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The boxing referee and district court judge offers a behind-the-scenes look at the questionable practices of the game's athletes, promoters, and trainers.
Rezensionen (4)
Publisher's Weekly-Rezension
Lane came to national attention as the referee of the fight in which Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear and was disqualified, but he had been the third man in the ring for two decades before that. Writing with Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Smith, he reviews his life as the scion of a wealthy South Carolina farmer, a reluctant private school student, a wildly enthusiastic member of the Marine Corps, a prize-winning boxer, a district attorney and a district court judge, a position he still holds. His autobiography is a strange mixture of convincing advice to adhere to all the old maxims of self-reliance, honesty and respect for others, as he laments the current state of the judicial system, the family and professional boxingÄall this mixed with his near-worship of the Marines. A few observations are so exaggerated as to border on the hysterical (the banning of intercollegiate boxing by the NCAA was "a sad day for mankind," while those who oppose professional boxing are "mentally challenged"). There are reminiscences of great fights where he officiated and boxers he has known, especially Muhammad Ali, a great favorite. An interesting memoir for boxing fans. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus-Rezension
Known to non-boxing fans as the fight official who witnessed Mike Tyson make a meal of Evander Holyfield's ear, Lane has also made quite an impression outside the squared circle as a pugilistic district judge in that law-and-order mecca, Nevada. Here he takes his trademark phrase, ``let's get it on,'' sincerelyand some would say disconcertinglyto heart. Lane holds forth on a variety of topics, including affirmative action, parenting, race relations, individual responsibility, boxing, and, in light of his forthcoming syndicated television program, celebrity. A former marine, Mills applies what he learned as a raw recruit to virtually every facet of his life. In court, his tough, no-nonsense, and occasionally expedient approach to crime and especially punishment (he is outspoken in his defense of both capital punishment and the Second Amendment) earned him the sorbiquet ``Maximum Mills.'' But the real source of Mills's fame is his actions in the ring as a prize-fight ref, and thankfully, that's where he confines most of his narrative. Praised within the boxing world for his integrity, Mills delivers some devastating blows to the sport, rightly taking it to task for being run by ruthless and greedy flesh peddlers. He also comes to the defense of the unsophisticated or punch-drunk boxers on whom promoters and managers regularly prey. Oddly, Lane professes his admiration for the business acumen of the man acknowledged by most to be the worst of the breed, boxing promoter Don King. Perhaps a stand against convention is the sort of thing that endears people to this latter-day frontier legend in the first place. In his final chapter, Lane delivers a listing of his ``top ten fights'' that accomplishes in a few pages what some ring scribblers take whole volumes to do. Quite impressive. Some engaging and provocative bluster from a man who calls 'em as he sees 'em, in life, in the ring, and in the courtroom.
Booklist-Rezension
Who is the toughest guy in boxing? Evander Holyfield? Try Mills Lane, the short, bald guy who stopped the fight when Mike Tyson bit off part of Holyfield's ear. Former Marine Lane was a military boxing champion and has been a ref for 34 years, during which time he's overseen 700 fights. He's also a district judge in Nevada. In this no-punches-spared memoir, he offers no-nonsense views of boxing and the judiciary. Woe unto the criminal who blames a single-parent upbringing for his misadventures: you did it, you pay, Lane believes. Boxing appeals to him for many of the same reasons justice does: in the ring, there are no excuses. On the other hand, he detests the sycophants and hustlers who congregate outside the ropes, even going so far as to compare slippery promoter Don King to Rasputin. Readers will take away more than boxing anecdotes from this entertaining and surprisingly inspirational volume. --Wes Lukowsky
Library Journal-Rezension
Ex-Marine Lane lives by some admirable laws: He will not wear platform shoes, a three-piece suit, or a toupee. He also carries a snub-nose .38 and thrives on maintaining order. As the world's best-known boxing referee (with nearly 100 world championship bouts to his credit) and a widely feared Reno district court judge known as "Maximum Mills," he applies to defendants, heavyweights, and ham attorneys an honorable personal code he claims he learned in the ring. This contrasting irony keeps the reader slogging eagerly through Lane's family struggles and "Get Tough" legal prescriptions (he is the anti-Ito), hoping he segues to the great Hagler-Mugabi or Holmes-Norton matches or the less-great night of June 28, 1997, when he disqualified Mike Tyson for biting. "[Boxing is] about self-respect and self-control," Lane believes, "discipline of the mind, body, and spirit." His recommendations for the morally swampy boxing world make for the book's more insightful passages. This entertaining sports memoir wrapped in a legal tell-all shows that the bench may be Lane's pulpit, but boxing is his deep, strange love. Recommended for public library sports collections.Nathan Ward, "Library Journal" (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.