Best referees out there?

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  1. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    The thread about team Pavlik booting a ref from the Hopkins fight (http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=96699) gave me this idea...

    So who are the best referees out there? The most respectable and /or capable? Those who make the right choices when needed and not cause controversy?

    I have made a list of the most well known refs in the sport, and it's a multiple choice poll, so you can vote for more than one guy.

    Also, if you feel I'm missing someone, then go ahead and mention him (there is a maximum of 10 choices in a poll, just noticed that:().

    Personally, I think Smoger is very good, nice attitude towards fighters and lets the men fight! I also like Wayne Kelly and Kenny Bayless.

    Take your picks!!! :D
     
    CarlesX7, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    I like Kenny the Jet Bayless.
     
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  3. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    The guy who just refereed the Klitschko/Peter fight, Massimo Barrovecchio, seems to be a pretty good referee. I remember when Bell fought Mormeck in the rematch Bell went low a few times. One was pretty blatant and I could have sworn that he was gonna take points away with it being in France and all but he was fair. He just warned Bell and let the fight continue. Normally, under those circumstances and with that crowd the ref would be quick to take points but Barrovecchio was cool. It was a close fight and he didn't influence it.

    I haven't seen much of the guy other than that but the fact that he didn't take points from Bell when he really wouldn't have been wrong to do so was pretty stand-up on his part.
     
    Cruiser1, Oct 16, 2008
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  4. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Btw, I've seen some guys diss Mercante and Nady a lot...

    About Nady I know the stoppage in the Tszyu/Judah fight pissed some people.

    As for Mercante, I don't know... I think he tends to show "who's the boss" all the time in the ring... Maybe it's because of that.
     
    CarlesX7, Oct 16, 2008
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  5. Kairos

    Kairos Member Full Member

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    Jay Nady suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks.
     
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  6. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    I voted for Tony Weeks and I wanted to vote for Bayless as well. Both are very good referees.
     
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  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    This topic often comes up, and once again I reply, Bayless is the clear #1.
     
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  8. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    You can, it's a multiple choice poll exactly for that purpose :good
     
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  9. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Why do you think?
     
    CarlesX7, Oct 16, 2008
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  10. I_Neutral

    I_Neutral P4P Emeritus Full Member

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    I really annoys me when Mercante jr tells the fighters to stop talking....too goddamn strict.

    It's really distracting and takes away alot of the fun out a fight when you notice the referee....to me in a good fight, you don't notice the referee.
     
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  11. Cruiser1

    Cruiser1 Champion Emeritus Full Member

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    It won't let me now cuz I already voted. Oh well.
     
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  12. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    The only ref on the list I have an issue with is Jay Nady.
    Nady always steps into the action prematurely to seperate fighters on the inside....and if you're a fighter that gets inside someone's reach and works on the inside in chest to chest and shoulder to shoulder action, Jay Nady can and will be your worst nightmare.

    I've seen Nady step in and just call for a break of the action, on just the assumption that a fighter is reaching out for a clinch.:patsch


    From the list, Tony Weeks and Kenny Bayless are exceptional referees.
     
    divac, Oct 16, 2008
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  13. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Damn. Well, next time you bump into a poll, notice that the tick-boxes in multiple choice polls are square, when in other polls they're round :good
     
    CarlesX7, Oct 16, 2008
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  14. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    nady sucks. doesn't allow inside fighting
     
    PH|LLA, Oct 16, 2008
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  15. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    How did you feel with the Tszyu/Judah stoppage?

    And yes Bayless is great I think. He looks pretty humble before and during a match, unlike some other refs who look somewhat "cocky". He succeeds in not being noticed much ;)
     
    CarlesX7, Oct 16, 2008
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