Sky Boxing

I watched the aj v povetkin comms on dazn and whole they are undoubtedly more balanced I find a lot of US comms lacks any excitement or passion.

Remember its meant to be aimed at a casual audience to get the sport as big a following as possible.

 

I agree pal....i watched the fight after round 3 with the sound off..

I used to think Jim Watt was bad but id gladly have him back with Darke and McCrory

 

I’m with you on it being hugely irritating not being able to listen the cornerman in between rounds because they’re rinsing it on adverts. When they do it on PPV cards that winds me up even more.

 

That is one thing I like about the PPV shows on BT and ITV. No adverts. Not just between rounds, but no adverts at all. But that should be standard when you're paying PPV IMO.

 

Exactly, you're paying extra for the fights which includes what happens in between rounds, not some **** advert trying to flog you a feckin mattress

 

Darke and McCrory where a great team, the group they have now I cannot stand to listen to.

 

social media has changed everything.....there is propaganda in every walk of life .boxing included

 

Sky are awful. Truly awful. Unbearable! They do great promotional adverts and clips to draw in the casuals, but the punditry couldn't be any worse. It's so agenda driven it's hard to stomach and unnecessary. It smacks of desperation.

DAZN cover the cards much better.

 

The bias is absolutely horrendous, to the point that they are really missleading people on how a fight is actually going and who is winning.

They also talk far too much and feel like they must constantly talk to fill the space. I prefer the UK Eurosport commentator from a few years ago, he was brutally honest and only spoke when it was required.

I do think its an issue with British commentary in general, because the commentary on the Hughie-Pulev fight by channel 5 was just as bad as any sky commentary. They were completely ignoring Pulev's ram rod jab as it landed, and talking up Hughie's poorer work.

 

I wish Adam Smith would just **** off, I agree with you all that Darke was the best.

 

The quality of fights on Sky at the weekend were good, that's the main thing. Though i agree their out of order doing adverts all the time as I like listening to the corner. I think their scared because of corners swearing which makes me laugh when we're watching people get punched in the face. I agree their commentary needs to improve. I just feel commentators following a script too often instead of being honest.