Smith can be funny when talking about other sports, but he doesn't know a thing about boxing. In general he just loves the sound of his voice and rambles.
No Lederman is the annoying guy that come son at the start of the round after the 3rd or 4th and voices his opinion but he is old and out of touch with reality like Lou Holtz was in football. More annoying than anything.
You really feel Lederman's micro contributions is the problem with HBO? Not Lampley and Kellerman? Who obviuosly take opposing view points and give biased impressions unchecked like wrestling commentators.
Kellerman is too poetic. Lampley is fine. I don't care for Lederman;s opinon on the cards...he talks like people care and since I represent the people and don't care about his opinion, he sucks
The cutting and talking over the interviews... the production work was awful. Teddy has long been a huge problem. He's like Lamps but worse for homerism. He makes a prediction and if it doesn't play out he **** talks fighters or slants the coverage completely to try and make himself right. Teddy is the Rico Spadofora of boxing telecasts. Be wrong almost everytime, but the time he's right he try's to make it seem like he always is. Awful job by ESPN, but still props for bringing us the fights.