Since when did HBO became completely unlistenable?

[Tom Cruise]

Although Jim Watt sometimes irritates me (and sometimes amuses me... I play "Jim Watt Bingo" when I hear a catchphrase) I was watching one the other day and couldn't help but notice that, as bad as it is, they sometimes:

Shut The Fuck Up.

It's like they can go 5, even 10 seconds without having to speak. For me, the HBO team seem to act like radio DJs now, where you can't have any "dead air", seemingly unaware that it's not THEM that's the main attraction.

It's like if you were watching boxing with friends... if they talk during it, it's a fun way to watch along with them. But if they don't stop talking, even for a second, then it's real STFU time.

I also note that the HBO team are very nasal right now, very high-pitched compared to the UK teams. So are Showtime, I guess, but I like Showtime's team.

Jim Watt isnt the one i hate tbf, though he isnt great. Its the other fella, the main shot caller. Halling is it?

He might be the most clueless boxing commentator in the bizz. Worse than that is he is completely clueless but says everything so confidently. Listening to the commentary on a Joshua fight is nauseating

Jim Watt bingo is legendary

[-Kev-]

I liked the bit when Jim Lampley just started counting Roman Gonzalez' punches

"1,2,3,4,5,6,7...,8,9,10,11,12..,13"

What the **** even is that? This guy gets paid to do this?

(fully aware that limey commentating is probably the worst in the business)

LOL I am watching the replay and Lampley did this twice. He first counted up to 10, and then the next round he counted a 13 punch sequence I thought about this post when he was doing that.

[HanzGruber]

LOL I am watching the replay and Lampley did this twice. He first counted up to 10, and then the next round he counted a 13 punch sequence I thought about this post when he was doing that.

Yea I heard it. Terrible

[-Kev-]

Lemiuex...ah damn, he really tried. Now I can sit here say, for the shorter guy with seemingly shorter arms, why didn't he fought inside instead of staying on the outside. But then again, it's easier said than done. But I saw some parts where Lemiuex could have been inside rather than the outside boxing MW Klitschko.

Is it me or does Golovkin's reach look longer than what boxrec shows?

[FeFist]

Bradley landed two good rights on Rios, that snapped his head back and signalled the start of the end of the fight. Rather than comment on the two punches landed, they were stuck talking about Crawford.

[BOXEO _]

The Lomachenko deepthroating was very disturbing. Max and Jim should be ashamed of themselves.

[Beercules]

I like Loma but the way Max and Lampley ****** him off last night, man that was bad.