Download or read book Third Man in the Ring written by Mike Fitzgerald and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Officiating a professional boxing match can be a thankless job. When a match goes well, no one focuses on the referee. But when a controversy arises, everyone remembers the man who made the call. Third Man in the Ring explores the lives of thirty-three officials as they discuss what goes on inside the ropes and recount the disputes and clashes that have occurred when they worked at home and abroad. The referees share stories from the high-profile fights they worked, with such superstars as Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, and Julio Cesar Chavez. Readers will hear from Rudy Battle, the first ref to officiate a title fight in an Eastern bloc country, and about Mills Lane, the third man during the infamous Mike Tyson/Evander Holyfield ear-biting match. Several officials reveal memorable moments such as arbitrating contests in nations experiencing civil unrest. One referee admits fearing for his life after disqualifying a hometown hero in front of a packed stadium, while another recalls his experience officiating in communist North Korea. MMA legend Big John McCarthy describes from his experience the differences between officiating a boxing contest in a traditional ring versus the increasingly popular mixed martial arts (MMA) events held in a cage. Readers will also hear stories from refs who have gone Hollywood, consulting on film sets alongside such legends as Sylvester Stallone. An old boxing adage states, The best referees are the ones no one knows are there. Third Man in the Ring sheds much-needed light on these hardworking officials and their stories.
Download or read book Thirty Years a Boxing Referee written by Eugene Corri and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Refereeing 1000 Fights Reminiscences of Boxing written by Eugene Corri and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1915, this is a memoir of Eugene Corri's career as a boxing referee. He refereed all the top fights of the day and speaks at length of both the fights themselves and the boxers who fought them, all of whom he knew well. Well-illustrated with black and white photographs, this is a fascinating glimpse into a vanished era. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents include: The Lucky-Tub of Memory; The Carpentier; Gunboat Smith Fight; Barbardier Wells, with a Word or Two about Carpentier; Robert Fitzsimmons; Willie Ritchie and Freddy Welsh; Matt Wells, Sereant Basham,and Johnny Summers; Wilde The Wizard; Some Boxing Storeys; More Boxing Storeys; Boxing in the War.
Download or read book Boxing Referee written by Zeke Crandall and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December the 2nd 1896 a Heavyweight Championship fight was held in downtown San Francisco at the Mechanics Pavilion. A building that was destroyed by a 8.0 level earthquake that destroyed most of the city of San Francisco, California in 1906. But just ten short years earlier it was the site of one of the most incredible boxing match's in the history of the fight game. What made this fight so unique was for two reasons, first Bob "Ruby" Fitzsimmons the number one contender when Champion Gentleman Jim Corbett retired was handed the championship belt and was making his first title defense against an unranked fighter, Tom "Sailor" Sharkey, who was a popular west coast pugilist. Tom "Sailor" Sharkey was given a shot at the title because he plummeted the prior champion, Jim Corbett around the ring for four rounds before the fight was stopped, because professional boxing was against the California State Law at that time. The second and most important factor was the choice of Wyatt Earp, the famous retired lawman and hero of the gunfight at the OK corral was named to be the referee, who at that time was also the judge. In this book the author goes into great detail the circumstances surrounding this incredible fight, a brief history of each participant and the fight itself. It is another amazing story in the life of Wyatt Earp.
Download or read book Inside the Ropes written by Arthur Mercante and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside stories of some of the greatest prizefights of all time, including Floyd Patterson–Ingemar Johansson II, Joe Frazier–George Foreman I, and The Fight of the Century: Muhammad Ali–Joe Frazier I. Referee and elder statesman of boxing Arthur Mercante gives behind-the-scenes glimpses into his world and into the lives and careers of the greatest boxers of all time. Mercante has officiated more championship fights than any other referee, and his blow-by-blow accounts are peppered with grit and telling details.
Download or read book Boxing Referee and Judge Quick Guide for Beginners written by Christopher Jason Young and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is a useful tool for up and coming boxing referees and judges. It gives useful tips, practices, and advice on what is needed to be an efficient boxing official. Learn from the greats of yesterday and today.
Download or read book Let s Get it on written by Mills Lane and published by Crown. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boxing's most famous referee--the man who disqualified Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield--who is also Nevada's most outspoken District Court Judge, issues a provocative call to arms to reclaim boxing from the greedy, thuggish behavior of its promoters and athletes and reclaim our streets from criminals.
Download or read book The Night the Referee Hit Back written by Mike Silver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-06-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of award-winning boxing journalist Mike Silver’s best articles from the past 40 years features a colorful mix of hard-hitting exposes and light-hearted stories that include legendary boxers such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, and more. The boxing world has witnessed some spectacular and iconic moments, from the “Thrilla in Manila” to the last encounter between Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta. In The Night the Referee Hit Back: Memorable Moments from the World of Boxing, award-winning boxing journalist Mike Silver looks back at some of boxing’s most legendary fights, talks with Hall of Famers Archie Moore, Carlos Ortiz, Emile Griffith and Curtis Cokes, and analyzes the changes that have taken place in boxing since the Golden Age. This collection, drawn from the author’s best articles from the past 40 years, are a colorful mix of hard-hitting exposes, interviews, and light-hearted stories featuring boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, and Muhammad Ali. Mike Silver captures the essence, charisma, tragedy, and romance of boxing like no one else. Featuring numerous historical and iconic photographs, The Night the Referee Hit Back is a fascinating and valuable collection for boxing fans and sports historians alike.
