If you could choose any three commentators to do fights forever, who would they be?

Collapse
Collapse
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • Slipx
    Lethal Barefisted
    Platinum Champion - 1,000-5,000 posts
    • Jan 2005
    • 3030
    • 133
    • 236
    • 9,967

    #1

    If you could choose any three commentators to do fights forever, who would they be?

    It's something me and some friends were having an argument about.

    Post any three commentators that you would prefer to commentate every fight you see.

    my picks:

    Emmanuel Steward(his reactions are great when punches land, plus I respect him more than most other trainers. he also speaks intelligently, never says any ****** things)

    Teddy Atlas(his past bringing up mike tyson and his huge scar suffered from taking on 6 thugs at once, combined with the analystic way he reacts to seeing flush punches makes him a definite pick.

    I'm confused about the third..Roy Jones does well, george foreman was great because sometimes he'd say ****** things giving us all a laugh, and I also think Leija would be good on television in this position because with glasses he looks articulate, and he speaks clearly, for a guy whos been in quite a few wars. I'm gonna have to go with george foreman though, even though his reactions to landed shots are mostly 'Oooohh' and not very intelligent, I could see him and Atlas getting into arguments and george picking on him at times down the road, so that's why I think george is a good pick. when he says something he stands behind it,regardless of who disagrees. plus atlas pushed george once at a press conference, and i think that little encounter would bring us comedy for years to come.


    I say throw out the Jim Lampleys...they are useless, and only there for their looks, when the fight progresses their speech is useless, they should be done away with, absolutely.
  • Run
    Outlaw
    Franchise Champion - 20,000+ posts
    • Feb 2005
    • 56188
    • 2,588
    • 4,569
    • 76,412

    #2
    Al Berndstein: is my favorite Commentator by far. He speaks truthful things.....is rarely biased and does the job well. He would be my first pick, and I always use him in reference to things said.

    Jim Lampley: I like the guy. Though he may be biased....he is hilarious as hell. He is the wittiest commentator around IMO.

    Emmanuel Steward: Always respected him...and has plenty of boxing knowledge...and is almost always right on the money.

    Larry Merchant is the worst IMO.



    Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

    Comment

    • The Troll
      LEGACY-FLOYD OSCAR II
      Super Champion - 5,000-10,000 posts
      • Mar 2005
      • 7446
      • 254
      • 160
      • 14,892

      #3
      Good thread

      #1 Jim Lampley

      #2 George Foreman

      #3 Larry Merchant

      Comment

      • SacTown1
        Undisputed Champion
        Platinum Champion - 1,000-5,000 posts
        • Dec 2004
        • 1915
        • 84
        • 0
        • 8,399

        #4
        Originally posted by Slipx
        It's something me and some friends were having an argument about.

        Post any three commentators that you would prefer to commentate every fight you see.

        my picks:

        Emmanuel Steward(his reactions are great when punches land, plus I respect him more than most other trainers. he also speaks intelligently, never says any ****** things)

        Teddy Atlas(his past bringing up mike tyson and his huge scar suffered from taking on 6 thugs at once, combined with the analystic way he reacts to seeing flush punches makes him a definite pick.

        I'm confused about the third..Roy Jones does well, george foreman was great because sometimes he'd say ****** things giving us all a laugh, and I also think Leija would be good on television in this position because with glasses he looks articulate, and he speaks clearly, for a guy whos been in quite a few wars. I'm gonna have to go with george foreman though, even though his reactions to landed shots are mostly 'Oooohh' and not very intelligent, I could see him and Atlas getting into arguments and george picking on him at times down the road, so that's why I think george is a good pick. when he says something he stands behind it,regardless of who disagrees. plus atlas pushed george once at a press conference, and i think that little encounter would bring us comedy for years to come.


        I say throw out the Jim Lampleys...they are useless, and only there for their looks, when the fight progresses their speech is useless, they should be done away with, absolutely.
        Barry Tompkins - still the best voice & gives good, short descriptions of the action, doesn't get selfish and take attention away from the in-ring action as much as Lampley, Tessitore, Atlas, etc.

        Emmanuel Steward - makes great points, has good perspective on what the fighters and trainers are goin' through, gets excited now & then which cn add 2 the drama (I thought he was gonna have a heart attack during round 12 of Jirov-Toney)

        Larry Merchant - strictly for comic relief and a few drunken rants

        Comment

        • The Troll
          LEGACY-FLOYD OSCAR II
          Super Champion - 5,000-10,000 posts
          • Mar 2005
          • 7446
          • 254
          • 160
          • 14,892

          #5
          Barry Tompkins is the worst IMO. He is so biased at times when he commentates for Kingvision it can make you puke.

          Comment

          • Konstantin
            Undisputed Champion
            Platinum Champion - 1,000-5,000 posts
            • Jan 2005
            • 4478
            • 226
            • 903
            • 20,367

            #6
            I like George for the comedy, Roy for the ring experience and Lampley for the wit. I would have Emmanuel but I think hes biased

            Comment

            • The Troll
              LEGACY-FLOYD OSCAR II
              Super Champion - 5,000-10,000 posts
              • Mar 2005
              • 7446
              • 254
              • 160
              • 14,892

              #7
              Lampley is the best for integrity, for class, for his respect for boxing, for his respect for boxers, for his way of calling fights. He is the best commentator ever.
              Last edited by The Troll; 05-09-2005, 02:44 PM.

              Comment

              • Dio2
                Contender
                Silver Champion - 100-500 posts
                • Dec 2004
                • 141
                • 9
                • 15
                • 6,644

                #8
                1. Some boxing insider that knows a lot of gossip and will spread it
                2. Emmanuel Steward
                3. Teddy Atlas, he has the knowledge and the passion.
                4. Larry Merchant

                If Ali didn't have Parkinson's I would love to hear him as a commentator...or Sugar Ray Robinson

                Comment

                • Truth
                  Old School Member
                  Unified Champion - 10,00-20,000 posts
                  • May 2004
                  • 18228
                  • 578
                  • 409
                  • 30,780

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Runw/knives
                  Al Berndstein: is my favorite Commentator by far. He speaks truthful things.....is rarely biased and does the job well. He would be my first pick, and I always use him in reference to things said.

                  Jim Lampley: I like the guy. Though he may be biased....he is hilarious as hell. He is the wittiest commentator around IMO.

                  Emmanuel Steward: Always respected him...and has plenty of boxing knowledge...and is almost always right on the money.

                  Larry Merchant is the worst IMO.
                  Thats my list too but c'mon Larry Merchant is a funny dude.

                  Comment

                  • Run
                    Outlaw
                    Franchise Champion - 20,000+ posts
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 56188
                    • 2,588
                    • 4,569
                    • 76,412

                    #10
                    Originally posted by The Truth
                    Thats my list too but c'mon Larry Merchant is a funny dude.
                    yeah he is funny. And of course...he is a great journalist. The things that make me not like him.....is that he is far too critical of fighters' performances, he tends to suck the fun out of fights, and interrupts too many post fight interviews and has to have it his way.

                    I lost respect for him because he is too haughty, condescending....and it pissed me off what he said about Buster Douglas on Legendary Nights. "I felt a sense that he was trying to get his time in the spotlight...so I let him". That kind of attitude makes me think.....he thinks.....he calls all the shots. When he clearly does not. It was really cool watching Bernard Rip him a new one.

                    and roy, and George....LOL.



                    Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!
                    Last edited by Run; 05-09-2005, 03:07 PM.

                    Comment

                    Working...
                    TOP