Jack Rees retires from refereeing. and end his illustrious career one day. But he has not fully stepped away from his position.
Reiss will continue to referee the competition. In the end He tries to be an ambassador for his sport. And leave it in a better place than when he started.
Reiss said the following when asked why he would no longer referee after this year: “Being a referee has never been just a job for me—it is.
Privilege and Calling For 26 years I have had the privilege of being center stage in many memorable moments alongside some of boxing’s greatest fighters. Athletes, fighters, officials have been in the sport for too long and ‘Leave yourself alone’ That’s not what I want for myself. And why should I resign? I never thought I would live beyond my 69th birthday.”
Reiss wants to leave leadership position As he turns 69 in April, he said: “After an amazing and happy journey as the third man in the ring. I have made the decision to step away from my demanding refereeing role, however, I remain enthusiastic and ready to continue supporting the sport as a high-caliber referee.”
He highlighted that over the past 12 months while officiating key fights such as Regis Prograise-Devin Haney, Emmanuel Navarrete-Denis Berinchik. And Israel Madrimov-Terrence Crawford means he can hold his head high. He explains the difference between judging and judging like this: “You have to concentrate for three minutes at a time with lots of distractions. And you have to know what you’re looking at. Behind the scenes takes a lot of work. But the physical condition didn’t work.”
From Brooklyn, New York, Reiss began boxing at a young age. He grew up with his older brother, Ricky. He often fights over the socks on his hands. Encouraged by his father, Harry took an interest in boxing, and Reese’s mother Jean always told him that his father was involved in it. But he couldn’t find any information about Reiss. Not much is known about his father because he died when Reiss was still a child. Reiss also has a younger sister, Arlene.
Reiss wants to go to a boxing gym. But the only thing he could find was Gleason’s in downtown Brooklyn.
“To go there You will have to pass through a bad neighborhood by train. And my mom said, ‘Of course not,’” Reiss said.
Reiss turned his attention to martial arts instead. After finding a local dojo run by martial artist Louis Neglia, Reiss became a fully fledged amateur kickboxer. They had a fight and his foot hurt. New Yorkers for whatever reason They went to California and never returned home.
Reiss became a firefighter for the Los Angeles Fire Department. and retired as supervisor after 31 years of service, the life lessons he learned at LAFD have shaped his perspective. This has helped to develop professional development conferences for staff. Sole Arbiter conferences are held annually.
At age 30, Reiss fought in Battle of the Badges, an amateur boxing event pitting the LA Fire Department against the LA County Sheriff’s Department. After that he realized he’d had enough and said he “got punched in the face.” He thought maybe he should stay as a boxing referee. But he didn’t know how to begin.
“I put it out there,” he said, “Ten years later I started chasing it and things started falling into place.”
First Reiss contacted the Nevada State Athletic Commission Marc Ratner, former executive officer of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. heard him leave But then asked him why he didn’t call the California commissioners. At the time, Reiss only knew about Nevada because they held the biggest fights.
He then contacted the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) to find out what it took to become a referee. At that time, many referees were getting old and retiring. And looking for new directors, the CSAC ordered a class to be created. Reiss was one of 104 people in the class. and is one of nine people who become referees or referees.
He then became the outstanding referee of the era. Many people know him from the first fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. Reiss has refereed more fights than most people have ever watched –– 1152 to be exact. In his fifth year as a referee. He began speaking at annual seminars. Sanctioning bodies such as the IBF, WBC and WBO asked him to teach at their conferences.
“I’ve always seen myself as an ambassador for boxing,” Reiss said. “We show our mistakes and talk about things. We look at various situations. We looked at it and said, ‘What would we do differently or better if this happened again?’ It’s not about right or wrong. But we see it as different or better.”
Reiss never saw himself as the world saw him – as one of the best officers around.
“You won’t enjoy your work until you’re done. Because you will be just as good. It’s only with the last fight,” he said. “You’re in that moment. I don’t look back and feel grateful sometimes. Because you want to be the best you can be next time.”
One important lesson he teaches is that you can’t fix a bad fight: “Sometimes two guys are full of adrenaline and emotion. No matter what you do It’s not a good fight,” he said. “Don’t stop every fight. two seconds and warn them Don’t stop fighting and start collecting points. You ruin everything that will happen if you act too much. And the story will be about how you destroy the battle. You won’t fix it. So get through it as best and as quickly as you can. Because it’s not about you!”
Reese enters the final performance By designating young people entering the sport to be rules officials.
“I am a good judge. I am a fair man, a good man and I passed the torch,” he replied when asked about his legacy. “I never held anyone back. And I always try to help other people.”
Reese noted that every One day he received a message from another referee. to ask for advice about their work He received so much information that he had to request specific timestamps to view in the video. Because it takes a very long time
He brings three characteristics from the fire service with him to the ring. The first is helping each other. The second is to leave a place where you perform better than when you got there. And thirdly and most importantly Helping others doesn’t help. Decrease your success
“If you use your candle to light someone else’s candle, It doesn’t hold a candle to you,” Reiss said. “So I always felt like I had people in my life helping me. And I’m going to help other people too. That was the beginning of all of this.”
