The better referee: Mills Lane or Richard Steele?

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  1. Rebel-INS

    Rebel-INS Mighty Healthy Full Member

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    A lot of people are saying Lane was biased towards Tyson, but did you realise he absolutely hated Mike and Evander was one of his favourite fighters of all time?
    There has been many cases of biting in fights, and not many see a straight DQ.
     
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  2. jaois138

    jaois138 Dinamita Full Member

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    Mills Lane is the best. Mitch Halpern was good too.
     
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  3. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cappuccino was great, but he retired about a month ago. He said he didn't feel right refing because he was more worried about his knee or ankel holding up than the fighters. He's gonna be a judge though.
     
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  4. Rui

    Rui Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Randy Neumann absolutely sucks as a referee. His actions during the first Miranda/Abraham fight was amateurish to say the least. I met him before the Gatti/Gomez fight and he seemed like a nice guy, but in terms of his competency as a referee, I would hate to see him in any championship fight or any fight of significance for that matter.

    As for the actual topic, I prefer Mills Lane. I thought Steele had a penchant for stopping bouts prematurely.
     
    Rui, Jul 12, 2008
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  5. frankwornank

    frankwornank Active Member Full Member

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    Mills Lane. Steele was not only no where near the ref Lane was, he was one of the all-time worst. For one thing, Steele was always in the way. He stopped fights too early. Lane was an excellent ref. He was always in control but low key.
     
    frankwornank, Jul 12, 2008
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  6. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Christodoulou and Mercante were the top refs. Steele could be bought off.
     
    redrooster, Jul 12, 2008
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  7. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    mitch halpern also commited suicide
     
    TIGEREDGE, Jul 12, 2008
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  8. Blacc Jesus

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    Lane easily.
     
    Blacc Jesus, Jul 12, 2008
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  9. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    That was the name I couldn't think of Mitch Halpern ,he was a fine referee ,sadly now gone.
     
    mcvey, Jul 13, 2008
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  10. KCD

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    I prefered Mills Lane.
     
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  11. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lane missed the first bite, virtually everyone did, but we are not paid to ref, Lane was. Mills blew it, but somehow came out the fight as some cult hero! :conf
     
    TBooze, Jul 13, 2008
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  12. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's draconian! I cannot hold that against him because it was quick, unexpected, and subtle. No ref would have been looking for that.
     
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  13. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Cortez is a fair referee in the Eddie Cotton mold. He'd firm but he's fair.
     
    The Kurgan, Jul 13, 2008
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  14. Bad_Intentions

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    Richard Green
     
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  15. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No, he's not fair, and he's overly firm.
     
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