you fight, but enforced the rules and didn't take any ****.

Are they any referees today close to that standard.

A lot of them seem to be scared to show some authority, enforce the rules and be fair and even in a fight.

Was Mills the best?

Yessss..........

[D4thincarnation]

There's only one master ref.

I bet he wanted to separate those.

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I only notice refs if they really suck

Cole, Cortez and Weeks are ****

[Hatesrats]

Yup!! Steve "MFN" Willis is the best in the Game.

[BamaSlamma]

Jack Reiss is my favorite. He is stern with the fighters, but lets them fight.

[deanrw]

Jack Reiss is my favorite. He is stern with the fighters, but lets them fight.

He does, but he also gives fighters too much time to recover after they are knocked down by trying to have a full blown conversation with them.

[deanrw]

Yes, I think that Steve Smoger is a comparable ref

I lost respect for him during the Hopkins vs Murat fight. He displayed weird fanboyish favoritism for Hopkins LOL .

[deanrw]

I prefer real refs like Terry O'Connor, Howard Foster and Ian John Lewis

How did the Brits come up with those 3 legends? LOL

[NC Uppercut]

I prefer real refs like Terry O'Connor, Howard Foster and Ian John Lewis

How did the Brits come up with those 3 legends? LOL

Howard Foster has seemed ok too

[sweetpea87]

Most definitely. Mills was a short guy but didn't take any **** off those giants heavyweights or any fighter for that matter. Great ref, best catch phrase, no one will ever top him.