Download or read book Give Me A Ring written by Mickey Vann and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Micky Vann is one of the world's top boxing referees. He has been involved in more than 350 championship fights, over 100 of which were world title fights. Outspoken and brutally honest, his hard-hitting views have often found him at the centre of controversy. The biggest night of his career - the 'Battle of Britain' world heavyweight clash between Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis - saw him on the mat for a four-letter outburst broadcast across the world. Vann is the son of showman Hal Denver and the grandson of The Silver King, who included the Elephant Man in his sideshows. In Give Me A Ring, he pulls no punches as he reveals the truth about his unusual childhood, spent between a Dickensian foster home and the circus; the bribe he was accused of taking from Don King; and the sleazy side of the fight game. Give Me A Ring covers Vann's professional career in all it's glory, from his time as a journeyman pro fighter to the fame he has found as a star-grade referee. in this frank and often hilarious autobiography, Vann candidly comments on personalities such as Lennox Lewis, Prince Naseem Hamed, Nigel Benn, Don King, Barry McGuigan and Frank Bruno. He gives his views on the game's rackets and its future. Give Me A Ring is a compelling read, sure to be a revelation to the boxing world and its followers
Download or read book The Regulation of Boxing written by Robert G. Rodriguez and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first nationwide study of boxing regulations in the United States offers an historical overview of the subject, from the earliest attempts at regulating the sport to present-day legislation that may create a national boxing commission. It examines the disparity of regulations among states, as well as the reasons for some of these differences. The work features interviews with boxing officials, analysts and boxers, and includes the results of a national survey of state athletic commission personnel. In-depth case studies of boxing regulations in Nevada and Kansas provide a close look at different states' methods, and Argentina's centralized system of regulation is presented as a comparison to the U.S. approach.
Download or read book Sports Facts and Realities of a Boxing Referee written by J Guadalupe García and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the International Referee of the World Boxing Council, J. Guadalupe Garcia Gonzalez, will tell us some of his stories in his journey around the world, refereeing world championship bouts. He will also tell us from his particular point of view about the fights he attended as a Boxing Referee. There, we will be able to understand in a better way, the reason of the decisions that we watch from the television and that at times we are unable to understand. This work is really innovative, because it will lead us to have the point of view of the only person who is on the boxing ring during the fights, plus the boxers standing. Throughout the book, the author tells us all the stories that happen when someone travels around the world. He mentions the care and precautions that must be taken to go to referee in other countries and the need to consider certain issues that can solve many problems. At the same time, Lupe Garcia gives some important tips on the correct processes and procedures that a referee must follow during the course of the fights and in the face of eventualities of difficult decisions, thus contributing to the training of future international boxing referees, who can use the vast experience of the author in this work, which he offers us in a straight and kind way. In turn, some contributors to the book, show the importance of academic training for professionals who want to devote themselves to professional boxing, as multiple aspects of medical nature are of vital importance in their knowledge to safeguard the physical integrity of the fighters.
Download or read book Hearings on H R 1689 to Create an American Boxing Corporation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Labor Standards and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I am the Referee written by Mark Heffernan and published by Vivlia Limited. This book was released on 2016-12-21 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From a Poor Black kid off a rough White estate....to the 'Richest Prize in Sport' the Heavyweight Championship of the World" Read my incredible journey in I am the Referee!!"Being cheated out of their dream would destroy most people. Not Ian John-Lewis...He used the hurt and pain of this to propel himself to not just become one of the Worlds best referees but one of the most respected men in boxing today.The only Black boy in his school and growing up in the sixties, wasn't the easiest start, but his character ensured he overcame any disadvantage life would throw at him. Ian had to earn respect, and has earned it, by being true to himself and fair to all....whatever the consequences.From the inmates he has locked up, the boxers he fought and refereed, to the business men and promoters in boxing, no one has a bad word to say about Ian John-Lewis.He is the Championship Contender cheated out of his shot, the man who has refereed the oldest boxing World Champion and one of only five British referees to be the 'Invisible Man' at the Heavyweight Championship of the World.HE IS A FAIR MANHE IS IAN JOHN-LEWISHE IS THE REFEREE.
Download or read book Corruption in Professional Boxing written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Boxing Referee written by Norman Clark and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Third Man in the Ring written by Ruby Goldstein and published by New York : Funk & Wagnalls. This book was released on 1959 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Death of Professional Boxing written by Roger Yanez and published by Latino Book Publisher. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Death of Professional Boxing, long-time professional referee Roger Yanez analyzes the reasons why boxing lacks the fan base other sports enjoy, and why boxers are some of the lowest-paid professional athletes. Although Yanez --who refereed more than 3,000 professional bouts in his career spanning four decades-- makes a sharp criticism of the factors that have sent boxing to a defunct state, the minor administrative changes he's been proposing for decades seek to bring boxing to the high audience and revenue levels as other professional sports. Yanez believes that the most important measure to resurrect boxing resides in the way professional fights are scored. His book presents a proven method that, if implemented, will bring respect to the boxing fans, credibility to the sport, and ultimately make boxing the biggest winner.
