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Does the UK still produce top quality refs? I was trying to think of the last time one was appointed for a 'super fight'

Victor Laughlin, Paisley Scotland. Top ref in my opinion, calls it as he sees it, no bias.

the best ref i have seen in a very long time is a man by the name of garry bedford. he ref,s at the circus tavern on the unlicance shows. i wouldn,t normaly talk about them shows but he is spot on and very professional in his approach to the bouts . people have said he should apply to be a pro ref because in my apinion he would give any ref in britian a run for there money

Howard Foster and John Keane are the best we have.

Old bones Ian wrote:Does the UK still produce top quality refs? I was trying to think of the last time one was appointed for a 'super fight'

I think thats because the Americans only allow their refs to referee but allow outside judges. British refs usually get the big fights over here though. refs like Parris, Vann, O'Conner, Foster, Davies. I think Ian John is doing well too.

On this subject, does anyone know if Michael Alexander, the ref from Doncaster, is the same kid who did ok for a spell at Middleweight ?

1southpaw wrote:the best ref i have seen in a very long time is a man by the name of garry bedford. he ref,s at the circus tavern on the unlicance shows. i wouldn,t normaly talk about them shows but he is spot on and very professional in his approach to the bouts . people have said he should apply to be a pro ref because in my apinion he would give any ref in britian a run for there money

deffo.... did he used to be a trainer as well?

do you get to the tavern a lot mate?

Lee Cook is good and so is Ian John Lewis

Now Paul Thomas hs retired the anwser has to be yes!

i wish Ian John Lewis would stop with the shouting all the time. He's a good ref, times his breaks and stoppages well. Which is the main thing. But he does seem to like being vocal

no one will ever top Roland Dakin

twenty six wrote:On this subject, does anyone know if Michael Alexander, the ref from Doncaster, is the same kid who did ok for a spell at Middleweight ?

Yes its the same guy

twenty six wrote:On this subject, does anyone know if Michael Alexander, the ref from Doncaster, is the same kid who did ok for a spell at Middleweight ?

Yeah thats him

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

1southpaw wrote:the best ref i have seen in a very long time is a man by the name of garry bedford. he ref,s at the circus tavern on the unlicance shows. i wouldn,t normaly talk about them shows but he is spot on and very professional in his approach to the bouts . people have said he should apply to be a pro ref because in my apinion he would give any ref in britian a run for there money

deffo.... did he used to be a trainer as well?

do you get to the tavern a lot mate?

i think he trains dominc negus over walthamstow way i aint been for a while since micky steeds stopped boxing down there might go if mark potter and negus box each other it's the only fight worth going to see

4000th post lol

1southpaw wrote:

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

1southpaw wrote:the best ref i have seen in a very long time is a man by the name of garry bedford. he ref,s at the circus tavern on the unlicance shows. i wouldn,t normaly talk about them shows but he is spot on and very professional in his approach to the bouts . people have said he should apply to be a pro ref because in my apinion he would give any ref in britian a run for there money

deffo.... did he used to be a trainer as well?

do you get to the tavern a lot mate?

i think he trains dominc negus over walthamstow way i aint been for a while since micky steeds stopped boxing down there might go if mark potter and negus box each other it's the only fight worth going to see

Saw dominic doing security at Goresbrook.... i know there is a shpw coming up, negus and potter are on it but against eachother i dont know...

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

1southpaw wrote:

~ MIKEE ~ wrote: deffo.... did he used to be a trainer as well?

do you get to the tavern a lot mate?

i think he trains dominc negus over walthamstow way i aint been for a while since micky steeds stopped boxing down there might go if mark potter and negus box each other it's the only fight worth going to see

Saw dominic doing security at Goresbrook.... i know there is a shpw coming up, negus and potter are on it but against eachother i dont know...

if i hear anything ill pm you

1southpaw wrote:

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

1southpaw wrote: i think he trains dominc negus over walthamstow way i aint been for a while since micky steeds stopped boxing down there might go if mark potter and negus box each other it's the only fight worth going to see

Saw dominic doing security at Goresbrook.... i know there is a shpw coming up, negus and potter are on it but against eachother i dont know...

if i hear anything ill pm you

top man.... we'll make a night out of it. did you ever see Shane Stanton down there fighting?

~ MIKEE ~ wrote:

1southpaw wrote:

~ MIKEE ~ wrote: Saw dominic doing security at Goresbrook.... i know there is a shpw coming up, negus and potter are on it but against eachother i dont know...

if i hear anything ill pm you

top man.... we'll make a night out of it. did you ever see Shane Stanton down there fighting?

the only time i see him box was at york hall i think it was his last fight i helped do a fellas corner that night and he was on first dont know who he boxed though