I'm sorry... Jim lampley is well past it.

Me too, I don't put too much focus on this. I watch many boxing matches as long as time allows, not just the high-profile ones. Therefore, there are many ringside commentators that are not familiar to me. I don't care, it's the fight that I'm focused on. Sergio Mora, for example, is a boxer and you can listen to him in your face all the fine details about the fight in his view and in real time. Do I have to analyze what he says to death or just rely on myself because I see what he sees, I watch what he watches...I really don't care. I've been watching fights over 40 years...I can enjoy a fight despite the commentary but I definitely notice it. Some add to the fight with insight (I always thought Emmanuel Steward did this), some can detract if they are too biased or ignorant. I rely on myself to analyze but if I'm hearing someone who's describing a fight that I don't see or repeatedly says off-base things then it becomes a distraction.

Not sure if anyone ever heard Sugar Ray Leonard call a fight. I was shocked, it felt sacrilegious but it sounded like he knew nothing about boxing.

Was he a guest commentator or is he going to be a regular part of it now?

Jim talking about beards, foot size, not knowing who usyk was fighting and forgetting which round he was in was embarrassing. Felt bad for the old boy, time to pack her in

Why do I always see these types of threads? Why do people cry so damn much about the ringside commentating? Who really GAF? I for one don't watch alone. People around had to converse with one another. There's no quiet moment here. It's sports. Who GAF what these commentators say? Of course, they have biases, they have opinions. What exactly do you expect? They're humans. I see what they see, I watch what they watch, so at the end of the day it's me who would decide what conclusion I come up with.​ Not them. Me too, I don't put too much focus on this. I watch many boxing matches as long as time allows, not just the high-profile ones. Therefore, there are many ringside commentators that are not familiar to me. I don't care, it's the fight that I'm focused on. Sergio Mora, for example, is a boxer and you can listen to him in your face all the fine details about the fight in his view and in real time. Do I have to analyze what he says to death or just rely on myself because I see what he sees, I watch what he watches...I really don't care.

Paulie was good. Not a fan of Mauro or Mora. I don’t mind Mannix or Mora. They have good chemistry even if Mora often times will put his foot in his mouth. Duboef and Mauro are ok. Their voices kinda’ grate eventually. Mauro sounds like he puts on a voice to make it sound more dramatic. He has the voice of a WWE commentator. Joe Tessitore is kind of there as well. A guy will be iced out in a one punch KO and he screams into the mic, without reeling it back a little over the guy who hasn’t even been OK’D by the doctor as fully recovered. Pretty sure he would’ve lost his shit had he been ringside for Pacquiao/Marquez 4 when it happened.

They should give Paulie his job back and save him from embarrassing himself in BKB Paulie was good. Not a fan of Mauro or Mora.

Lampley is done, he had a good run at HBO but slowly he was just describing one side of the fight. Mora is just terrible.

Lampley: “Berlanga…derisively called ‘BELNALGAS’…has NOT looked good in his recent outings. However, if being around the sport for so long has taught me something, it is that you embrace the villain role long enough, you will draw attention to yourself, and more often than not, that will translate into more exposure and often times, more butts in seats.” Maliganggi: “Yo, speaking of butts in seats. Jim, do you know what ‘BELNALGAS’ means?” Lampley: “I, uhhhhhh…no, Paulie. I do not. Enlighten me.” Maliganggi: “Okay, even though I’m hearing ‘BELNALGAS’ with a ‘B’, I think what they’re saying is essentially ‘VERNALGAS’ with a ‘V’.” Lampley: “Ah………..what’s the difference?” Malignaggi: “It means ‘see butts’. I dunno what kind of insult that is. It’s not even witty. I think it’s just white people trying to flex what little Spanish they know. I dunno. Or they mean to say his skills are ‘like ass’.” Lampley: “Oh……..ok…? Paulie, how do you know all this?” Malignaggi: “Because I’m trilingual.” Lampley: “What does that mean exactly?” Malignaggi: “I know three languages. I know English, Italian, and Spanish. Why? What did you think it meant?” Lampley: “I, ughhh…I thought it meant that you’re the type of person who’s willing to try anything once.” Malignaggi: “…………” Lampley: “Sort of like when you let Adrien Broner try your girl one night?” Malignaggi: “That’s my side piece! Don’t you dare talk about my side piece!”

- - Monkeys gibbering about the gibbering grazing herds of boxing announcers...priceless

Jim will get his sea legs back I'm sure. At least the fighters came through this time and gave him some good fights to call, unlike Times Square. I like Tarver but seemed like he was talking a lot, stepping all over the place, in the heat of things calling Lampley "bro" a couple of times lol. Also Coppinger is pretty good, but I'd say maybe try to limit talking about outside events in boxing during any given fight, it can derail things and doesn't bring the fight we're watching in focus. It's a new team. Did tarver really have to say You feel me to lamp?

Lets face the truth the reason why they have to try and bring back a jim lampley is because the current crop of boxing play by play guys on boxing us networks are extremely poor.

They should give Paulie his job back and save him from embarrassing himself in BKB

I didn't mind him but I overall thought they were missing a lot of the action in the main event. They went on side bar stories when there was good action to cover happening and that pissed me off. It wasn't Lampley alone, it was the entire team.

The “King of New York” got smoked, I don’t usually watch pressers but caught this one. I was neutral towards either fighter, but as soon as Berlanga opened his pie hole…I was hoping Sheeraz would wallop him. Berlanga’s 17 straight 1st round KO’s are looking mighty suspicious, likely setup to move him up the ranks quickly for a title shot…and it worked out, minus a world title. When confronted with a legit quality opponent…he’s bollocks mate. If he spent as much time in the gym as he does talking shit, he might be able to actually win a belt

Thats funny. We need more guys like larry merchant who I know some didnt like but at least he called out the corruption in boxing Yes Larry Merchant and Emanuel Steward were the reasons why HBO Boxing telecasts were so excellent. They kept it real. Lampley and Kellerman just rode their coattails and brought nothing to the show. It was LM and ES who carried the broadcasts

Why do I always see these types of threads? Why do people cry so damn much about the ringside commentating? Who really GAF? I for one don't watch alone. People around had to converse with one another. There's no quiet moment here. It's sports. Who GAF what these commentators say? Of course, they have biases, they have opinions. What exactly do you expect? They're humans. I see what they see, I watch what they watch, so at the end of the day it's me who would decide what conclusion I come up with.​ Not them.

Jim Lampley is 76 years old. I still like seeing Michael Buffer too but he isn’t the same as he was 30 years ago.

Jim will get his sea legs back I'm sure. At least the fighters came through this time and gave him some good fights to call, unlike Times Square. I like Tarver but seemed like he was talking a lot, stepping all over the place, in the heat of things calling Lampley "bro" a couple of times lol. Also Coppinger is pretty good, but I'd say maybe try to limit talking about outside events in boxing during any given fight, it can derail things and doesn't bring the fight we're watching in focus. It's a new team.

Mora talks too much for special comments, waffles on, I like him and mannix on the pod but. Lampleys head ain’t in the game anymore, Barry Jones and Frampton are decent. Mora and Mannix are hilarious. Sometimes Mora will disagree with Mannix on something, explain why he disagrees and then in his closing statement will go and say the exact opposite of what he originally was against. Lmao