has taken up the roll as the main football commentator for ESPN. Not great but I think Smith does a decent job.
DAMN. Darke was the ONE commentator I respected and appreciated. He was good but I geuss the money for him is in football. DAMN.
I always told everybody here that Darke was a footbal man, but would they listen??? Good riddance to bad rubbish, thats what I say.
What I hate about Adam Smith though is having been Darkes understudy for years, hes picked up some of darkes bad habits, like being obsessed with how many rounds a boxer has fought in their pro career! Darke always went on about this useless statistic, & Smith now harps on about it too... Listen out for it, Darke & now Smith always talk about it like its really important, when its not!
**** news. Ian Darke for me was the best boxing commentator in the world. I liked trusted and respected his commentry. Its just not the same with Smith. Adam Smith is more of a build up/interview man. And by the way....John Rawling is awful. He commentates like you dont know **** all about boxing. Darke was the man its a shame. But if hes gone where the money is then fair enough i suppose
Shame, I thought Darke was superb, best commentator Sky had for boxing and football (except possibly Bill Leslie) IMO. I know Darke was hugely popular commentating in the States during the World Cup, but I'd imagine that he will commentate on some ESPN UK games?