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I remember when I would make sure that where ever I was watching HBO fights I was going to be able to hear it. Now I can careless and sometimes just mute it. Even recently with Thurman I feel they are doing hype jobs everytime, and should have killed Broner way more for the way he approached his weight issue. Ever since "BAM BAM BAM" -Lampley I feel its decreased in quality. Do you think they just aren't the same and almost don't love the sport as much or Al Haymon/HBO putting the pressure on them to not say anything bad about their fighters?
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I completely agree with you. The commentary on hbo is becoming laughable - even the so called "expert analysis". I think Steward should be fired, he really doesn't have a good understanding of what's going on inside the ring. I couldn't believe he actually said khan made no mistakes during his ko loss to garcia. Now that was a ko just waiting to happen from openning bell. Right now the only good commentator hbo have is roy jones. -
They've been terrible for at least 5 years now and I stopped listening to them a long time ago. All they do is try to make you believe their agenda and ignore the truth, and they do it to such an extent that they completely ignore punches landed by the guy who they aren't hyping up (like Timothy Bradley vs Manny Pacquiao) and call punches that didn't land and act like they landed with extreme force when it comes to the guy that they are hyping up (like Victor Ortiz vs Floyd Mayweather). They're just such a joke and I will never listen to them ever again. Listening to music while your watching boxing is much more enjoyable. Listening to HBO's commentary is pointless and will just make you dissapointed and angry.Comment
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I don't mute the TV but I very seldom listen to these guys. Im too busy studying/watching the fight and fighters to pay attention to what they have to say. However, I do think it has something to do with HBO and Al Haymon.Comment
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BRITISH COMMENTARY IS THE BEST... None-bias even if one of their countryman is involved... No falsifying or manipulating what the audience sees, they only call punches that actually land cleanly, and they don't try to over-hype a glancing blow or an un-obvious miss (see: "**** **** ****")Comment
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I am a big RJJ fan but when he said" its not my place to say his weakness" when asked about Broner defensive weakness he should have been fired on the spot. The job can be very simple. Say what you see! ?Their hypejob and Lederman ridicoulus scoring card they do influence the way people think. Gus Johnson, teddy atlas and Max.Last edited by the dart; 07-23-2012, 03:23 PM.Comment
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There was a guy who had a youtube channel but it was taken down. He used to edit the sound of some fights so u could hear everything except the commentary. U could hear the punches, cornermen shouting during the round, the ref, the crowd, with no interference from announcers.
Hope he starts it up again. I only watched a couple of fights he edited, but it was great to watch a fight that way.Comment
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Yea I don't like it either. Steward in particular is completely lost on what is going on. I like Kellerman and Merchant. Lampley can get annoying. Roy Jones always says ****** obvious ****.Comment
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That and compubox..
Little by little the sport is changing.Worse that is.Comment
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