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Never mind Kellerman, Foreman is officially the worst boxing commentator of all time. He is so biased towards punchers it's disgraceful. The only thing enjoyable about listening to Foreman commentate is having Larry Merchant put him in his place all the time!
I rewatched Barrera vs Hamed this morning and damn George Foreman is so annoying. Barrera completely exposed Hamed and showed that his style doesn't work again elite level competition. Yet George Foreman is rambling on about how Naz only looks off balance because of his upper body movement and that Barrera didn't come forward because he respected the punching power of Hamed. Even when Barrera was handing out a beating, Foreman was bleating on how all it takes is a clean left from Naz and its lights out. Since when has Barrera ever been sparked?
Another irritating fight (commentary wise) was Hopkins vs Trinidad. Foreman was nuthugging Trinidad all the way through that as well. Even as late as the 9th/10th round when Hopkins was clearly dominating, Foreman came out with some comment to the effect of : "all this backing up that Hopkins is doing saps his strength...and you need all of your strength against a puncher like Trinidad". Never mind that Hopkins didn't actually look weary, or the fact that Trinidad started to look weaker as the fight wore on, or that Trinidad couldn't land his big punches on Hopkins...he had every chance to win in Foreman's book.
GRRRRRR!!! Now that rant is off my chest...any thoughts?
I rewatched Barrera vs Hamed this morning and damn George Foreman is so annoying. Barrera completely exposed Hamed and showed that his style doesn't work again elite level competition. Yet George Foreman is rambling on about how Naz only looks off balance because of his upper body movement and that Barrera didn't come forward because he respected the punching power of Hamed. Even when Barrera was handing out a beating, Foreman was bleating on how all it takes is a clean left from Naz and its lights out. Since when has Barrera ever been sparked?
Another irritating fight (commentary wise) was Hopkins vs Trinidad. Foreman was nuthugging Trinidad all the way through that as well. Even as late as the 9th/10th round when Hopkins was clearly dominating, Foreman came out with some comment to the effect of : "all this backing up that Hopkins is doing saps his strength...and you need all of your strength against a puncher like Trinidad". Never mind that Hopkins didn't actually look weary, or the fact that Trinidad started to look weaker as the fight wore on, or that Trinidad couldn't land his big punches on Hopkins...he had every chance to win in Foreman's book.
GRRRRRR!!! Now that rant is off my chest...any thoughts?
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