Berto-Ortiz Announcer

[Team Vitaminas]

LMAO....the one with the shitlocks. he was ok.I think buffer was in the uk for Amir /MC something fight.

[Larry the boss]

his hair had me rolling

[zte89147]

his hair had me rolling

yeah i dont know wtf he was thinkin

[Canelo Phresh]

http://********/w94dZtKXaaE

he was in a movie lol

[ИATAS]

I've seen this guy a couple times on small cards in Florida, I believe.

I don't think he did a bad job, it's just shocking to see white guys with dreads lol.

I thought he did pretty decent though.

anyways, his name is David Diamante.

http://www.daviddiamante.com/

By Thomas Hauser

One night next month, moments before the opening bell, ring announcer David Diamante will take the microphone for one of the many fight cards he works in the New York metropolitan area.

Diamante is tall and slender with a gaunt face, aquiline nose, and piercing blue eyes. His voice is a gift and he uses it well. The tip-off that something is very different about him is his hair; dreadlocks that extend well below his waist and, unbraided, would reach to the floor. He started growing them in 1988 and hasn’t cut them since, although he acknowledges, “The longer ones break off from time to time.”

“I’m not a ****** guy,” Diamante says. “I know I could cut my hair and make more money. But I’m not motivated by money and, right now, I like my hair the way it is. Maybe I’ll wake up one morning and cut it because I want to. I’m a different kind of guy.”


Adding to the self-description, Diamante explains, “I’m multi-layered. I see a lot of different sides on each issue. I love life. I’m spiritual. I’m a dreamer. I’m a rebel. I swim upstream. There’s a fire that burns inside me. I love breaking the mold. My life has been an incredible journey. I’m into adventure and other cultures. I love traveling. I’ve been to dozens of countries all over the world. I like motorcycles. I’m into cigars. I live on the edge. I’m a perfectionist. If I’m going to do something, I want to do it well.”

“But I’ve been through some dark times,” he continues. “It’s a sordid history. I’ve done crazy things and seen worse. I’ve been in jail for drug and drinking-related stuff. I’ve seen people stabbed in the heart and get their heads bashed open with baseball bats. One time, I saw a guy get shot point blank in the head. He was lying on the curb. He was alive but he was dying and his brains were coming out of his head. I had nightmares about that for a long time.”

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/a-diamante-in-the-rough

[Kevin Malone]

I think he's solid. I've seen him before doing smaller fights (and I think he's done FNF before).

His trademark I think is saying the fighters last name twice.

[Slick_Rick]

I thought he was ok, he was a little cheesy but not bad for his first big fight. He has a really good voice though.

"Beeerrtooo.......Bertoo"

"Orrrttiizzzzzzzzz.....Ortizzzz"

[Nobuhiro Sugoi]

I dont even know where to start.....first his hair, then his cheezy sayings, then he didnt even say 22 ko's for ortiz he said 20, the guy was just plain awful

I thought his tribute to the guy that died was very touching and clearly you could see the pain in his eyes as he spoke.

[Mr. Ryan]

That's my boy Dave Diamante, he's awesome. He has great ring presence and an awesome voice.

[deuce_drop]

i might be mistaken but i thought that he posts here on boxingscene, under the name Soundtraveler......... i could be wrong but i remember something to that nature from a few years back...............



i thought he did a good job and i'm glad to see him getting more work, there are far worse hacks out there that we're subjected to, this guy was a class act, can't ask for anything more than that really.