Mike Safo

Joined today by legendary boxing referee, Jack Reiss. Jack talks about growing up in Brooklyn, where his love of boxing and kick-boxing started and what made him move out to the West Coast. We chat about Jack joining the LA Fire Department, returning to NYC and assisting in the 9/11 recoveries, and what he misses most about his time as a smoke eater. Jack talks about how he got into officiating, what the process is like and how you get critiqued. We hear about his first big fight, mistakes he’s made in the ring and how he is always trying to improve. We chat about Hollywood and Jack playing a part in Creed, Ali and other boxing movies. Jack talks Fury/Wilder 1, concussions, and how boxing and officiating has changed in the last 5-20 years. Jack rants about the talking heads who are clueless about boxing, former fighters that are great at announcing and referees he looked up to.  We hear about Jack’s school, solearbiter.com, the difference officiating in small and big towns and what fighters he wishes he could