Third Man in the Ring 33 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories.
- Dulles : Potomac Books Incorporated, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (244 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 PHIL AUSTIN; 2 RUDY BATTLE; 3 KENNY BAYLESS; 4 ROBERT BYRD; 5 FRANK CAPPUCCINO; 6 EDDIE COTTON; 7 VIC DRAKULICH; 8 BENJY ESTEVES; 9 HOWARD JOHN FOSTER; 10 FRANK GARZA; 11 WAYNE KELLY; 12 MILLS LANE; 13 SPARKLE LEE; 14 JOHN McCARTHY; 15 BRUCE MCTAVISH; 16 DENNY NELSON; 17 MARK NELSON; 18 RANDY NEUMANN; 19 JOHN O'BRIEN; 20 LUIS PABON; 21 CARLOS PADILLA; 22 PETE PODGORSKI; 23 ROBERTO RAMIREZ; 24 RAFAEL RAMOS; 25 JACK REISS; 26 CELESTINO RUIZ; 27 PAT RUSSELL; 28 GERALD SCOTT; 29 STEVE SMOGER; 30 RICHARD STEELE; 31 MICKEY VANN. 32 TONY WEEKS33 SAM WILLIAMS; About the Authors.
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, Larr.