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Title: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Darren Avey on December 06, 2022, 11:49:03 AM
https://nypost.com/2022/12/06/mills-lane-legendary-boxing-referee-dead-at-85/
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Gym Rat on December 06, 2022, 12:08:56 PM
Great ref!

RIP
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: wes on December 06, 2022, 12:26:57 PM
One of the best refs ever.

RIP
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Matt on December 06, 2022, 12:45:17 PM
So Mills Lane had only had his 49th birthday, ten days prior to the Trevor Berbick versus Mike Tyson fight.

It's sort of cool when someone who always looked old is still alive. Although lately, some of passed away.

Mills looked older than he was at 49, but didn't age much since then.

Now is as good a time as any to revisit the Berbick VS. Tyson fight. As far as the "eye test" goes, no one boxes better than Tyson, IMO. And Mills was an excellent ref.

RIP Mills Lane.

Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: SOMEPARTS on December 06, 2022, 02:16:07 PM
Mills was a cool dude. Good life even through adversity at the end. RIP
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: BB on December 06, 2022, 02:44:35 PM
Sad, I'd check every once and a while for any news about him. Good person, great ref for high action fights.
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Darren Avey on December 06, 2022, 02:49:30 PM
Also reffed the ear bite fight
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Matt on December 06, 2022, 03:28:27 PM
Also reffed the ear bite fight

Was that his decision to let it continue after the first ear was bitten? Lol.
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: GymnJuice on December 06, 2022, 03:35:29 PM
I thought of all those daytime TV lawyer shows his was the best.
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: honest on December 06, 2022, 04:13:43 PM
RIP great ref.
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: johnny1 on December 06, 2022, 05:18:22 PM
Awesome Ref no bullshit style helped he was a former fighter himself way back in his earlier days
Had his own unique style of Reffing and respected bye most the top Tier fighters of the generation

RIP Mr Lane ✊
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: johnny1 on December 06, 2022, 05:53:05 PM
Fighter
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: beakdoctor on December 06, 2022, 09:59:51 PM
Awesome Ref no bullshit style helped he was a former fighter himself way back in his earlier days
Had his own unique style of Reffing and respected bye most the top Tier fighters of the generation

RIP Mr Lane ✊

He definitely refereed some unusual fights. Tge bite, Oliver McCalls breakdown.

He commanded respect. But was always compassionate.  I remember when Roger Mayweather was knocked out cold by an unheralded Columbian puncher named Raphael Pineda. Roger was sitting down afterwards wondering wtf happened and Mills walked up to him put his hand on his shoulder and told him 'he got you right on the button Rog.' The way he said it always stuck with me. Good ref and a good man.

RIP
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: hench on December 06, 2022, 11:58:15 PM
I always thought he looked slightly younger in celebrity death match, like he'd had work done.
Rip.
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 07, 2022, 12:41:35 AM
Best boxing ref ever! RIP
Title: Re: Mills Lane "Let's get it on!" RIP
Post by: falco on December 07, 2022, 01:45:46 AM
RIP! Great referee.