Who is the highest ring IQ commentator for boxing???

Harry Carpenter

 

I like Paulie.

Can't stand broadcasting school clowns who go on about a fighters story (Kellerman, Kriegel, Tessitore). They can all **** off.

All I want is someone who can actually see punches and call the fight like Lampley, a recently active or currently active fighter like Roy, Paulie, Algieri, and an old timer trainer like Steward and maybe (maybe) Joe Goosen.

 

I always like Bobby Cycz on the Mic.

 

The key is, primarily, not being annoying, and it's having the ability to make fans more excited about what you're about to see then when you tuned in. It's about presenting the event in a charming way, in a way that actually enhances the viewing experience. The mistake most present day sports commentators make is that they constantly feel the need to over do everything with pointless facts or stories at inopportune times, like when the action is going on. Sometimes you can work a quick story into a round, but it has to flow out naturally and make sense. And generally that shoudln't occur right at the beginning of the match, a story during a round would work if a match isn't exciting or is dragging on, not when you are at the height of excitement like when a match starts or when the action in the ring should be the focus and the commentators should be reacting to what is happening rather than trying to set the stage for something that's already occurring. And generally ring walks don't need elaborate narrations, how many times has an enjoyable ring walk with silence from the commentary been inturrupted with annoying narration out of nowhere consisting of things you already knew about that don't do anything but ruin the experience of the build up?

But again, there's no road map or guidebook when it comes to how to be a great sports commentator. There's been great sports commentators who have done it their own way and were far better than anyone covering sports these days.

It's really a lost or a dying art from, as to how to actually be a great sports commentator. It's like an endangered species, and if there are great sports commentators alive today, they probably aren't doing any national broadcasts. Generally the people that the main networks find to call boxing matches aren't very good, and can't hold a candle to commentators from the past.

 

Anyone who doesn't go "WOOOOO" when someone lands a punch

 

I tend to enjoy former fighters and trainers

I dislike a lot of non boxing guys like Tessitore and Mauro

I like or don't mind boxing writers who call fights like Merchant and Mannix and think sometimes they can bring balance to a broadcast. When done right you can have the arm chair guy like Merchant who is familiar with the history of the sport and is a seasoned observer work off or contrast an ex fighter or trainer. When done well it is a good formula, when done poorly its Kriegal and Bradley arguing all broadcast and ruining the fight

I typically do not care about the commentary too much, I only really dislike cheerleading or calling things that aren't happening.

 

Teddy Atlas just for the pure comedy of when he did this:

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Also Firemen is just too iconic.

 

Steward, Jones Jr, Bernstein and Lampley (when he was at his best)

I hate commentators who try to shove a narrative or story down the audiences throat every....single.....even (I'm looking at you ESPN!)

I also find that sometimes announcers have an insight and they are sticking to it no matter what. Cases in point. Foreman when he was announcing would harp on one fighter needing to be more aggressive, even though the guy was having success counter punching, just never getting away from what they said at the beginning of the fight. Sergio Mora is guilty of this as well.

Then there's the liar, the guy who proclaims he's right even though what he said 15 min prior was the exact opposite of what is happening

Tim Bradley is all of these things I dislike.

 

Paulie rjj and al were the best to me.

 

Gil Clancy

 

Roy Kobe’s
Chris alegro
Pauli malinaggi
Juan Manuel Marquez
Are all up there.

 

Steward
Paulie
Roy Jones Jr.
Foreman
Lampley

Always thought Bernstein was overrated.

 

I miss Gil Clancy, one of the best.