Is Lennox Lewis one of the worst Commentators in history?

His voice is OK, I mean at least he gets ethusiastic about shit. He's not boring as Merchant can sound, the BAD crew generally is, and he's not Lennox. I still say Lennox is horrid. I haven't heard anything knowledgeable that he's said since he started commentating. Most of the time whatever words come out of his mouth irritate me because like I said, it's common sense shit that your watching he'll mention. He chokes a lot. I haven't heard Kellerman say too many stupid things, and I agree with a lot that he's said so far and he'll most likely take over for Lamply as the chief commentator once Lampley puts down his mic. This will make me feel less guilty for watching british or chinese ppv broadcasts on sopcast. I would have to disagree, I think he says tons of stupid things every fight. I think Lennox you can respect simply because of what he accomplished and assume what he says makes sense, even if the delivery is bad. Merchant and Kellerman are similar in that they dont really know the technicalities of boxing with one major difference: Merchant comes at things from a fans perspective and is the people's voice in intervies. Kellerman nuthuggs fighters and sides with the fighters over the fans.

Kellerman is a nuthugger for certain fighters, he has a TERRIBLE voice, and he generally says pretty retarded things. His voice is OK, I mean at least he gets ethusiastic about shit. He's not boring as Merchant can sound, the BAD crew generally is, and he's not Lennox. I still say Lennox is horrid. I haven't heard anything knowledgeable that he's said since he started commentating. Most of the time whatever words come out of his mouth irritate me because like I said, it's common sense shit that your watching he'll mention. He chokes a lot. I haven't heard Kellerman say too many stupid things, and I agree with a lot that he's said so far and he'll most likely take over for Lamply as the chief commentator once Lampley puts down his mic.

I dont think hes bad, I just think he gets stage fright.

So how many and what fights did Roy commentate on? I only remember the Mayweather - Mitchell bout.

He points out the most obvious things that make you say...well DUH! Or...No shit. He can't speak properly without going cold half the time. Last night he couldn't say the word athletism. I mean shit, this man has no commentating skills at all. Obviously because he was world champ they let him commentate, but they gotta rethink it. I prefer Foreman 10x over this guy. Foreman at least was lively, funny at times, and said rediculous things that sometimes you had to think about for a second or 2. It made him seem smart even if he wasn't all there. Lennox on the other hand is a waste of a commentating chair. Bring back Roy! Now I realize just how damn good he was at commentating. No offense, but learn to spell athleticism before criticizing someone's pronunciation of the word. Edit: silencers98's sig pic is The Greatest.

Please calaborate on that. I'd really like to know why. :nonono: Kellerman is a nuthugger for certain fighters, he has a TERRIBLE voice, and he generally says pretty retarded things.

Overall I think HBO has a great commentating team for boxing.

I enjoy Lennox. You don't have to be well spoken to be a good commentator. I would be sad if they replaced him.

Merchant is bad.

nah, he's great. Max Kellerman is the worst ever. Please calaborate on that. I'd really like to know why. :nonono:

I preffer Kellerman he knows more and asks better question. And doesnt speak so slow it would make John Ruiz seem like Ali. Lewis is an outcast on HBO he isnt Jewish! Are you under the impression that Lampley and Merchant are Jewish?

At least the Americans amongst us don't have to suffer Jim Watt his amazing random scorecard and associated drivel commentary LOL I know.

Maybe I'm the only one, but I HATE LARRY MERCHANT. He talks like that with his sleepy grandpa voice. "Uh he is....*break* taking too uhm much uhm ...*break* *what did i want to say* uhm many uhm shots. After 2 minutes he finally ended his sentence

nah, he's great. Max Kellerman is the worst ever.

At least the Americans amongst us don't have to suffer Jim Watt his amazing random scorecard and associated drivel commentary so what youre saying is that lewis is your top national export as far as commentary? ah well, at least if you know the guys are idiots before hand you can parlay their stupidity into some kind of drinking game.

At least the Americans amongst us don't have to suffer Jim Watt his amazing random scorecard and associated drivel commentary

definitelyyyyy

Definitely. Roy was one of the best with a much more in-depth perspective.

I think he tries to emulate the other guys too much. if he didnt try so hard to sound like he has an above average vocabulary he would probably make some good points. let the guy run free with whatever he wants to say... stop asking him to make points using words like "athleticism"... just let him say, i was stronger and faster than he was.

He points out the most obvious things that make you say...well DUH! Or...No shit. He can't speak properly without going cold half the time. Last night he couldn't say the word athletism. I mean shit, this man has no commentating skills at all. Obviously because he was world champ they let him commentate, but they gotta rethink it. I prefer Foreman 10x over this guy. Foreman at least was lively, funny at times, and said rediculous things that sometimes you had to think about for a second or 2. It made him seem smart even if he wasn't all there. Lennox on the other hand is a waste of a commentating chair. Bring back Roy! Now I realize just how damn good he was at commentating. Agreed! Even my girl, when she listens to Lewis commentate, she's like "What the hell is he talking about". And she knows nothing about boxing.