Has Adam Smith permanently replaced Nick Halling on Sky commentary?

Nick's seems to be able to turn his hand to anything. Heard him commentating on a World's strongest man programme a few nights ago.

 

It seems as if Smith is now preferred over Andy Clarke. Not sure who is doing the ITV cards but I'd imagine that he may be involved.

 

He should have stuck to NFL, he was brilliant with that.

 

He scored Kovelav-Ward 116-112 Ward, not what I'd call good.

 

So did Mallinagi, but everyone still thinks he's a shiteside better than Froch...which he is even though he had a horrid night with Ward-Kova.
Smith is a lead commentator, there to call the action rather than offer his analysis. His scorecard means FA as long as he calls the fight somewhat well.
He does it a lot better than Halling who would stop commentating before hiding his bias

 

Smith is awful!! Growling away to a pre rehearsed script he does anything but call the action. His forced growling delivery really really grates particularly at the start of the night. He has no insight or any idea of whats going on......and always lines like "good right hand...chisora...."......"this is a great night for boxing" anytime you see a half decent match....Does a football commentator go on about this is a great night for football when a half decent match is played"??....Smith gives boxing a small time feel........His editing skills, his commenting skills and his ability to run SKY boxing is a joke.....Halling goes.....so he goes and gives himself the commentators job.......when would any head of any other sports department on SKY be commentating as well??........

Time to get a proper commentator in or bring back Halling who was pretty good and keep the 3 man team.

Oh and get rid of the AWFUL AWFUL froch who just repeats what Smith says and like Smith has no idea when to shut up and let the viewer observe the action........both would do well to recall the great Harry Carpenter....a trained journalist....who said the commentators job is to add to a picture, not state the bleeding obvious, and to know when to be quiet........

 

Why is it necessary to have more than just the one commentator anyway?

 

Hes not unfortunately. He caught a bit of flack for the Gavin Egington fight because his co commentators were so biased towards Gavin.

Very unfortunate but i really hope he gets more not less!

 

Love the guy's voice.

 

Ian Darke and Glen McCrory were the best pairing by a mile.......

 

Darke is the best by a mile but he will probably be doing it on BT's shows.

 

Money saving exercise keep all the money inhouse with smith multi tasking. Ha.

 

Ian Darke was great. Hearing his voice on football just reminds me of the glory days of Naseem Hamed, Lewis, Tyson fights etc.