Are British Commentators The Worst In The World?

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  1. bowerboy

    bowerboy Active Member Full Member

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    Firstly I am British.

    The British fight commentary is so full of hyperbole and exaggeration that it is almost unwatchable.

    I was watching the David Price/Audley Harrison fight and the hyperbole was unbeliveable.

    What got me is that the commentators were saying what a warrior Audley Harrison was and they kept repeating how he "went out on his shield"

    You have got to be ****ing kidding me... seriously.
     
  2. bodyopus

    bodyopus Active Member Full Member

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    Reply: 2 words Larry Merchant
     
  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    No you should hear Dutch commentators, you'll die laughing at the crap they're spouting sometimes.
    I usually have British commentary and it's not even half as bad (although it usually is crappy), and yes I have seen Price vs Harrison too :yep
     
  4. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont remember them saying Audley went out on his sheild. I doubt they said that.
     
  5. lewishamboy

    lewishamboy Styles Impetuous Full Member

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    Yep pretty terrible, I'll always watch the American feed of a big fight. I love Jim Watt though, could listen to him say 'punchies' all day long
     
  6. Karl Jade

    Karl Jade Active Member Full Member

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    It wasn't the commentators, it was Steve 'Joe Frazier is brown bread' Bunce.
     
  7. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not Jim Watt.

    He's got that great "bang on the chin!" catchphrase. Legend.
     
  8. DKD

    DKD Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It was said.

    It was said before the fight and after.
     
  9. McGuinty

    McGuinty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jim Watt is ****in terrible.
     
  10. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    I like how the British are always positive. Larry Merchant is a ****ing tool.
     
  11. Chappy112

    Chappy112 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How could they have said he went out on his shield before the fight?

    Anyway British commentary isn't too bad, usually quite fair tbh. I remember watching the Pacquiao Marquez fight on HBO, I thought I was going crazy, I was watching something completely different to what they were saying. Then I watched it on primetime and they saw it the same way all of us did.
     
  12. Mavellous Mark

    Mavellous Mark Active Member Full Member

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    Jim Watt is awful. Will be all over a fighter saying he's totally in control and how good he looks, then if situation changes, he'll claim he knew it was gonna happen and he's being looking suspect all fight. Find myself putting the mute button on when he's commentating.
     
  13. pejevan

    pejevan inmate No. 1363917 Full Member

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    Firstly, I am an American and NO, the British are better than the Americans, who should all go to retirement villages.

    Just added the American part because it seems that is the ESB pattern...... more credibility if you root against your own nationality. Example "I am Welsh and Andre Ward resume is greater than Calzaghe" which is of course, a total bollock.
     
  14. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Larry Merchant really? Larry is getting senile I'll give you that, but I haven't found him to be full of hyperbole. Now if you were to say Jim Lampley or even Max Kellerman, when he's trying to be agreeable with the rest of the crew, I could totally see that.
     
  15. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Never thought I'd see the day where I actually agreed with you about something.