Boxing's all-time best and worst referees

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  1. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Who are the best and worst refs in boxing history? And why?

    I'm thinking of high-profile full-time professional refs who've officiated at world championship level rather than ex-fighter one-off celebrity refs like Jersey Joe Walcott.
     
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  2. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I'll start off.

    On the best list:
    Arthur Mercante Snr

    One the worst list:
    Joe Cortez
     
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    Arthur Mercante Snr
    Harry Gibbs
    Mills Lane
    Arthur Donovan
    Jack Welch
    Charely White


    Jack Reiss
     
  4. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    I liked Mills Lane as one of the best. His fairness and integrity. I never worreid about him favoring the A side regardless of who it was. He'd take points from a fighter if necessary.

    Tony Perez as one of the worst. Its pretty hard to ruin an Ali/Frazier fight but Tony managed to find a couple ways to do it that night. He almost got Tommy Morrison killed against Ray Mercer. What was he waiting for?