Which networks commentators KEEP IT REAL - Showtime or HBO?

Agree with all the Farhood comments. Look at the Lomachenko-Russell Jr. fight.

Don't know why you peeps keep taking these commentators like they are popes. They have their own biases. They're fans just like you and me. They can't always be relied upon to make accurate calls. They are humans. I like RJJ, Malignaggi, Lampley, Bernstein, but that does not mean I always go with what everything they say.

steve farhood keeps it the realest out of everybody http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolnews.com/media/2010/12/farhood250.jpg ^^^^^^^^^^ +1

Atlas from FNF keeps it more real than HBO and showbox combined.

Showtime and it's not even close.

Showtime USED TO. That's over. HBO hasn't in our lifetime.

Which network has the most genuine commentators, calling things how they really are, instead of trying to convey a hidden agenda of the network in their commentating? is it Showtime commentators or HBO? I guess i'm wondering what the commentators are going to say about Garcia vs Salka fight.. The fighters always keep it pretty honest like Paulie and Roy. Jim Lampley keeps it 100 he doesnt care what kind of backlash he gets from social media. Al Bernstein is more respectful but still makes his point but kind of holds back because he is mindful of social media.

This. /thread You would agree with a guy who thinks that Emanuel Steward is still commentating from the grave. JACKASS!!! :loser:

Hate him or love him, Larry Merchant often kept it real. Now HBO are terrible, and Showtime are under Haymon-GBP control.

Hands down, no-brainer Showime keeps it real. HBO is bias when it comes to their contract fighters they are invested in, always have been. When Manny was knocking fighters out that were two weight classes above him they never mention PED use, but when Manny got knocked out all of a sudden PEDs are on their radar. Also, is the horrible Lampley show Fight Game cancelled already? It should be. What you said reminded me of the post fight speech of lampley after Manny/Marquez 4.......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLk3z4Yvxpo

Sho is almost as bad as espn. They have nonexperts doing commentary, they have a mma guy, berstein who always rides paulies dick and a jersey shore gatekeeper whos racist At least hbo lets fans text in after a fight to see who won and they have a fotd in RJJ and a elite trainer in Manny Steward paula would get thrown out the door if he tried to get a job at hbo This. /thread

Hbo. On multiple occasions I've heard hbo guys criticizing their own product. If it's a crap fight, lampley will say something like, "we apologize but this is not normally the quality of fight that we like to show" I guarantee the showtime guys won't say anything over the sort when Ron salsa enters the ring.

Teddy Atlas

Hands down, no-brainer Showime keeps it real. HBO is bias when it comes to their contract fighters they are invested in, always have been. When Manny was knocking fighters out that were two weight classes above him they never mention PED use, but when Manny got knocked out all of a sudden PEDs are on their radar. Also, is the horrible Lampley show Fight Game cancelled already? It should be.

I voted for Showtime. Steve Farhood knows boxing 100 times better than Lampley and he doesn't talk your ears off. He call punches punches not shots and he doesn't say down goes so and so every time there is a knock down. Kellerman and Jones are OK and I wish they could call the fights minus Lampley.

Showtime definitely are the most biased when it comes to their own fighters or protecting their talent/prospect.

Sho is almost as bad as espn. They have nonexperts doing commentary, they have a mma guy, berstein who always rides paulies dick and a jersey shore gatekeeper whos racist At least hbo lets fans text in after a fight to see who won and they have a fotd in RJJ and a elite trainer in Manny Steward paula would get thrown out the door if he tried to get a job at hbo

A lot of d!ck riding on HBO.

HBO is hella biased. HBO gets wet for certain fighters, Like Manny Pacquiao.

Showtime and it's not really even close. Lampley falls in love with guys, RJJ falls in love with black fighters, and Kellerman is the closest to being real, but also falls in love with certain guys way too much. Both sides have played the house guy from time to time, but individually no one falls in love with certain fighters like HBO's entire team. Not just Lampley, HBO in general falls in love with certain fighters, thats why we are forced fed fighters on HBO in comparison to Shotime, we get to see many different fighters and pick and choose who we like. Perfect example I can give is Zou Shiming. Now granted he is a respected olympian, but this guy has headlined I think this will be his 3rd HBO card coming up, and not only that, headlining over one of the best boxers in the world. With Shotime, we get a variety of fighters and we are not force fed who they want us to like (or their favorites). For instance, Antoine Douglas will be headlining a card on the 25th.