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Dangerwood84 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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OldSchoolBoxing said: ↑

Tony Bellew.
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Takes the cake.

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Slyk said: ↑

I've found that the british broadcasts have no issue openly cheerleading the house fighter. They make the worst attempt at neutrality; lots of "that's better from [house fighter]! he nicked that round for me!"

Max Kellerman was good when young and then god awful when he rose to prominence in the sports world. Going on about how Canelo is winning "the story of the fight" against Golovkin, just shut the **** up. I don't think he even commentates anymore.

Mark Kreigel is a know nothing nepotism baby who is always inserting useless backstory in the middle of the action. One of the absolute worst additions to a broadcast I've ever had to hear. If his dumb ****ing voice comes on I will mute until he's done droning on about some fighters uncle who has cancer or some ****.
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Yeah...lol...Richie Woodhall is especially good at the "he just nicked that one, for me".

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box33 said: ↑

Most of Australia's boxing & even NBL commentators are rubbish, embarrassing listening to them dumb you down with their extreme home bias, add Tennis to that as well.
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Yep, aussie fight callers gotta be the most unknowledgable commentators.

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C.J. said: ↑

I still think Larry's " If I was 60 years younger Id kick your ass myself" to Floyd when he was having a hissy fit, was a classic. Shut Floyds motor mouth didn't he lol
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C.J. said: ↑

What ????? When Floyd was in tears, moaning " Maidana roughed me up & beat me up But the ref did nothing to stop him it wasn't fair" ROFLMAO!! The supposed TBE crying like a baby with Ellerbe caressing & consoling him complaining that the ref didn't stop Maidana beating the heck out of him ?? ROFL He was used to Joe Cortez protecting him & didn't seem to have the sense to realize it was his, Floyds, job to try & stop him
But Floyd couldn't FIGHT!!! only run & hold. But the Vegas judges STILL gave Floyd the decision as usual
They hired Kenny Bayless for the rematch he stopped Maidana having any chance. Do you remember Floyd's girlish scream " He bit me " One things for certain Floyd was no " bigger man"
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He could fight up to 135 pounds then he claimed he hurt his hands & started the Run ,Hold. elbow shiver, repeat style. When a fighter tries to blame the ref for not stopping his opponent beating him up, it shows that man is no fighter any more He just danced his way through 12 rounds & let the Vegas judges cover his butt
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The fact Floyd was in tears, after Maidana kicked his butt in Maidana 1, complaining the THE REF did nothing to stop Maidana " Roughing me up & Beating me up " is enough for me to know that Floyd was NEVER one of the greatest boxers of all time. He was a manufactured champion he got used to the Vegas judges & the NSAC protecting him. He just ran, danced, occasional elbow shiver Hold like a limpet & repeat. The judges wont let him lose lol When the chips were down he couldn't cut it
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C.J. said: ↑

Pick any one of his fights that's all he could do
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It is a foul with that , his holding, running style doesn't win FIGHTS!! He was a dirty fighter to be honest but got away with it . Look at the cowardly way he cold cocked a completely defenceless Ortiz. If He could punch Floyd could have seriously hurt Ortiz or even worse. Can you imagine if the roles were reversed & Ortiz did that to Floyd do you think Ortiz would get a KO win like Floyd did ???? Never
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C.J. said: ↑

ROFLMAO Floyd ran & danced faster backwards than most could go forwards, but that doesn't score points
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C.J. said: ↑

Exactly !! Do you think that's fair that there's one law for Floyd, the Vegas cash cow, & another for everyone else ?? Floyd cowardly cold cocked a defenceless opponent & yet was awarded a KO victory
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Not a Floyd fan, I take it?

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Anyway, I think I can safely say that good/great commentary teams have gone the way of true ATGs.

I never understood the hate for Ferdie Pacheko? I don't mind Bob Sheridan much either and I also always liked Merchant.

Totally agree about Big George, he was so obviously biased it wasn't funny. Particularly the Hopkins-Trinidad fight as pointed out earlier. One could tell Foreman was wishing for Tito to land that big shot & turn the fight around and Merchant defended Hopkins well.

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Slyk said: ↑

I've found that the british broadcasts have no issue openly cheerleading the house fighter. They make the worst attempt at neutrality; lots of "that's better from [house fighter]! he nicked that round for me!"

Max Kellerman was good when young and then god awful when he rose to prominence in the sports world. Going on about how Canelo is winning "the story of the fight" against Golovkin, just shut the **** up. I don't think he even commentates anymore.

Mark Kreigel is a know nothing nepotism baby who is always inserting useless backstory in the middle of the action. One of the absolute worst additions to a broadcast I've ever had to hear. If his dumb ****ing voice comes on I will mute until he's done droning on about some fighters uncle who has cancer or some ****.
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Mark Kreigel the worst, the lame bitter hatter, i just saw him last getting overly emotional over Bradley's hall of fame mention.

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I miss the days of Reg Gutteridge.

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Dangerwood84 said: ↑

Agree with that one, his scoring is bizarre.
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The thing is, those types of scoring sometimes make me wonder if I scored it wrong...

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AntonioMartin1 said: ↑

The thing is, those types of scoring sometimes make me wonder if I scored it wrong...
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But when he does it all the time, you know he's just a bad judge. He's the Adelaide Byrd of callers.

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Dangerwood84 said: ↑

But when he does it all the time, you know he's just a bad judge. He's the Adelaide Byrd of callers.
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Lol that is funny!

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Mathew Macklin for me as he just follows the script put in front of him.

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Never could stand that self righteous, living off Ali Cosell.

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Lampley was pretty biased during some fights, good commentator but biased.

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ellerbe said: ↑

Lampley was pretty biased during some fights, good commentator but biased.
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He had the voice & vocabulary for the job but yes very biased.

box33, Feb 3, 2023

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box33 said: ↑

That Trio you mentioned consistently hated on most Boxer's quiet equally depending on the fight & how the fight was being played out in front of their eyes in order to appear more insightful,

Kellerman & Lampley were seen over loving & praising Floyd throughout his Career even when he was fighting lower level comp & those two including MR BANG BANG Lampley downplayed Pacquiao in a variety of his fights while back hand complementing him after the fight was done with his opponents losing in a quick switch up to save face,

Just have a look at their fight in 2015, the whole time Lampley felt intimated by the SHOWTIME crew as if he was there to apply for spot with them by ridiculing Pacquiao before the fight had began from round 1, even by the 3rd Round he was implying Pacquiao is going to lose with a quarter of the fight being completed at that point it was disgusting,

Merchant was actually good, miss his honestly & objectiveness without fanboying any fighter & keeping it in the middle.
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Merchant went over the top to hate on certain fighters. Can't gloss over that.

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