Joe Rogan Should Do Boxing Commentary

[Eff Pandas]

Boxing commentary panels don’t need Rogan, but need someone who is Roganesque.

Yea I'd agree with this more than Rogan personally. I want someone saying their take of whats happening (I know people hype or criticize Rogan for how much he does or doesn't know) instead of talking about sh^t that don't matter which is kinda the mantra of the HBO team. They'll talk about old sh^t, they'll talk about future sh^t, they'll talk about some other sh^t, but they seem to spend less time than any other sport commentators I've ever witnessed talking about the sh^t happening in front of them. Its the weirdest f#cking thing & even when they do focus on whats happening in front of them they seem overly protective of whatever narrative they are trying to spin vs both fighters narratives.

Boxing is dying a slow death bc of having ancient dweebs in tuxedos providing “color”.

Af#ckingmen. I mean the dying part of a lil over the top, but yea boxing needs some non-gray hairs talking about boxing.

And honestly whatever happens with PBC I feel like the PBC commentators will be among the next generation of commentators (I got that Mexican Howard Cosell sounding cat pegged as the next Jim Lampley if HBO is still around) & they aren't many gray hairs among that crowd.

And the addition of Stephen A. smith?! Gag. What an imbecile. To listen to him commentate boxing is like listening to Shannon Sharpe on mma.

I honestly think this is some awkward attempt at making boxing more mainstream. Granted I bet I hate SAS as much as you, but there is no argument that he's the casual fan bases go to guy (with Skip Bayless) for boxing news or boxing sh^t they should follow.

So while I disapprove of this & its been a sh^tshow to watch I think there angle with him being involved was a good one in theory lol. Thus fair play to them with making a different attempt at the old problem of getting casuals more interested in this new ESPN show & sh^t its still early maybe it works. I'd just bet against it based on what I'm seeing, but I've been betting against SAS for years & its not paid off for me yet so what do I know.

He communicates mma specifics well to casuals, and truly loves the sport. Dominic Cruz is another excellent color commentator.
The only time I tune in to listen to boxing commentary is Kellerman. And hbo/ESPN seemed to have drained his soul.

That truly loves the sport angle is the one that gets me appreciating guys no matter what. And its funny that you mention Kellerman cuz I remember when he was some 16 year old dork with his boxing public access show. Thats a mfer who loves the sport (& I don't see him as soul drained as you, I think if anything he's busier now with his mainstream sports show). Al Bernstien comes across as a guy who loves the sport. The former boxers almost gotta love the sport even if it treated them bad at times. Boxing needs less talking heads & more guys who love boxing & can get that love & appreciation of boxing pouring outwardly to the fans like Rogan does, like Robin Black does & like I'm sure many of the other sports I don't watch commentators do along with the boxing guys I mentioned.

When you get more guys like that & can get someone who can excel like Rogan has excelled in MMA in boxing thats one of those lil dumb things that can create big dividends for boxing as a sport.

Boxing is still being controlled by corrupt, old dimwits.
If corruption is a part of the game, it needs to be controlled by corrupt, young, relevant marketing geniuses.
It is dying before your eyes.

Again the dying stuff is over the top, but if boxing was more innovative + fan friendly (basically copying the UFC or doing everything the UFC eventually did if they were smarter cuz boxing has been around longer & had dibs on most of the angles the UFC has used to boost up their sport) it would surely be in a better place than it is (& yes yes I know its been a good year, but it coulda been a good year every year if boxing was on top of sh^t better). Eventually someone will realize this sorta sh^t & make a sh^tton of money himself & among his closest partners & boxing will be a more streamlined sport with a higher level of quality control at all levels & be more popular by more people because of it.

I'm optimistic doe.

[LetOutTheCage]

No he knows very little about boxing and is full of cliche's

[nveleven]

Yea I'd agree with this more than Rogan personally. I want someone saying their take of whats happening (I know people hype or criticize Rogan for how much he does or doesn't know) instead of talking about sh^t that don't matter which is kinda the mantra of the HBO team. They'll talk about old sh^t, they'll talk about future sh^t, they'll talk about some other sh^t, but they seem to spend less time than any other sport commentators I've ever witnessed talking about the sh^t happening in front of them. Its the weirdest f#cking thing & even when they do focus on whats happening in front of them they seem overly protective of whatever narrative they are trying to spin vs both fighters narratives.



Af#ckingmen. I mean the dying part of a lil over the top, but yea boxing needs some non-gray hairs talking about boxing.

