Mills Lane

Mills Lane
Data
Birth Name	Mills Lane
Weight class	Welterweight
nationality	US-american
birthday	November 12, 1937
place of birth	Combalee
style	Legal display
Combat Statistics
Struggles	11
Victories	10
Knockout victories	6th
Defeats	1
Profile in the BoxRec database

Mills Lane (born November 12, 1937 in Combalee , South Carolina ) is an American lawyer , referee and a " Celebrity Deathmatch " figure.

Lane comes from a well-known Georgia family . His father owned the first National Bank of Atlanta , which is based in Savannah . Lane, however, had other interests, which is why he joined the United States Marine Corps in 1956 . During his time with the Marines he became a boxer (southpaw) and was soon well known in the East as a welterweight champ . After leaving the Marines, he enrolled at the University of Nevada at Reno and became the NCAA boxing champion.

During his college days, he became a professional boxer. He said he ended his professional career because he knew he would never beat Emile Griffith .

Lane graduated from UNR with a business degree in 1963 and enrolled a few years later at the University of Utah to attend law school. He graduated as a lawyer and later became the district attorney for the Washoe County District in Reno. In 1979 he became the deputy chief of police. It was the same year he was the first time referee in a World Championship boxing match when Vito Antuofermo defended his world middleweight title in 15 rounds against Marvin Hagler . Lane subsequently took part in over 100 world championship fights as a referee.

In 1982 he coined the saying Let's get it on !! which later became his default announcement. He used it first during the instructions before Larry Holmes' fight against Gerry Cooney in the World Heavyweight Championship.

Lane's name became known across the United States on the night of 1997 when he led the rematch between world boxing heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield and challenger Mike Tyson . After Tyson bit Holyfield twice, Lane disqualified him. His shirt was stained with blood and he sold it to a memorabilia collector that night for a large sum of money. In 1998 his show Judge Mills Lane made its debut on national television, where it lasted until 2001. In addition, the producers of the applied MTV telecast Celebrity Deathmatch at him with the aim of integrating his person and his voice in her mission as referee. Lane accepted the offer and became well known on MTV.

Soon after, Lane retired from boxing as a referee. Today he lives in New York with his wife and two sons in the Dakota Building . In 2002 Lane suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. Because of this, he still has difficulty speaking. His adopted home of Reno, Nevada, celebrated it on December 27, 2004, proclaiming it Mills Lane Day. That day Lane made his first public appearance in years, with the dedication of a new courthouse, which will bear his name when completed.

Web links

• Mills Lane in the BoxRec database
• As referee led fights (English)
• Mills Lane in the Internet Movie Database (English)