ITV Coverage: Barry McGuigan and Duke McKenzie

[Guest]

I was wondering what was most painful about tonight's ITV coverage.

Fair enough, they're just getting back into the fight game, but seeing Barry McGuigan standing around like a spare ***** giving one word answers to Jim McNeilly is pretty bad ("We had a great night here didn't we, Barry?" "Yes.")

Then I squirmed a little at Amir Khan thanking the people of Wales for coming all the way to see him, despite A. The fact that they LIVE there, it was IN Wales, so they haven't travelled anywhere; and B. They'd come to see Calzaghe. Then I remembered he's just young and shy so he probably just didn't know what else to say. Bless him.



But what about Barry "good kid" McGuigan and Duke "absolutely!" McKenzie doing that so-contrived-it's-almost-like-sticking-a-hamster's-wheel-up-your-ass-and-then-pretending-it-got-there-by-accident "spontaneous chat".

**** me! I dunno who found it more painful - them or us. Barry and Duke standing around like a pair of rent boys down Elton John's driveway (allegedly) talking **** like a right pair of fannies. Their conversation was basically an extended game of "hot potato", whereas the other would constantly try and steer the other one into doing all the talking. "Yes, what do you think, Barry?" "**** that, what do you think?" "I asked first!"


I'm just glad I recorded it, because frankly it gave me the horn.

[theironone]

itvs probably paying them very well so they'l have to stick to guidelines, shame cos it makes them look like they dont know what the crack is

[Guest]

itvs probably paying them very well so they'l have to stick to guidelines, shame cos it makes them look like they dont know what the crack is

To be honest, I think it made them both look EXACTLY like they knew what the crack is... a bit white block in a cellaphane that they ingested beforehand.

Did Duke McKenzie think Amir Khan had class or not though? I wish he'd said at least once.

[EXIGE]

I thought it was funny when they labelled Joe Calzaghe the best pound for pound in the world at the moment.

I was sitting in my chair like a little armchair supporter and they come out with that and i was like "Damn! how can someone be so ******".

[Guest]

I thought it was funny when they labelled Joe Calzaghe the best pound for pound in the world at the moment.

I was sitting in my chair like a little armchair supporter and they come out with that and i was like "Damn! how can someone be so ******".

Duke McKenzie is full of ****. I remember him commentating for the BBC on Jones-Tarver I and not only did he constantly get John Ruiz's name wrong (Roy's prior fight - Duke said he was ringside but he couldn't have been paying attention) but he kept getting Tarver's wrong, too.

If he's getting paid, is it too much to expect him to at least research the names of the people he's commentating on.

[theironone]

duke does come out with some corkers when he gets carried away

[EXIGE]

Duke McKenzie is full of ****. I remember him commentating for the BBC on Jones-Tarver I and not only did he constantly get John Ruiz's name wrong (Roy's prior fight - Duke said he was ringside but he couldn't have been paying attention) but he kept getting Tarver's wrong, too.

If he's getting paid, is it too much to expect him to at least research the names of the people he's commentating on.

You picked up on the P4P thing i noticed too? Was it him that said it for sure?

Well he is from Croydon anyway, so i will let him off!

[theironone]

AND duke kept saying in RJ Tarver 1 i think tarvers done enough to take the title..............no duke he is defending it

[Guest]

You picked up on the P4P thing i noticed too? Was it him that said it for sure?

Well he is from Croydon anyway, so i will let him off!

Yeah, definitely Duke "absolutely!" McKenzie that came out with that.

[K-Yo]

mcgugigan is normally insightful in his views, but he was **** last night, his newspaper column is pretty good. duke is ****. i dont like the amount of breaks itv take. i wanna see what the corners have to say to their fighter not an advert for a ****ing skoda