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  Boxing Stock Footage and Video Royalty Free By Wrightwood Labs
We start with a frame of boxing fans observing a match cuts to the end of a women's boxing match with the referee raising the hand of the victor and the boxers hugging each other.
Referee before bell rings at boxing match and boxers coming out to meet in center of ring after bell rings.
Referees and boxers in ring declaring a winner in an armed forces boxing match.
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  Summer Olympics 2000 Referee mars what could have been gold
Olympic boxing officials apparently agreed, although their idea of how to take care of the problem was a bit odd.
Kirsanov was suspended from refereeing for four years for his inaction in the ring, but the decision was not overturned.
Boxing was on the ropes as an Olympic sport after the Jones scandal, and at least one International Olympic Committee member who watched Sunday's fight was outraged.
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 The History of Boxing
Boxing, often called "the manly art of self-defense," is a sport in which two competitors try to hit each other with their glove-encased fists while trying to avoid each other's blows.
In all boxing, however, winners are determined either by a decision of the judges (who keep points or round victors on a scorecard as the fight progresses), the referee, or both.
The boxing ring is actually a square, 12 to 20 ft (3.7 to 6.1 m) on each side and enclosed on each side by three or four ropes.
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 Referee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The referee is assisted by two assistant referees, and sometimes by a fourth official.
The international styles of amateur wrestling use a three-official system in which a referee conducts the action in the center of the mat while a judge and a mat chairman remain seated and evaluate the action from their stationary vantage points.
Collegiate wrestling uses a single referee in the center of the mat, or a head referee and an assistant.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Referee   (796 words)

  
 Boxing and Wrestling Commission_230_090
At all boxing events each timekeeper, referee, judge, ringside physician, and inspectors assigned by the Director to be in attendance thereat, shall be paid such fee as the Superintendent shall order, in accordance with the schedule set forth in these administrative rules.
Any licensed boxing referee shall b e admitted to any boxing show, and any licensed wrestling referee shall be admitted to any wrestling show in the state on presentation of a referee's license card.
Boxing and wrestling referees, seconds and judges may be required to hold an active CPR card.
arcweb.sos.state.or.us /rules/OARS_200/OAR_230/230_090.html   (767 words)

  
 World Boxing Association
Additionally, a Referee's basic duties are to enforce the rules fairly, maintain control of the bout and to interpret the rules insofar as to their applicability to the action.
Referees are reminded that the WBA rule regarding accidental headbutts that produce a cut dictate that the Referee will instruct the Judges to deduct one point from the unhurt boxer.
Referees are strongly advised to review this rule closely and follow the exact procedure to assure that not only the bout officials know their decision, but that no boxer gains an unfair advantage.
www.wbaonline.com /officials/refereemanual.htm   (6170 words)

  
 UT Admin Code R151-33. Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission Act Rule.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If after proper warning, the referee determines the contestant is continuing to stall or pull his punches, the referee shall stop the bout at the end of the round.
If on the count of eight the boxing contestant, in the referee's opinion, is unable to continue, the referee may count him out on his feet or stop the contest on the count of eight.
A boxing contestant who fails to secure an examination prior to resuming boxing shall be automatically suspended until the results of the examination have been received by the Commission and the contestant is certified by a physician as fit to compete.
www.rules.utah.gov /publicat/code/r151/r151-33.htm   (9891 words)

  
 Boxing Posters & Fight Pictures Fight Posters Muhammad Ali
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on the verge of being seriously injured),the referee stops the and counts to 8 so that he may determine if the boxer is able to continue.
Cut Man:The guy in the corner whose job it is to stop the bleeding of cuts(caused by head-butts,glove laces,or a good hard punch)or staunch the flow of blood from the nose;they use q-tips dipped in coagulant and vaseline.
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 If You Think You Have Too Many Friends.. Become A Boxing Referee!
The main job of a referee is to take care of the fighters’ health but he also has to let fighters try as long as they are capable of.
Of course the referee should be in command but when he is the most visible man in the ring, then there is something wrong.
These are the referees who settle to the meticulous category for one fighter and to the nonchalant for the other.
www.eastsideboxing.com /boxing-news/janne0804.php   (1047 words)

  
 Boxing Officials
Referees are required to attend a specified number of clinics determined by the level you work.
Amateur boxing referees work on a volunteer basis only and are not paid.
To obtain a license as a professional judge, referee or timekeeper you must complete the application, submit it along with two passport size 2" X 2 1/2" photographs, and the additional requirements listed below to the Commission office, when your license is approved by the commission you will be asked to remit the license fee.
www.naso.org /BeOfficial/sportspages/boxing.html   (613 words)

