Saturday's ring announcer

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  1. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Everything on a Hennassy show is cheap, from the ring announcer to the ring card girls....cheap cheap cheap.

    But if you guys want to see the shittest MC of all time then check out the twat who does the Cagerage events. The guy is utter pants.
     
  2. alba

    alba Guess who? Full Member

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    the frank warren ringmaster is either ray/or mark burdis.they were in a brilliant brit film called 'love honour and obey'

    you are all over looking one mc.Someone who not only doe sboxing but the broght lights of darts .



    ladies and gents, mc john macdonald

    http://www.boxingmc.co.uk/
     
  3. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All British mc's are crap, Michael Pass is the only one i can listen to without sinking into my chair with embarrassment.
     
  4. robster

    robster Active Member Full Member

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    Rob, the guy that did the sheffield show was Craig Stephen. For some reason he only did the show opener on Saturday, the Grant Reid fight, and he was spot on again. A lot of people won't have seen that cos it was on at 9pm.

    The other guy was feckin useless, don't know what happened to Craig Stephen because I seen him ringside during the Haye fight.

    WTF Hayemaker, you've got the best MC in Britain there, use him FFS.
     
  5. TheChamp1000

    TheChamp1000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    A few years ago I read it somewhere that Buffer was on $50k an event.
    Wonder how much it is now.
    Really if you bought a boxing dvd or tuned into a ppv you would expect it to be Buffer for a top fight. Its like a seal of approval.
     
  6. robster

    robster Active Member Full Member

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    All British MC's that you've seen are crap, jc! You just can't have seen Craig Stephen and said that.

    He's only done two tv shows, Hayemaker from Sheffield last month and the show opener at the O2 but he's been doing all the shows in Scotland for years, I've seen him loads of times. He really is top drawer and interacts with the crowd. Put Pass and him on the same bill and you would soon see the difference.

    Just don't get why Hayemaker didn't use him for the main event, maybe he took ill?
     
  7. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He was trying to impersonate Buffer at times - it doesn't work, and it was a bit lame! If their going to have a British announcer going for it, they should play on the British element, perhaps "Lettttsssss 'ave it!!!!" or something similar, in some Cockney twang (or any 'ard British accent) ... or maybe not, lol, ... at least it would be better then a half arsed Buffer impression.
     
  8. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    If you guys thought he was bad you should listen to that idiot Bruce Buffer from the UFC. He`s the most shittest Master of Ceremonies iv ever heard. Absolutely ****ing dreadful. As for that bespectacled rookie i honestly dont know what that clipboard was about..
     
  9. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You not heard the ****** man they have on cagerage then.
     
  10. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Never watch cage rage unless Manhoef is on the bill. I dont think he fights for them anymore.
     
  11. who the f**k was that mc on saturday did they just pull him out of the crowd or something:?
    what was hayemaker thinking about!!!!!
    what i cant understand is why the best mc in britain CRAIG STEPHEN who was at ringside never got a look in....:shock:
    cmon get a grip
    good show apart from that awful announcer
     
  12. David UK

    David UK Boxing Addict banned

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    I don't suppose it REALLY matters. having said that John McDonald is by far the worst with that stupid breathless growling he does. I've heard that he's meant to be a right twat as well!! He certainly sounds it!!!!
     
  13. light-welter

    light-welter Active Member Full Member

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    Can't remeber his name, but this small Scottish MC's who has worked for Hayemaker promitions before is good, he might have done the undercard to Haye's fight but im not sure because i didn't watch them. He MC'd my first amateur fight :).
     
  14. ScouseLad

    ScouseLad Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I dont mind him, I think he takes a while to get used to though. I was like what the **** is this at first but after a while it's alright, or maybe ive just become tolerant of it rather than actually liking it.
     
  15. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Lets be fair. We are talking about nationally televised fights that have from hundred of thousands to millions of viewers. We aren't talking about small time local bills. Promoters like Warren and Hennessey should have master MCs just like Buffer and Lennon.