Mills Lane shunned a career in banking to keep Mike Tyson in line after biting Evander Holyfield’s ear but the boxing referee’s colourful life made him the perfect third man

This week marked 60 years since one of boxing’s most colourful characters made his debut in the sport. In Reno, Nevada, a man named Mills Lane made his way to the ring to fight Artie Cox on 7 April, 1961. It was the start of a long professional association with the sport he loved that […]