I have not heard anything on his condition since he had a stroke a few years back.How is he doing.
2006-08-26 16:09:21 · 5 answers · asked by basque girl 4 in Sports ➔ Boxing
ESPN2 just did a story on him on Friday Night Fights check it out
At the end of course they had him say his famous words "Lets get it on!"
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2556557
here is a clip that answers your question but whole article is interesting if you wish to read it.
He remained in the public eye, primarily through his TV show, until March 31, 2002, when, alone in his Reno home, he suffered a debilitating stroke. Since then, he has stayed largely out of view, seeking comfort in the company of wife Kaye and sons Terry and Tommy -- although, as befits the former Marine, he has not given up fighting his condition, even to the extent of pursuing some groundbreaking therapy in Ukraine.
"He is paralyzed on the right side" Knighton said. "The stroke did affect his speech. He communicates with his family, but not like he's able to hold extended conversations. He and his family have found a way to make it work. Like one of the kids said, it's pretty much always been just the four of them, and it still is pretty much just the four of them."
But, Knighton said, Lane still gets out and plays poker several times a week, and he continues to follow boxing avidly:
"He has an extensive boxing videotape library. He watches a lot of boxing. His schedule normally has him in bed before the fights are on, but his son will record it for him, and he'll watch it the next day."
Like most people who have spent time in Lane's orbit, Knighton came away overwhelmed by the former referee's inner strength and fighting spirit: "He is a really different kind of guy. If he hadn't been the same guy, if he hadn't had the principles that he has, I don't think he would have come through the other side as strong as he has."
"You just don't see people like him anymore," Goodman said. "It isn't that boxing's changed or anything, it's just that people like him really don't come around very often."
Lane was, said his wife, extremely happy with the ESPN crew's approach and attention.
"I think he was worried people had forgotten about him," she was quoted as saying in the Reno Gazette-Journal.
No danger of that, said Kizer.
"It seems that every other week," he said, "at just about every fight, someone is coming up to me and asking, 'How's Mills? Any news on how Mills is doing?'"
2006-08-27 10:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by mrraraavis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He now lives in New York City with his wife and two sons, in The Dakota Building. Lane suffered a debilitating stroke in 2002 which left him partially paralyzed. He still has a great deal of difficulty speaking.
2006-08-26 23:33:40 · answer #2 · answered by iksezor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard about his condition since the stroke. I always thought that he was an outstanding referee and a good man.
2006-08-27 02:32:35 · answer #3 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the best referee in boxing. Hopes and best wishes to him.
Btw who are the top refs now?
Anyone know the answer, pls IM me.
2006-08-27 05:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a great, even-handed no-nonsense referee.
2006-08-26 23:18:01 · answer #5 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