RIP MILLS LANE

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  1. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    One of the best refs in boxing

    LETS GET IT ON
     
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  2. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    RIP to a throw back ref
     
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  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Rest in peace.
     
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  4. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    I really liked him. From everything I've read, he was a non-nonsense guy in and out of the ring.

    RIP Mills Lane
     
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  5. ShovelHook

    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Perhaps the best ever ref in boxing. He will be remembered fondly, an absolute legend. RIP to the great man himself.
     
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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lets get it on!!

    RIP to one of the best referees of all time, i always remember in the Tyson vs Holyfield ear bite fight. He tried to over rule the commission and get Tyson DQ'ed instantly. And then when Tyson tried make an excuse he said straight to Tyson's face "Bull****". Which i thought was quite brave after what Tyson had just done. He definitely was a take charge type of guy i remember Larry Holmes saying Mills Lane was his favourite referee.
     
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  7. split_decision

    split_decision Electronic information tampers with your soul Full Member

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    I have to be honest I thought he died years ago
    good ref
    RIP
     
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  8. BrainyBoxer

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    Absolute legend. RIP.
     
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  9. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The best. Lets get it on
     
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  10. JabbaTheGut

    JabbaTheGut Active Member Full Member

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    RIP
     
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  11. GGGfans

    GGGfans Active Member Full Member

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    I appreciated his severity when a boxer abused clinches like Bruno here:
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    With him Klitschko vs Povetkin would not have been possible.


    Fun fact, there was a double KD from the last fight of his refereeing career:
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    It's extremely rare.
     
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  12. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    RIP Mills!

    Old school guy
     
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  13. Sandman_

    Sandman_ Undisputed Full Member

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    If you think it wasn't possible with him refereeing, try watching the Pernell Whitaker v Azumah Nelson fight.
     
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  14. ChiefGego

    ChiefGego Active Member Full Member

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    Bit tonedeaf but alright
     
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  15. Sandman_

    Sandman_ Undisputed Full Member

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    Not the place to express it I agree but it's what I remember him for. Two different fights, two completely different set of rules based on nothing more than the nationality of the fighters involved. I do appreciate that he was a highly regarded & respected referee who loved the sport as we all do. RIP Mills Lane.
     
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