Mills Lane

IBHoF Bio

Name: Mills Lane
Hometown: Reno, Nevada, USA
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia, USA
Died: 2022-12-06 (Age:85)
Stance: Southpaw
Promoter: Record
Judge: Record
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Mills Lane Gallery
• Famous for his trademark phrase, "Let's get it on!"
• 1960 NCAA Welterweight Champion at the University of Nevada at Reno. Compiled an amateur record of 45-4.
• Served as Chief Deputy Sheriff and District Attorney for Nevada's Washoe County, and was twice elected District Court Judge there before retiring in 1998.
• 1997 winner of the James J. Walker Memorial Award
• Served as referee for over 100 World Title fights
• In 2002, Lane suffered a stroke that left his right side paralysed and made him virtually unable to speak. [1]

Notable Bouts

1998

• Thomas Hearns vs. Jay Snyder - The final bout of Lane's career
• Bernard Hopkins vs. Robert Allen (1st meeting) for the IBF Middleweight Title - Was ruled a no contest after Hopkins fell out of the ring as Lane attempted to separate the two fighters.

1997

• Lennox Lewis vs. Henry Akinwande for the WBC Heavyweight Title - Akinwande was disqualified for repeated holding.
• Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting) for the WBA Heavyweight Title - Tyson was disqualified for twice biting the ear of Holyfield.
• Junior Jones vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting) for the WBO Super Bantamweight Title
• Pernell Whitaker vs. Oscar De La Hoya for the WBC Welterweight Title
• Lennox Lewis vs. Oliver McCall (2nd meeting) for the WBC Heavyweight Title - The bout was stopped as a distraught McCall refused to fight and began crying in the ring.

1996

• Michael Moorer vs. Francois Botha for the IBF Heavyweight Title
• Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson (2nd meeting) for the WBC Heavyweight Title
• Tommy Morrison vs. Lennox Lewis for the IBC Heavyweight Title

1995

• James Toney vs. Ernest Mateen for the WBU Light Heavyweight Title - Mateen was disqualified for repeated fouls
• Mike Tyson vs. Peter McNeeley - Was Tyson's return bout after serving a four-year prison sentence. McNeeley was disqualified when his corner entered the ring

1994

• Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor (2nd meeting) for the WBC Light Welterweight Title
• Evander Holyfield vs. Michael Moorer (1st meeting) for the WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles

1993

• Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield (2nd meeting) for the WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles - Fight was suspended for 21 minutes during the 7th round, when a prank parachutist (James Miller) with a large fan strapped to his back crashed onto the ring apron.
• Tommy Morrison vs. George Foreman for the WBO Heavyweight Title
• Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan (1st meeting) for the WBC Middleweight Title - The Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year
• Michael Carbajal vs. Humberto Gonzalez (1st meeting) for the WBC and IBF Light Flyweight Titles - The Ring Magazine Fight of the Year

1992

• Evander Holyfield vs. Larry Holmes for the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles
• Terry Norris vs. Meldrick Taylor for the WBC Super Welterweight Titles
• Greg Haugen vs. Ray Mancini for the NABF Light Welterweight Title
• Thomas Hearns vs. Iran Barkley (2nd meeting) for the WBA World Light Heavyweight Title

1991

• Evander Holyfield vs. Bert Cooper for the WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles
• Mike Tyson vs. Donovan Ruddock (2nd meeting)
• Virgil Hill vs. Thomas Hearns for the WBA World Light Heavyweight Title

1990

• James (Buster) Douglas vs. Evander Holyfield for the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles
• Pernell Whitaker vs. Azumah Nelson for the WBC and IBF Lightweight Titles

1989

• Hector Camacho vs. Ray Mancini for the WBO Light Welterweight Title

1988

• Marlon Starling vs. Mark Breland (2nd meeting) for the WBA World Welterweight Title - Bout ended in a draw
• Evander Holyfield vs. Carlos De Leon for the WBA, WBC and IBF Cruiserweight Titles - Following the bout, Holyfield moved up to the heavyweight division

1987

• Thomas Hearns vs. Juan Domingo Roldan for the WBC Middleweight Title - Hearns made history winning his fourth world title in four different weight divisions
• Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker for the WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles - With the win, Tyson became the undisputed heavyweight champion.
• Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks (2nd meeting) for the IBF Heavyweight Title
• Mike Tyson vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith for the WBC and WBA Heavyweight Titles. Smith was deducted two points in the bout for excessive clinching.
• Marvin Hagler vs. John Mugabi for the WBC, WBA and IBF Middleweight Titles

1986

• Trevor Berbick vs. Mike Tyson for the WBC heavyweight Title - At age 20, Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion ever

1985

• Livingstone Bramble vs. Ray Mancini (2nd meeting) for the WBA Lightweight Title

1982

• Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney for the WBC Heavyweight Title

1978

• Ken Norton vs. Larry Holmes for the WBC Heavyweight Title

1972

• Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster for the NABF Heavyweight Title

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