Who is the better ringside announcer; HBO's J. Lampley or SHO's A. Bernstein?

[Outwest Exp 355]

As far as the job goes they are not equals. Lampley is a color commentator while Bernstein is the boxing analyst. Lampley does a lot more talking since he's doing the play by play.

[Derranged]

Lampley is a better broadcaster overall but I like both. Lampley seems more biased to me but I'm sure he's just following orders from HBO.

[The Big Dunn]

As far as the job goes they are not equals. Lampley is a color commentator while Bernstein is the boxing analyst. Lampley does a lot more talking since he's doing the play by play.

Good point. This explains Lampley's incredible bias-he isn't there to tell us about the fight he is there to talk about HBO and advance their agenda.

[Hitman Hodgson]

Wouldn't a fairer comparison be between Bernstein, and Kellerman? As they have similar roles to each other. Either way, Bernstein is the best announcer in boxing IMO

[therealpugilist]

the should've got rid of lampley's cheer leading azz years ago.....****, ****, ****....Another straight left, and another(yet the punches clearly missed)



everyone has their favorites but dang Lampley and Merchant were blatant bigots



How can you trash the guy that's winning? They did this in Roy Jones fights, Floyd, and others

[smoothsmg]

Good point. This explains Lampley's incredible bias-he isn't there to tell us about the fight he is there to talk about HBO and advance their agenda.

I was aware of Lampley being bias towards fighters he wants to win, but I truly stopped liking him once he was choking up when Manny got knocked out. Bernstein seems to call fights as a boxing fan, not a Shotime employee. He gets my nod.

[just the facts]

I prefer my boxing commentators to be unbiased and straight down the middle. Bernstein by the proverbial mile.

[Nay_Sayer]

Bernstein and it ain't even close. Lampley is nothing more than an HBO stooge who's clueless about the sport of boxing...

[GrandpaBernard]

**** lampley

He's a social ********* that used his mouth to brainwash slow people into thinking manny beat Marquez the 3rd time

[SterlingStained]

As far as the job goes they are not equals. Lampley is a color commentator while Bernstein is the boxing analyst. Lampley does a lot more talking since he's doing the play by play.

finally somebody said it.

Al Bernstein is a color analyst.
Lampley is the play by play guy.

two different job functions.

the poll above tells me people hate on lampley because of his allegiances to certain fighters. Lampley is the best play by play guy arguably in the history of boxing although he is incredibly more past prime than both floyd and manny combined.

far too many times Lampley looks like he's on the sauce mispronouncing words incorrectly describing the action etc.... but as far as historically, Lampley is a legend. His voice and his calls in some of the biggest fights in history will be remembered forever.