Things that HBO needs to change

[AndyShitHot]

I can't complain too much about the way HBO put on their shows, as they're easily the best when it comes to commentating, leading up to the fights and putting on a boxing show in general. My critisisms would be more towards the quality of some of the undercard fights or even the choice of the main fight (Dawson-Tarver/Pavlik-Lockett), I mean they showed Taylor-Lacy but passed on Froch-Taylor (which has the WBC title on the line).

[LoloChivas]

Agree with everything you posted. One thing that does get to me about HBO comentary is that they favor a fighter and you can tell when they are talking ingoring lots of the shots the other fighter is throwing and going crazy when the fighter they favor throws a pounch. This really gets me pist off..

[Steak]

Change Jim Lampley: That f.ucker cant tell the difference between landed and blocked punches, guy has no place talking about boxing and someone needs to give him some 'just for men' for his b-day, seriously.

Merchant: Old bitter **** who keeps coming out with these gay-ass puns before a fight, most of them are a)not funny and b) make no sense. F.ucker needs to sell his house and move into a nursing home, talks like he had a stroke just before they went on air.

Lederman: 'Okay Jim'...... Wanker, some of the worst scoring known to man, the more one guy is winning, the more he scores for the other guy, pathetic, bring in Stevie wonder instead.

your post......is like....a lion....who used...to wait in the bushes.....but now...waits...in...a boat......and eats... illegal immigrants
....whether...these immigrants...can learn to wait...in the boat for your posts...or not...will decide............................................ .................................................. .........................................the fight.

[Technical_Skill]

your post......is like....a lion....who used...to wait in the bushes.....but now...waits...in...a boat......and eats... illegal immigrants
....whether...these immigrants...can learn to wait...in the boat for your posts...or not...will decide............................................ .................................................. .........................................the fight.

Exactly, he does this **** before every fight, and its so pathetic, he needs to sit down, put on his oxygen mask and shut the f.uck up, permanently.

Special Mention

George Foreman: Fair enough he looks like a love child between an American GI and a Vietnamese rice paddy worker. But he will say anything for the dollar bill, if one fighter is beating up another, the beat up fighter is winning the fight for getting beat up. Motherf.ucker, stop your noise and go put that bean head in one of your grills.

[PittyPat]

get rid of the score card guy i forget his name.

In the word of Lennox, "Definitely". I actually find it majorly distracting to see a totally bull**** scorecard come up on the screen, as well as having to hear that cokehead Lederman's squeaky voice, when I'm trying to concentrate on keeping the score and watching for punches. It can be hard enough as it is, if the fight is non-stop action, without some decrepit moron yakkin on about how he "sees it".

I'd rather have no unofficial scorecards at all.

[Steak]

In the word of Lennox, "Definitely". I actually find it majorly distracting to see a totally bull**** scorecard come up on the screen, as well as having to hear that cokehead Lederman's squeaky voice, when I'm trying to concentrate on keeping the score and watching for punches. It can be hard enough as it is, if the fight is non-stop action, without some decrepit moron yakkin on about how he "sees it".

I'd rather have no unofficial scorecards at all.

If they were smart, they would steal what Showtime does, and have 3 respected boxing writers that are ringside score the fight and give their cards. not only do these guys generally have better scorecards than Letterman, but it gives you three points of view, which is how the fight will be judged in the end. it doesnt pretend like Lederman is the most awesome judge ever.

but I would miss Lederman. they should keep him for something. he seems like he enjoys boxing so much, and it would be weird to not have him talk about the rules before the fight.

[C.Y.]

Change Jim Lampley: That f.ucker cant tell the difference between landed and blocked punches, guy has no place talking about boxing and someone needs to give him some 'just for men' for his b-day, seriously.

Merchant: Old bitter **** who keeps coming out with these gay-ass puns before a fight, most of them are a)not funny and b) make no sense. F.ucker needs to sell his house and move into a nursing home, talks like he had a stroke just before they went on air.

Lederman: 'Okay Jim'...... Wanker, some of the worst scoring known to man, the more one guy is winning, the more he scores for the other guy, pathetic, bring in Stevie wonder instead.

cosign to the fullest..
hbo needs a new commentary team
the guys from showtime should replace them

[PittyPat]

but I would miss Lederman. they should keep him for something. he seems like he enjoys boxing so much, and it would be weird to not have him talk about the rules before the fight.

I could easily live out without all that "JIIIIIIM!!!!!!!!!!!" stuff, too. The commentators themselves could just as well go over the rules beforehand.