The commentary for Kessler-Froch was

possibly the worst I've ever seen.

Through the first 8 or so rounds did Duke or John ever **** up about what "the judges might be seeing"? I've seen fights before where the comm's will give a wee wink and a nod regarding the homefield advantage, but these two kept on harping on and on with there "I thought that round was even but the judges will probably give it to Kessler".

I thought Kessler took that fight relatively easily (117-111 or 116-112).

The way the commentators were acting you would have thought it was an absolute nailbiter going into the 12th. I personally thought Kessler just had to stay on his feet in the last to win.

Thoughts?

 

I agree. We give Jim Watt stick, but that was sickening. When Kess landed that short right in the eighth, they were straight into saying Froch wasn't hurt. His legs were barely there and he ended up cowering in the corner trying to ride it out.

The next round was spent discussing how it 'looked' like he was hurt, but it was an illusion to all but their eyes. Bollocks.

 

I don't usually moan about the commentary but that was the worst I can remember. Duke esp. just seemed to be babbling for the sake of talking in some rounds.

 

Commentating was awful, that about sums it up.

 

It was really, really bad. Numerous mistakes along the way

 

5 live was similarly bad.

Bunce decided that Froch had hurt his right hand weeks ago and that cost Froch the fight, Woodhall then corrected him and said he'd seen Froch sparring and there was nothing wrong. Bunce ignored that and kept repeating the hand was injured to the point where he tried to make Froch's trainer agree with him that Froch's right hand was injured......who then never agreed.

 

How do you see commentary?

 

awful how did barker have froch up by one

 

Duke was meandering utter bull**** but 117-111? nope..

 

Didnt see the fight - listened to it on 5 live, but it did sound like Bunce was talking utter **** - contradicted himself quite alot.

 

Look at some of the scores on the rbr... shameful.

 

I never listened to 5 live so I don't know what was said, but i will say there were points in the fight where to me it looked like Froch was in pain with his right hand.

That bit in the 8th was outrageous though. It just looked like he was hurt? Yeah, in the same way it just 'looks' like I'm drunk when I stagger home.

 

It was **** poor.

The way Mckenzie was going on you'd swear a British fighter had never fought at home.

 

I thought Kessler won it clearly, I think the commentators just go into the fight a bit much and neglected all impartiality...which I don't mind to be honest

 

With special powers.

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