Why is boxing commentary so bad?

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Watching Canelo-Charlo I couldn't believe how bad the commentary was. Mauro Ranallo is a dork who has an obnoxious UFC style and doesn't understand what he's looking at. By his side is Al Berstein who is too old to drive and cannot string a sentence together. The guy can barely get a sentence out when narrating a 30 second slowmo from the previous round. Abner Mares isn't bad but doesn't say too much.

    I wish we had a stat for how many numbers these doofuses spit out during the fight. Every round was obsessive chatter about numbers, compubox, stats, yada yada just shut the **** up. No one cares. None of the other networks are any better. Can we just get someone from ESB to do live commentary synced with the fights? None of the other networks are any better. The days of us having to listen to broadcast school guys who have no idea what they're seeing need to end.
     
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  2. Easyrhino

    Easyrhino Member Full Member

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    So you mean when Tim Bradley says whoooooooooooooooooo whenever a fighter lands a good shot that's not world class commentary?
     
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  3. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yeah, this isn't just a boxing problem, this is a sports in general problem.
     
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  4. mono

    mono Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mauro is too loud, but Al’s cool in my book. Abner is your typical chicano dude who struggles to put full english sentences together, too tempted to mix in spanish, but he’s not bad. I don’t know, they balance out to me.
     
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  5. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Standards have dropped in all sports over recent decades. They used to have much higher standards for the job, not just knowledge, but the right voice and personality suited for a commentator, people with gravitas, now they just hire light weight blabbers mouths. Sad times but hard to see it changing.
     
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  6. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    They honestly should have an option to mute the commentary, especially on PPV fights.

    There's almost nothing more pleasurable than watching a fight without commentary.
     
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  7. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Commentary teams, because of who they are employed by, often have a vested interest in the outcome of the fight.
     
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  8. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    They also place wagers
     
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  9. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I would much prefer this. I want to hear the atmosphere and the punches, the sound of the fight. If I could have this without the fools saying countless numbers I'd be happy.
     
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  10. Keleneki

    Keleneki Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ever since I saw an amateur boxing tournament in person in the mid-1980's really close to the ring, I thought that as well. Hearing every punch land really lets a person know who is winning a round, I think. If DAZN had that option, I would not have ended my subscription with them. I couldn't stand their commentators.
     
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  11. columbo

    columbo Member Full Member

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    i like paulie malinaggi (sp?)
     
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  12. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Weird, I think you picked the best team to criticise. But I agree with the overall point in that commentary has deteriorated. Vested commercial interests and journalism relies on click bait sensationalism, opinionated rubbish as opposed to just reporting the business, basic objectives.
     
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  13. Samart'sTeep

    Samart'sTeep Active Member Full Member

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    Boxing fans took HBO's commentary for granted. Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and the third seat filled by a former champion (George Foreman, Roy Jones, etc) is still the gold standard of boxing commentary.
     
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  14. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    True they often annoyed me but in hindsight it was way better.
     
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  15. Ex Army Jim 39

    Ex Army Jim 39 couldnt believe the price of chairs banned Full Member

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    commentatry on all sport is bad mate not just boxing
     
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