seriously that overly enthusiastic showtime commentator needs to go...

That guy is there for the casual fans, it makes a certain sense from a business perspective. He's basically a hype man to keep things entertaining for the casuals. I think Showtime basically has nothing for him to do since strike force is no longer on the network

You can also tell he doesn't know a fucking lick about boxing. Freaking ruined the broadcast for the Judah Garcia fight, had to watch it on mute after a couple of rounds. I don't know the guys name but hopefully he doesn't commentate the Mayweather fight. He's not a Boxing guy. He's an MMA guy. Showtime needs to just go with Al and Paulie IMO.

That guy is there for the casual fans, it makes a certain sense from a business perspective. He's basically a hype man to keep things entertaining for the casuals.

I agree I don't like him but he did call the Quillin uppercut exactly when it was about to happen. I found that funny.

i cant stand that guy as well.... feels like wrestlemania. he is the MAIN reason i cant stand the shobox team.... paulie & bernstein are brilliant though.

You can also tell he doesn't know a fucking lick about boxing. Freaking ruined the broadcast for the Judah Garcia fight, had to watch it on mute after a couple of rounds. I don't know the guys name but hopefully he doesn't commentate the Mayweather fight. He used to be a Pride commentator. It's so weird hearing him call boxing matches. I'd pick him over Roy Jones.

They need to bring back GUS JOHNSON. At least he used to have his facts straight. This guy started explain how f. guerrero was from the Maryland area, then relocated to the bay to train w/ Virgil Hunter. But, Barry Hunter is his trainer and f. guerrero NEVER trained with Virgil Hunter. In fact he was in England w/ Amir Kahn.

Showtime used to have Steve Albert, and he was very good. But none of you noticed that he existed, and that is why he is gone now. Mauro Renallo is far better than Gus Johnson, though. He was even worse - had a good voice but knew next to nothing about boxing. Showtime should bring back Tarver. HBO have a steroid user in Roy, so there shouldn't be a problem in Showtime having Tarver.

Showtime used to have Steve Albert, and he was very good. But none of you noticed that he existed, and that is why he is gone now. Mauro Renallo is far better than Gus Johnson, though.

Commentators being enthusiastic about boxing? We can't have that, bring back Merchant's misrable arse.

"mama mia"

Shame it can't just be Paulie and Bernstein, my two favourite commentators in the sport.

I hate to see a guy get fired or demoted, but Ranallo truly needs to go. Boxing is a real sport that doesn't need manufactured excitement. His voice and commentary style is perfect for pro wrestling or MMA. Unfortunately there is a shortage of blow by blow announcers out there, so I suspect his job is safe.

Was he the same one who kept saying "Garcia lands another right hand! And another!" when Garcia was grazing and missing shots? That was pretty annoying, since they were dick-riding Garcia pretty hard.

You are correct. He is a wanker. His forced voice sounds ridiculous.

Any commentary is better than the biased crew over at HBO.