Let's Get It on: Tough Talk from Boxing's Top Ref and Nevada's Most Outspoken Judge

by Mills Lane and Jedwin Smith

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609603116
• ISBN13: 9780609603116
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Tells it like it is

On page 216, Mills Lane says of his wife, "She knew that I am consumed by my job, referee prizefights as a hobby, and am hardheaded and highly opinionated." Is he ever! And that is what makes this book so refreshing. Here is a man who says we are all responsible for our own actions. Imagine that. Judge Mills Lane and writer Jedwin Smith have combined their experience and talents to give us a glimpse of a human being we see all too rarely: a man of great honor. By the time you finish this book, you will know who puts the grit in integrity.

a MUST READ for every American!

Mr. Lane put everything in perspective with his down to Earth angle on life. He lives by what he learned from boxing and the marines. It's an inspiring book and a real kick in the butt! It's a pep talk on life and inside look at the world of boxing. Thank you Mr. Lane.

hard hitting analysis of boxing and daily life as we know it

an excellent book from a man whose had a vantage point few in life ever have. what's the saying..."all the worlds a stage." just a phenomenal book. i could not put it down. i read nearly 80 pages at the book store and before i knew it i had been there nearly 1 hour.

This is far more than a book about boxing.

I was greatly surprised and pleased by what an engaging and interesting book this is. Mills Lane is not just a boxing referee, but a judge in Nevada and a former professional boxer. He is also one of the most outspoken, to-the-point people I've encountered in print or real life in some time. He talks not only about major fights he's officiated, but also about his philosophy, his time in the Marine Corps, his view of being a judge, boxing generally, and his own boxing experiences. This is also something of a "personal motivation/inspiration" book. This is boxing through the eyes of a very insightful, interesting man.