  
 Boxing News :: Articles : Referee Weeks Should Have Stopped The Johnson-Chavez Fight in Time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
But it’s the referee, who’s the third person singular inside the ropes and the main responsibility must always lie with him.
It is however extremely unlikely that a super athlete as he is, Diego would have been able to inflict such an amazing comeback result, had he not be able to grab a last gasp respite like a drowning man, just about to go down for the third and final time.
Boxing writer Mike Casey examines the career of heavyweight power puncher Ron Lyle and his quest for recognition among his peers in the sport.
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 Boxing Terms — Boxing Terminology
Below is a list of boxing terminology commonly used in the boxing world.
on the verge of being seriously injured), the referee stops the fight and counts to 8 so that he may determine if the boxer is able to continue.
When the referee signals a warning the ringside judges can decide whether to give a point to the opponent.
www.docsports.com /boxing/boxing-terms.html   (1088 words)

  
 Richard Steele - Hall of Fame Referee
Richard Steele began refereeing fights in the 1970’s, and he went on to referee in 167 world title fights around the globe, more than any current or past referee.
Richard Steele also refereed the epic battles of Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor I, and the fight where Sugar Ray Leonard made his comeback after a three year lay-off in 1987 to beat Hagler.
Richard Steele has received numerous awards and recognition throughout the years, but he is particularly proud of being honored in 1999 by South Africa’s Prime Minister Nelson Mandela for his refusal to referee boxing matches there while the country was governed by the rules of apartheid.
www.steeleboxing.com /steele.htm   (470 words)

  
 Boxing News :: Articles : Local Referee is Still Fighting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He lectures students about boxing history, quizzes them on boxing's impact on civil rights in the 1900s and mesmerizes them with his boxing acumen when he hits the heavy bag, then shows them how it's done.
His career as a referee was marked with big fights at famed venues all over the world.
Harold Lederman, a longtime boxing judge and currently an HBO analyst for boxing telecasts, said Lipton's intensity and focus were noticeable.
www.boxingscene.com /index.php?m=show&id=2463   (1882 words)

  
 Congress won't be boxing's referee - Boxing - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Congress won't be boxing's referee - Boxing - MSNBC.com
Boxing has suffered from waning popularity in recent years, hurt in part by legal tussles between promoters, sanctioning bodies and the fighters themselves.
The vote against a federal commission came a day after Major League Baseball announced it was toughening its anti-steroids policy, spurred largely by the threat of federal legislation that would have been dealt more severely with players caught cheating with drugs.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/10073941   (566 words)

  
 Mills Lane - boxing referee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Mills Lane (born November 12, 1936) is a famous judge, boxing referee and Celebrity Deathmatch character.
Lane graduated as a lawyer, and later on became a prosecutor at the Washoe County district attorney's office in Reno.
That was the same year that he refereed his first world championship boxing match, when Vito Antuofermo retained the world's Middleweight championship with a 15 round draw against Marvin Hagler.
www.fameboxing.com /mills-lane.htm   (467 words)

  
 Ron Lipton: Q & A Thread - The Cyber Boxing Zone Message Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
If they’ve refereed fifty title fights, it doesn’t mean s**t to me. I want to know how they got those fifty title fights, and what really are their underpinnings in boxing.
They ignored the Eugene Williams scandal, the Steve Smoger scandal as a judge (he is still licensed) how Eddie Cotton as a prison referee got the Tyson V Lewis fight through Hazzard pushing Cotton for it in Tennessee, and the endless films of the fights handled by out of shape, old or negligent officials.
Smoger was used in the Garden often as a NJ referee while he was denied a license in both states after being kicked off the bench as a local judge.
www.cyberboxingzone.com /cbzforum/showthread.php?t=567&page=3   (4835 words)

  
 Referee (boxing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The boxing referee has many roles that encompass almost every aspect of a match.
In the past, referees even were involved in judging the fight.
Currently, the main role of the referee is to simply enforce the rules.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Referee_(boxing)   (305 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Boxing | Magee furious over referee
Belfast's Eamonn Magee has attacked the choice of referee for his showdown with WBU light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton.
Leeds official Mickey Vann has taken charge of Hatton's last six fights and Magee is incensed that he will again be the man in the middle at the MEN Arena on Saturday.
It is an unprecedented situation at any level and means Hatton will have had the same referee for all seven of his WBU title bouts.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/boxing/2014792.stm   (503 words)

