Is this why Lampley is a bit off when asked about Big George?

[IMDAZED]

George's so called "incompetancy" is overstated around these parts. While it's true he was prone to silly remarks and knew little of the lesser stars, he was oft-times far more insightful than the other two and was very perceptive when it came to the heavyweights. Plus, those silly remarks provided good humor. Give me George over the horribly biased and usually blind Lamps.

[TheGreatA]

Big George pays tribute to boxing's "hardest hitters," the voices behind the punch: Larry Merchant & Jim Lampley

By George Foreman

LARRY MERCHANT

I hardly ever agree with Larry on air. Sometimes, I think we are at two different fights. Believe me, when I watch the playbacks I don't always agree with me either. But the thing I am sure about is, there's a thin line between boxing and wrestling and no one holds that line better than Larry Merchant; it doesn't matter about glitter, pomp, or buy rate.

Nothing affects his opinion; if he believes it's a mismatch he will say it, sometimes (in my opinion) more than he ought to. I've seen fighters cuss, swear, and threaten him, but he is always poised, and remains heard. People say all kinds of things about this man, and I've cast a few adjectives as well (smile). But those who say this man has respect of person I say, not true. Like me, he has a few missing pieces, but when it comes to integrity Larry has a full house. So to fans around the world, sit back and enjoy HBO with Larry Merchant and you'll get the best.


JIM LAMPLEY

What do I say to Jim, but "that's right man"? Over the years so many of us have forgotten that radio is the backbone of broadcasting. We had movies for years without sound, and some liked them. But when sound was added we all loved it. Until sound was added to pictures, radio was king. Some of the historical events, though they appear on television, would have little value without the voices that guide us and explain the true magnitude of it.

In the world of sports pictures are great, but what made our sport of boxing has always been the blow by blow man. The good ones make us hold on to our seats as they did years ago with Joe Louis. I watched the George Foreman and Joe Frazier fight; but without Cossell saying, "Down goes Frazier," nothing really happened. A bigger guy knocked the smaller guy down; it's the voice that savored the moment.

Says Jim Lampley over 20 years later, "It happened", once again the bigger guy beats smaller. Yes, without the voices we see nothing at all. As long as we have Jim Lampley around waiting, without a script, history will be recorded; and the moments captured so that the future can truly see it was more than the eye could see.

[ИATAS]

It was the Hopkins vs Trinidad fight. Tito was really getting beaten up badly, then I think it was the 8th round Hopkins is pounding on Tito then Foreman claims that Hopkins is tiring, then when Lamply asks him the signs he says "He went to his corner and laid his feet flat out, his old legs wont handle it". Lol, then he continued to do nothing but talk about how great tito is while he is gettign a beatign untill the 11th round, when it become obvious that Tito doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of scoring a KO. Other than that I loved hearing Foreman regulate lamply.

"hopkins gotta be careful now!" lol, george loooooves the big punchers. Hopkins was putting on a performance for the ages and all george can talk about is tito's power.

[El Jesus]

lampley is a trip, "go down, go down, go down, go down, save yourself!" ill never ever forget that.

wasnt that andrew golota against some bum?

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lampley is a trip, "go down, go down, go down, go down, save yourself!" ill never ever forget that.

[Kobe Bryant]

Yeah hbo is too biased at times. Especially Lampley. I rewatched Cotto vs. Clottey and listening to Lampley was somewhat disgusting. I have no problem with Cotto getting props he's a great fighter.

But he was extremely biased and hardly gave Clottey any credit. While Steward was giving Clottey his credit. Maybe just to balance Lampley's biased out? Who knows.

[street bully]

It was either the Trinidad-Hopkins fight, or the Toney-Barkley fight, but one of them was getting an asswhooping, and George was like, oh hes a puncher, hes got him right where he wants him now... I was like... George...

It was the Hopkins vs Trinidad fight. Tito was really getting beaten up badly, then I think it was the 8th round Hopkins is pounding on Tito then Foreman claims that Hopkins is tiring, then when Lamply asks him the signs he says "He went to his corner and laid his feet flat out, his old legs wont handle it". Lol, then he continued to do nothing but talk about how great tito is while he is gettign a beatign untill the 11th round, when it become obvious that Tito doesn't have a snowballs chance in hell of scoring a KO. Other than that I loved hearing Foreman regulate lamply.

[larry x]

george may be alot of things...but he's a stand up guy..he bites his tongue 4 no 1..green k

[Dynamite Kid]

George's so called "incompetancy" is overstated around these parts. While it's true he was prone to silly remarks and knew little of the lesser stars, he was oft-times far more insightful than the other two and was very perceptive when it came to the heavyweights. Plus, those silly remarks provided good humor. Give me George over the horribly biased and usually blind Lamps.

I agree, there actually were times when he made some very accurate observations, like when Bowe was fighting Golota and he pointed out that Bowe had underestimated the reach and distance Golota was able to hit him from and that is why he cannot get out of the way of any of those jabs hands, and if you watch the fight that does seem to be the case.

[street bully]

"hopkins gotta be careful now!" lol, george loooooves the big punchers. Hopkins was putting on a performance for the ages and all george can talk about is tito's power.

It was funny though listening to how Tito would destroy Hopkins, to talking about how he would wear hopkins down, to talking about how he had a punchers chance, to talking about how he had heart, to talking about how his father should talk him into retiring on his stool.