LondonRingRules Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Didn't see that many fights, but he was always on top of the action and willing to let a hurt fighter fight his way out of trouble if possible. Only one fight I saw where he clearly favored the home fighter who was fighting a foreign fighter, but I don't remember it, so R.I.P... https://fightnews.com/famed-referee-steve-smoger-passes/142138 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) He did a great job with Pavlik vs Taylor and also Trinidad vs Hopkins. May he RIP Edited December 20, 2022 by selij 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Sad to hear that Steve passed away yesterday. I met him on several occasions at the fights, and he was always friendly. He'll be missed. R.I.P. Double S. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 --- What's going on here? 'Rasslin' converted to boxing? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nymb242 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Ah, he was one of the best. Perhaps criticized for letting fights go on too long, but he was the ref in some of the all-time great high-punch-output fights. Sad to hear he passed. R.I.P. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 Rest in Peace, Steve. He let the fights continue. Far too many early stoppages in boxing but not on Steve's watch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Female Money Mayweather Fan Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Rest in Peace Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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