Who is the worst boxing commentator?

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  1. Cletis VanDamme

    Cletis VanDamme Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rawlings deserves the hate for being a biased f*ck, pushing the british agenda to the limit but Renallo is very bad, "mamma mia", seriously ? :tired That's how you ruin a highlight.
     
  2. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Rawling is poor.

    Barry Jones , his co-host , is decent though. Woodhall isn't bad either but can be too biased.
    Ive grown to like Lamply a lot.
    Bernstien sounds out of place.
    None of them have anything thing on ATG- Merchant.
     
  3. The13thRound

    The13thRound Boxing Addict Full Member

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    john rawlings

    "there's his danger punch"

    boring overrated ill informed **** just like all of skys and boxnations mickey mouse pundit teams that just state the obvious like dumb ass football pundits

    average poster on here holds more knowledge than skys entire team
     
  4. Kid Cincinnati

    Kid Cincinnati GOOD BOY NATION Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  5. Nay_Sayer

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    Lampley..
     
  6. huitzi

    huitzi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Chavez SR
     
  7. Jeff Lantz

    Jeff Lantz Retired sandman Full Member

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    I am going with Ranallo too. And I think Showtime knows he stinks because they only give him around 5% of the dialogue, which I am thankful for.
     
  8. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    At least he has passion and some knowledge of the sport. Plus he is not bias or i have failed to catch him so.
    Although the whole SHO crew has a hardon for Matthysse.
     
  9. freedom2013

    freedom2013 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Yes. Ranallo has a better, more enthusiastic voice than Rawling, and he's not biased for or against certain boxers.
     
  10. ant-man

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    I like Ronald McDonald, the tall black lad at the BBC. Bloody good value he is, although somewhat of an acquired taste. Talks in all sorts of convoluted cliches but he's entertaining, and his enthusiasm is totally infectious. He even made wimbledon interesting. :good

    Rawling shite.
     
  11. mick557

    mick557 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Can't listen to the Sky guys in the UK if the fight involves a British fighter.

    Some of the HBO guys have traits that just annoy me. Like Kellerman always talking like he's delivering some long winded monologue, Roy Jones likes to laugh sometimes at comments he's made himself and Larry Merchant just taking forever.

    Worst called fight ever heard was Floyd/Cotto by Bob Sheridan. Its what I imagine the commentary for a Floyd fight would be like if you let Leonard Ellerbe do it.
     
  12. PR BOXING

    PR BOXING Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The color commentator ( don't know his name ) for British fights. Has an awful voice, sounds like he's worried all the time

    Jim Watt, he annoys me but i guess i will give him a pass. I didn't know he was that old
     
  13. Trail

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    Any of the Sky (UK) team. I have to watch those broadcasts with the sound off.
     
  14. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's the one who grinds my personal gears.

    He forms an impression of the fight in the first couple of rounds, and then uses that to shape his analysis and scoring of the fight from then on, regardless of what is actually happening. He seems more interested in proving himself right than giving any kind of meaningful insight.

    Add in that he is possibly the least deserving triple-crown champion in boxing history, and calls everyone "kid" despite most fighters being able to hide him in their gym socks. The end result is something that I don't to see or listen to.
     
  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Yeah, I remember McKenzie being really really bad.