Whats ur favorite HBO crew Pacquiao over sell comment?

[rochemback]

I found "death by a thousand left hands" already a bit over the top (even though the win over De La Hoya was mad impressive at that point), but the whole "**** **** **** ... **** ... try stop me, ****! ... you wanna throw? ****! ... **** ****..." against a very inactive Joshua Clottey easily takes the cake.

[Ray*]

Jim Lampley - Oh i think Ricky Hatton is going to get up and Pac might jump on him!!! (Poor soul was laying on the floor twitching while the ref was calling for the doctors) lol

[RichCCFC]

We don't have HBO in the UK but the equivilent to that, Sky Sports are just as bad at times.

At the end of the Margarito fight John Rawling said something along the lines of; "when you mention Sugar Ray Robinson, Roberto Duran and Muhammad Ali you have to mention Manny Pacquaio in the same sentaance"

it's not too unreasonable thing to say/

[AlwaysOnTop]

I know there are tons, my recent favorite was during Manny/Margz.
Jim said "Manny Pacquiao is the most accurate puncher in history".. I damn near shot beer out my nose on that one.

I watch with the mute on.

I don't listen to that shi.t

[AlwaysOnTop]

it's not too unreasonable thing to say/

Yes it is..

[Merciless1]

The "****" comments from Jim always stuck with me. It was pretty funny, but what was even funnier is that none of those punches even landed from what I can remember.

They seem to be biased towards other fighters as well. Linares vs DeMarco for example. Up until the fight turned around it was "Linares this & Linares that". After one of the cuts opened up I think I remember hearing Emanuel Stewart call himself out on it.

[Mr. Ryan]

steward "this man is a mchine, the best offensive fighter I've ever seen"



yea, he looked real offensive vs Marquez

Yeah, that was a bad fight, but in other fights you could make a case for him being one of the most explosive offensive fighters in recent history. Terry Norris, Tyson also have claims to that, at least in recent years.

I actually was speaking with Al Bernstein after the Margarito fight and he felt that Pacquiao was one of the best offensive fighters he's ever seen, even stated confidently that he was greater than Duran.

[4Corners]

During the third Marquez fight, Steward said "This is the best I've seen Manny Pacquiao look" during the first round or two, can't remember which round.

I remember hearing Lampley during the Mayweather-Ortiz fight, I think it was in the 3rd round......Mayweather was on the ropes and Ortiz jumped in, and got countered with two left hooks from Floyd, and Lampley yelled "Another straight left from Ortiz!!!". I mean, it was completely called wrong from what actually just happened, it was awful. Or at the end of the 3rd round, Ortiz rushed in again, and got countered with a right cross and then hit with and uppercut from Floyd, and Lampley said "Good right hand from Victor Ortiz, he's quick enough to fight with Floyd Mayweather".......Jim Lampley is god awful.

I'll take Gus Johnson, Al Bernstein, and Antonio Tarver anyday over Lampley-Steward-Merchant. Kellerman isn't sooooo bad at times, and Steward isn't always THAT bad. But SHOWTIME usually does a better job to me.

[Light_Speed]

During the third Marquez fight, Steward said "This is the best I've seen Manny Pacquiao look" during the first round or two, can't remember which round.

I remember hearing Lampley during the Mayweather-Ortiz fight, I think it was in the 3rd round......Mayweather was on the ropes and Ortiz jumped in, and got countered with two left hooks from Floyd, and Lampley yelled "Another straight left from Ortiz!!!". I mean, it was completely called wrong from what actually just happened, it was awful. Or at the end of the 3rd round, Ortiz rushed in again, and got countered with a right cross and then hit with and uppercut from Floyd, and Lampley said "Good right hand from Victor Ortiz, he's quick enough to fight with Floyd Mayweather".......Jim Lampley is god awful.

I'll take Gus Johnson, Al Bernstein, and Antonio Tarver anyday over Lampley-Steward-Merchant. Kellerman isn't sooooo bad at times, and Steward isn't always THAT bad. But SHOWTIME usually does a better job to me.

Lampley is horrendeous these days. The only member of the HBO crew that I can't stand. Say what you want about Kellerman, Stewart and Merchant but at least they don't hesitate to criticize the HBO fighter, the marquee name, while Lampley is almost always biased towards the bigger star. He tried to find excuses for Donaire and Martinez not looking good in their last couple fights, ignored most of the work Marquez did in the 3rd Pac fight and he often calls punches that don't land, usually favoring the bigger name. He clearly has an agenda, you know HBO tells him who he needs to "side" with for every big fight.

[iLovesoccermoms]

was it merch and lampley that was kissing mannys ass in the 3rd Marquez fight?

i dunno if it was them but the commentators were **** in that one as Marquez blasted manny but they werent saying **** unless pacquiao was getting in some offence..