  
 ESPN.com: BOXING - Cotton named referee for Tyson-Lewis fight
Tennessee officials confirmed Thursday that Cotton will be the referee for one of the biggest fights ever, charged with keeping order in the ring June 8 when Tyson fights Lewis for the heavyweight title.
Cotton isn't likely to become as well known as Mills Lane, who refereed the infamous "Bite Fight'' between Tyson and Holyfield, but his selection is a bit of a coming out party for him as a big time referee.
That was news, however, to the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, which regulates boxing in the state.
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 Boxing - Ringside and Training Principles - Boxing "Maven's" Corner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
By Michael Silver: Professional boxing is the only major sport whose athletes do not have a union, pension plan, or even a semi-respectable centralized authority to keep order.
By Tom Kaczmarek These guidelines are published for the boxing fan who loves the fight game, loves the action, but wants to become part of the action and score the fight rather than just be a spectator.
By Jose Sulaiman Chagnon The existence of boxing organizations that control boxing, which has been a matter of much discussion, is as old as boxing itself.
www.secondsout.com /Ringside/maven.cfm?ccs=358&cs=13036   (1291 words)

  
 FOX Sports - Boxing - North Korea lauds its first female boxing ref   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kim Won Hui, a 31-year-old former volleyball player, became the North's first female boxing referee in 2003 after completing an "eight-year course of boxing, refereeing and foreign language" at Korean University of Physical Education, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said.
"She, wearing referee's a uniform suitable to her slim figure, judged the matches strictly and skillfully" during recent North Korean boxing championships, KCNA said of Kim.
It was unclear when Kim first refereed a boxing match.
msn.foxsports.com /boxing/story/6174276   (372 words)

  
 Richard Steele - Hall of Fame Referee
He was a first-round draft pick of the New York Knicks in 1991 and went on to play 11 years in the NBA before moving on to a career in television.
The boxing theme, though, was not lost on the day as Richard Steele and Ken Norton entertained the audience at the luncheon with a little teasing while reliving their boxing days in the Marines.
Due to the success of their inaugural event, Nation Sports and Richard Steele Boxing have already begun plans for next year’s festivities, likely to be held in May, which is sure to be bigger and better.
www.steeleboxing.com /releases.htm   (1329 words)

  
 referee - OneLook Dictionary Search
Referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee, referee : Hickok Sports Glossaries [home, info]
Phrases that include referee: center referee, chief referee, referee decision lights, referee jingi, soccer referee, more...
Words similar to referee: ref, refereed, refereeing, reviewer, umpire, peer review, more...
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 Update - Congress May Referee Boxing -- 06/29/1999
The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, if passed, will try to guard professional boxers from some of the seedier aspects of a sport which predates the ancient Greeks and has been practiced by such men as St. Paul, Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt.
"Boxing is perhaps the oldest sport in existence dating back to the ancient Sumerians in 2600 B.C. The ancient Greeks introduced boxing to the Olympics in 688 B.C.," said Rep. Tom Bliley (R-VA), chairman of the House Commerce Committee holding the hearings.
Professional boxing has taken several hits in recent years from charges of fixed fights, promoter corruption and deaths in the ring, all of which have diminished the popularity of amateur competitions such as Golden Gloves tournaments and the Olympics.
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 Las Vegas SUN: Longtime referee Curtis dies at 79
A hard, straight left from then-World Boxing Council bantamweight champion Lupe Pintor to Jovito Rengifo's jaw made the challenger's eyes roll in his head.
Boxing referee George "Joey" Curtis died Thursday at St. Rose Dominican Hospital's Siena Campus in Henderson.
In addition to his refereeing duties, Curtis served as president of the National Veterans Boxing Association Ring 711 in Las Vegas in the 1980s.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/births/2004/may/18/516874152.html   (511 words)

  
 ESPN - Hopkins fight in jeopardy over choice of referee - Boxing
Hopkins, who has been accused by some in boxing as being paranoid about his business dealings, said he didn't know that Cortez was going to be the referee until Thursday.
There were suggestions that Cortez could trade with Tony Weeks, the referee of a lightweight fight between Juan Lazcano and Jose Luis Castillo on the card, but Ratner said that would have to be Cortez's decision.
Tyson's handlers complained the week before the fight that they hadn't been told the referee of the first fight, Mitch Halpern, would be the third man in the ring and demanded he be replaced.
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 Boxing expert describes boxing tournament as ‘successful’
VASANOC’s National Boxing Coach James Iahuat and Course Facilitator Ross Schmidt would like to thank VASANOC for their never ending assistance to ensure the smooth running of this very important programme.
James and Ross would also like to thank the boxing coaches from Port Vila, Tanna and Santo who had the determination and dedication to their chosen sport of boxing to attend these courses.
Ross Schmidt stressed that any boxing trainers who do not participate in these courses that are recognised and organised by their National Olympic Committee will only find it harder to participate in the future in the International scene of Amateur Boxing.
www.news.vu /en/sports/boxing/041107-boxing-expert.shtml   (479 words)

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