Referee Becomes Meme For His Priceless Facial Expressions In Shawn Porter vs Danny Garcia Fight
Published
| Last updated
The WBC Welterweight championship bout between Shawn Porter vs Danny Garcia was an absolute slugfest last night but no-one enjoyed the bout more than the man closest to the action.
Referee Steve Willis had the best view in the house at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and he looked like he loved every shot thrown.
His mannerisms and facial expressions as he sees the two 147 pounders trade shots is just utterly hilarious and has resulted in him becoming our new favourite meme.
Look at my guy Steve Willis #GarciaPorter pic.twitter.com/VaVLT0ifGg
- The Sports Junky (@TheSportsJunky1) September 9, 2018
Hahaha my boy steve Willis!!!! pic.twitter.com/jcNYOUqMCR
- Raw boii (@RaiderNationRaw) September 9, 2018
The refs face :joy: :hushed:#GarciaPorter #showtimeboxing pic.twitter.com/tGXBiuWR3m
- MATEO (@mattarce104) September 9, 2018
The ref in the Garcia vs Porter fight cracked me up man. pic.twitter.com/Vm7I2qMJ0g
- Mike Hill (@Mike_Wolf23) September 9, 2018
The action in the squared circle was fast and furious, with Porter becoming the new champ thanks to a unanimous decision win.
Loading…
However, Willis' antics were what everyone was talking about on social media. He added so much to the fight purely because of the faces he was pulling when reacting to what was going on in the ring.
Steve Willis is morphing into Ainsley Harriott right in front of our eyes. https://t.co/cKmHehjZmQ
- Tom Craze (@TomCraze) September 9, 2018
Love this. Steve Willis is terrific. He's one of the best referees in the sport of #boxing and he loves what he does. His facial expressions and body language during a fight are priceless; still, he does his job as a consummate pro. #GarciaPorter #enjoyyourjoblikestevewillis https://t.co/85aJA5IGqd
- Lou DiBella (@loudibella) September 9, 2018
Do you think Steve Willis knows how cool he is?
- adam abramowitz (@snboxing) September 9, 2018
The ref in the garcia porter fight is too sick :joy:
- :boom: (@TheTeflonDonnn) September 9, 2018
Every time I watch a big match I'm looking for him to ref:laughing:
- Ashley Jones (@ms_ciandria) September 9, 2018
Good fight last night..a lot action
Porter over Garcia!
Waiting to see Canelo (my fav) vs GGG next weekend & I wanna see Porter vs Errol Spence. Both of those will be good matchups. https://t.co/oMvdxabAXZ
I'm really loving the ref in the porter garcia fight
- Gregory Brown (@prettyboy757) September 9, 2018
The best ref in the business, no question about it. He has a habit for looking very excited while calling fights, with someone posting a compilation of his previous best bits for our viewing pleasure:
he is the only referee that I EVER fw :joy::joy: pic.twitter.com/b5ntmPcatC
- Jor (@jorryetavious) September 9, 2018
Steve, you are an absolute geezer and we salute you for it.
Topics: Boxing, welterweight, WBC
