Comments Thread For: It?s happening! It?s happening! The nostalgic return of Jim Lampley

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

It will be great to hear Jim Lampley calling fights again. Along with Al Bernstein he was one of the best to do it.

[Tinman]

Better than Joe Tes and Timmy

[takenotes]

Lamply calling a fight now will be like Byden as president

lol I was thinking the same thing. I really hope not but I am coming in with low hopes

[anonymous2.0]

I really don't remember Lampley being particularly great. Emotional, yes. Wrong, yes. Biased, yes. Great, insightful, edge-of-your-seat commentary? No.

[zedster]

Lamps number one for me.

[Grandma Lover]

Some favorites I enjoyed thru the years would be (in no particular order) Gil Clancy,
Roy Jones Jr, Larry Merchant, Lampley, Manny Steward, Al Bernstein et al. Ones I
didn't/don't like would be Mauro Ranallo, George Foreman, Bernardo Osuna.

What was wrong with big George? I absolutely couldn't stand roid Jones and his bias

[PunchyPotorff]

Clancy was great. He was like right out of central casting for a crusty boxing trainer - the accent, the look, the no-BS straight talk. Ranallo is the opposite. He should stick to pro wrestling and video game voice-overs. He's unbearable. I thought Max Kellerman was doing good work when he was with HBO. I think ESPN would do well to get the hyperbolic Tessitore outta there and bring Max back in. Bobby Czyz did well from the ex-fighter role. It's been a long time so I'm just going from memory here.

Yes, I liked Czyz and Kellerman. And agreed, lose Ranallo... him and that 'mama-mia' b.s. has got to go.

[PunchyPotorff]

What was wrong with big George? I absolutely couldn't stand roid Jones and his bias

Big George just wasn't very professional, sounded like a blowhard quite often. I like Roy
because he understands the sport from a boxer and trainer level. It's okay whatever opinion
you have on the subject. We're just expressing opinions here after all.

[PunchyPotorff]

Lamply calling a fight now will be like Byden as president

You have no idea how well Lampley will do at the job. As for *****... if you objectively studied his term,
you would see there was a bunch of good he did for the country. But it's a given that you MAGAs are stuck
on your limited true knowledge of the subject... and happy to be that way. BTW... read this... and get ready
to tell your parents they can move in with you... because 47 is OBVIOUSLY going after Social Security.

https://www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security

[Boxing 112]

Lamps was always a little too excited and enamored with HBO house fighters. Yes, he did some great work, but was also a company shill. His recent statement that Tank Davis is a throwback fighter makes me believe he will say anything, as long as you are paying him.

That is the same for most pundits and commentators, they are biased towards the fighters who are with the network/promoter they work with