John Rawling

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  1. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I've always liked Rawling as a blow-by-blow commentator. Very good, imo.
     
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  2. BoxingAnalyst

    BoxingAnalyst Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    No ratings for Rawling, sorry lads.
     
    BoxingAnalyst, Mar 24, 2012
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  3. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah, I would say he is the best of the British commentators (aside from the legendary Jim Watt). He reads a fight very well and knows boxing, you can spot the difference between someone like that than someone who is reading off reams prepared script and cliches.
     
    gasman, Mar 25, 2012
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  4. KingCobra

    KingCobra IBF World Champion Full Member

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    I like Rawling, he's passionate about boxing, unbiased and doesn't irritate me.
     
    KingCobra, Mar 25, 2012
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  5. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Self praise alert.:hey

    Seriously, very good job - you supply lots of good nuggets of research.:good
     
    gasman, Mar 25, 2012
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  6. smallpith

    smallpith Active Member Full Member

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    Garbage, the guy is continually making mistakes, 1 good show doesn't turn over some of the stinkers he has had including "I gave him 120 points" (in a 10 rounder from Russia last year)
     
    smallpith, Mar 25, 2012
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  7. lirva

    lirva Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hes terrible. Never shuts the **** up during entrances and his voice is annoying. I mute the tv and listen to music usually. Darke is so much better than him.
     
    lirva, Mar 25, 2012
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  8. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Is there anyone in boxing you actually like Lirva?
     
    Bill C84, Mar 25, 2012
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  9. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I can overlook mistakes like that if the commentator or pundit knows their stuff and is well informed and 'knows boxing'. It is irritating when these blow ins who are invited to pundit or commentate and list off rubbish populist assumptions about boxing and their repertoire of analysis that consisted of a mega troll on boxrec.
     
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  10. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    That is so ****ed up....just wrong :-(
     
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  11. Spearmint Rhino

    Spearmint Rhino Guest

    I think he's really good, not as good as Ian Darke but he's up there with the best.

    He comes across as being an all round top bloke, a sporting nut - he seems to commentate on everything, athletics, boxing, sure I've seen him on the cricket too.

    The main thing I do like about him, in contrast to many other boxing commentators, is that he's very good at saying nothing - too many of them speak for the sake of it half the time, Adam Smith especially and Steve Bunce too, what they often forget is that you're actually watching the event, so we don't need someone talking at 1000 words per minute.

    I watched Spurs vs Chelsea yesterday and the Tyler/Neville combination works well, even though he's a rat faced scummer I can't pick a fault with him on the mic. He's insightful, makes relevant remarks and a lot of what he says makes sense.

    I know that amongst my mates I'm alone in that though, they all prefer Andy Gray or Jamie Redknapp. Gray was alright for a bit but utterly shite towards the end and a ''big name nuthugger'' in recent years, whereas Redknapp is the king of making pointless statements, babbling on too much and talking about players not celebrating against their old teams.

    Who really gives a flying ****?
     
    Spearmint Rhino, Mar 25, 2012
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  12. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulPgWVC08KI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulPgWVC08KI[/ame]



    :think :blood
     
    Bill C84, Mar 25, 2012
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  13. ero-sennin

    ero-sennin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :deal
     
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  14. thebeat

    thebeat New Member Full Member

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    Rawling does like a bit of "detonate that right hand" action. Apart from that he is fine. No Darke mind
     
    thebeat, Mar 25, 2012
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  15. Gooners2

    Gooners2 Archie Solis Full Member

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    Not a fan myself. He doesn't seem to know how to score a round accurately, and his voice just goes right through me.

    Its a pick em fight between Rawling & Kellerman for how has the most annoying voice.
     
    Gooners2, Mar 25, 2012
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