My Favourite Commentator Of All Time, But Whats His Name ?

My favorites were Dunphy and Cosell...Humble Howie was the voice of the 70's in most of those great fights I was privelidged to watch on free tv.

 

As much as an institution as Cosell was, he knew as much about boxing as my aunt Charlotte. I wish I liked Dunphy, but he was no analyst.

Gimme Gil Clancy.

 

I loved Bill Corum. He was great.

 

I like Jim Stevenson who does some of those old voice overs on the fight films. He sounds similar but I don't think he's the same guy.

Stevenson would start out, "Hello, this is Jim Stevenson, taking you back to June 21, 1949" or whatever.
I think he did the Dempsey-Willard commentary, "... But referee Ollie Pecord is from the old school .." Classic.

I don't know that could be yet another guy. So many good ones from the old broadcaster style.

 

Sometimes I question if Cosell did some post fight "voice over" work too to make himself look better.

The Foreman-Frazier fight was closed circuit, not live.....and just about the time the "Down goes Frazier" Cosell rant starts....you can hear a change in the audio quality.

Remember, Cosell did the NFL Highlights at half time on Monday Night Football, and he did such a good job you thought he had called all the Sunday Games live.

 

If no one had told you it as Machen vs Frazier fight, you might have thought it was Ali vs Frazier Fight of the Century.

Frazier in his prime.

 

Yep.
I think that's him, Jim Stevenson.