British commentary vs American Commentary

[Thread Stealer]

I preferred the SKY commentary for Mayweather-Hatton over the HBO commentary.

[camymcf]

ive got to say i like HBO's commentary better than any uk commentators

[Davros?]

back in the day reg and harry were great but the new bunch of british commentators are not so good.

[brently1979]

HBO

Jim Lampley is the best in the business, no one brings as much passion for the sport to that mic as he does.

Say what you will about Max Kellerman, but he is a knowledgeable person who is a fan first and a commentator second, and that's a good thing.

Larry Merchant is creepy.

You'd be hard pressed to find someone with a better mind for the sport to have on commentary than Emmanuel Stewart. It's happened more than once where he's correctly predicted the outcome of a fight to almost the very minute.

Lennox Lewis has the experience as a fighter to put himself in that situation and visualize what he'd do. Usually it's a double jab.

Showtime

Steve Albert almost like Lampley, just not on the same level. Good voice to listen to especially when there is action going on.

Al Bernstein is smart and informative, and not nearly as creppy as Merchant.

Jim Grey is a prick.

ESPN

I really like Teddy Atlas, I know not many people are too big on him here at these forums. But he's a guy you could learn a lot from and his "keys to victory" are very informative.

Bob Papa is very good and will eventually make a great successor to Lampley should he ever step away from the main stage. I really like his work on FNF and BAD.


BTW, yes I have heard Sky Sports commentary before and I just didn't like it. It's basically just a matter of where you come from I guess. The American HBO team is by far the best in my opinion, so don't get on my ass about it. If you like Sky Sports or whatever, fantastic. None of us are either right or wrong. So let's not turn this into a US vs UK circle jerk.

I couldn't agree more, last thing you want to hear after a fight is Jim Grey doing an interview.

[The Hammer]

I meant Jim Watt and the other guy though. Jim Watt is probably one of my favorites.

Jim Watt's in my top 5 too. I like the way he put's things, he's kind of funny sometimes without intending to be.

[Dynamite Kid]

Its it me or is British commentary so boring and unenthusiastic , i love lampley and atlas.

Dude when you watch HBO version of Pavlik vs Taylor 1,Pavlik vs Miranda there is no comparison to the British version. Lampley is great, but only when he wants to get excited about a fighter he likes.

Look how poorly they commentated on Hatton's loss to Floyd. Teddy Atlas is awful

I prefer American broadast when watching American based fighters and British commentary when watching British fighters. dont ask me why.

[Cereal]

The U.K commentators are often informative, but the H.B.O guys make the night an occasion.

[Mersey]

From what I seen, HBO is better than UK. Jim Watt annoys me to death. He repeats himself over and over again.

[T-97]

I love the HBO team because of the excitement they add to the fights, I dunno why...I love it when a big shot lands and you have Lampley shouting it "HARD RIGHT HAND!", althought they can nuthug...a lot at times.

[Southpaw Stinger]

I have to say the Yanks are great with the comentary. They get overly excited and dramatise everything but I like it like that. I'll take HBO PPV over Setanta any day.