Of course, his "Let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!" is classic...and copyrighted. So, what else have you heard? Here's some of mine: "Ladies and gentlemen...are you ready for more boxing action?" "Ladies and gentlemen...can you dig it?!" Neither one has quite the *oomph* of Buffer's phrase.
any other announcer than buffer sucks and i hate hearing it.....jimmy lennon is 2nd best though with what brooklyn said
i actually liked the guy who does it for the contender...hes not close to buffer though. Every big fight needs buffer.
Who's the guy that used to do it for Boxeo de Oro in Spanish? Lupe Contreras? He wasn't bad. "Y ahora, es hroa de ver QUIEN ES EL MAAAASSSSS MACHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
I agree. The UFC announcer ( Bruce Buffer?) has a voice that seems so contrived and forced. Sounds like he's trying too hard to sound like someone else. Michael Buffer is KING, and Lennon Jr. is second.:good
When I went to a live show, the guy was trying to sell it so bad his voice cracked. Made me lose confidence in him.
Lupe Contreras seems to be the future guy that will replace Michael Buffer on HBO. His voice sounds good and classy even though he's not in Buffer's league.. but who the hell is? It will be a sad day when Buffer stops announcing. Even right now, way past his prime, he's still the best by far.
ESPN used to show some real lame asses for ring announcers. 'ladies and gentlemen, lock the doors and hide the childrennnn' 'man your battle stationnnns' i know im not the only here that's heard some of these.