Who da best announcer?

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  1. halbrikj

    halbrikj Member Full Member

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    Who's the best boxing announcer?

    Jim Lampley
    Larry Merchant
    Al Bernstein
    Howard Cosell
    Max Kellerman
     
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  2. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    i like kellerman i know he does not get alot of love here
     
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  3. killerD

    killerD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like Howard Cosell the best even though he wasn't the most knowledgeable boxing commentator.I also love Larry Merchant for threatening to kick gayweather jr's ass that was classic.
     
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  4. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    of those options, lampley, then merchant. bernstein ain't as fair as he used to be. kellerman is annoying. with cossell, he's very biased with his play by play.

     
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  5. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    announcer or commentator ?....anyway. .don dunphy is best I ever heard...he made it an art form
     
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  6. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    tim ryan was good, so was alex wallau.
     
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  7. cool-cat

    cool-cat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jimmy Magee the man's full of crap but its entertaining
     
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    freddieMaize Active Member Full Member

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    Buffer.
     
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  9. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how is he not on here? :think
     
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  10. c-man shooter

    c-man shooter Active Member Full Member

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    Buffer
     
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  11. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Joe Martinez, as of now.

    Is the poll supposed to be current or all-time? Why the hell is Cossell there, either way? He sucked.

    ...and if this is all-time, why do you just have Cossell (who isn't even in the all-time running, but whatever) and four current announcers?

    You realize the sport has been a part of various broadcast media for nearly a century, right?

    Are these five the only guys you even know of? :lol:
     
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  12. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    Al Bernstein is, by far, the best. The most knowledgeable, and able to communicate that knowledge in an understandable manner.
     
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  13. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Best commentator, yes. ;)

    I'd agree.

    Though I'm not sure Bernstein doesn't fall more into the "color/expert analyst" role than straight-up play by play man like say, Jim Lampley. In fact, Lampley and Kellerman shouldn't be compared apples to apples since they work the same broadcasts in different roles.

    The OP asked for best announcer, which means something a bit different as I tried subtly pointing out in the first line of my previous reply.

    That would be a race between the likes of Buffer, Lennon, Martinez, Diamante, Contreras, Treiber etc.
     
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  14. The Professor

    The Professor Socialist Ring Leader Staff Member

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    You're absolutely right. Today's boxing commentary teams consist of a triparte structure - play-by-play man (someone like Lampley, or Joe Tessitore - guys who basically just describe the action, and often don't know much about the game), color commenator/analyst (guys like Bernstein or Farhood, usually current or former boxing journalists), and then come sort of participant-expert, usually a former boxer or trainer, like Roy Jones, Pauli Malignaggi or Emanual Steward.

    The interesting thing, of course, is that in the "old days" all you needed was ONE guy, like Don Dunphy, who performed all THREE of these functions!:nod

    And, of course, you are correct that the term "announcer" is a misnomer here, and more appropriately applies to guys like Buffer, Lennon, etc. Clearly some of our posters need some education on proper nomenclature!!!! :D
     
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  15. halbrikj

    halbrikj Member Full Member

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    I think Merchant is very good, but too combative (especially with George), and he doesn't show enough respect to the fighters, in fact I think he's very dismissive of them and even condescending at times.

    Kellerman has good insight, but as someone else said, can be kind of annoying.

    Bernstein is very knowledgeable, and again as someone said is able to convey that knowledge in an easy to understand manner. A little bit too reserved though.

    Cosell was very smart, had a lot of flare, but was very arrogant, although I must say not so much with the fighters, but I guess the arrogance just kind of came through his commentary. And let me clarify, I said very smart, but I don't think he was necessarily very knowledgeable abut the sweet science - say like a Bernstein is.

    Lampley: I remember when I first saw him do boxing, I thought here's another Ken barbie doll commentator. But he's far from it. I think of all the aforementioned, Lampley is the most passionate about the sport. As with anything, when you truly love something, you get to understand it very well. And I'd say that today Jim is as knowledgeable about boxing as any commentator out there. Another thing I really like about Jim though, is his respect and appreciation for the fighters. I think he really gets, that a) boxers are by far the nicest athletes out there, and b) that they put their lives on the line every time they step in the ring.

    I vote for Lamps.
     
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