And honestly whatever happens with PBC I feel like the PBC commentators will be among the next generation of commentators (I got that Mexican Howard Cosell sounding cat pegged as the next Jim Lampley if HBO is still around) & they aren't many gray hairs among that crowd.



I honestly think this is some awkward attempt at making boxing more mainstream. Granted I bet I hate SAS as much as you, but there is no argument that he's the casual fan bases go to guy (with Skip Bayless) for boxing news or boxing sh^t they should follow.

So while I disapprove of this & its been a sh^tshow to watch I think there angle with him being involved was a good one in theory lol. Thus fair play to them with making a different attempt at the old problem of getting casuals more interested in this new ESPN show & sh^t its still early maybe it works. I'd just bet against it based on what I'm seeing, but I've been betting against SAS for years & its not paid off for me yet so what do I know.



That truly loves the sport angle is the one that gets me appreciating guys no matter what. And its funny that you mention Kellerman cuz I remember when he was some 16 year old dork with his boxing public access show. Thats a mfer who loves the sport (& I don't see him as soul drained as you, I think if anything he's busier now with his mainstream sports show). Al Bernstien comes across as a guy who loves the sport. The former boxers almost gotta love the sport even if it treated them bad at times. Boxing needs less talking heads & more guys who love boxing & can get that love & appreciation of boxing pouring outwardly to the fans like Rogan does, like Robin Black does & like I'm sure many of the other sports I don't watch commentators do along with the boxing guys I mentioned.

When you get more guys like that & can get someone who can excel like Rogan has excelled in MMA in boxing thats one of those lil dumb things that can create big dividends for boxing as a sport.



Again the dying stuff is over the top, but if boxing was more innovative + fan friendly (basically copying the UFC or doing everything the UFC eventually did if they were smarter cuz boxing has been around longer & had dibs on most of the angles the UFC has used to boost up their sport) it would surely be in a better place than it is (& yes yes I know its been a good year, but it coulda been a good year every year if boxing was on top of sh^t better). Eventually someone will realize this sorta sh^t & make a sh^tton of money himself & among his closest partners & boxing will be a more streamlined sport with a higher level of quality control at all levels & be more popular by more people because of it.

I'm optimistic doe.

Touché. It’s hard not being hyperbolic on here sometimes. It gets more attention ive gleaned.
But you’re right. Those enthusiasm curbs make sense.
Glad to hear some Kellerman props. I always loved manny steward as well.
Anyway, right on.

[billeau2]

Welcome to the ignore list moron.

Oh dear oh dear!!!! First Freedom and now Mcdulty...Put me back on suicide watch.

[billeau2]

Boxing commentary panels don’t need Rogan, but need someone who is Roganesque. Guy has an incredibly popular podcast that brings even science geeks into the world of mma just bc they like him. Guy has a massive base. He has a flare for the hyperbolic, but recall that his job is to provide color commentary.
Boxing is dying a slow death bc of having ancient dweebs in tuxedos providing “color”.
And the addition of Stephen A. smith?! Gag. What an imbecile. To listen to him commentate boxing is like listening to Shannon Sharpe on mma.
Say what you want about ufc. They will always attract red necks who like watching men 69, but they are outpacing boxing in terms of growing their audience.
Boxing is only still relevant to the masses bc of Floyd & Conor.
Casuals don’t care about GGG\Canelo. They have to be sold on these fighters. And that’s fine. But Oscar is out of his depth as a promoter. He’s like Floyd—good name, but needs an Al Haymon to actually pull off building a super star. Boxing has no more superstars at the moment.
Guys like rogan can help build them in the ufc. He communicates mma specifics well to casuals, and truly loves the sport. Dominic Cruz is another excellent color commentator.
The only time I tune in to listen to boxing commentary is Kellerman. And hbo/ESPN seemed to have drained his soul.
Boxing is still being controlled by corrupt, old dimwits.
If corruption is a part of the game, it needs to be controlled by corrupt, young, relevant marketing geniuses.
It is dying before your eyes.

You have restored a certain provisional faith that in addition to some posters here I hold in high esteem, like Red Foxx, there are people that can express a relatively complex opinion, instead of reducing everything to "I hate so and so" or "so and so is the greatest thing since sliced bread."

Thank you

[RyanjLarose]

He overdoes talking up the UKC fighters. Every good fighter they have becomes the best PFP fighter on the planet as if great boxers, kick boxers and Thai boxers don't even count. The guy has to yell HERE WE GO at the start of EVERY big fight and then yell IT IS ALL OVER at EVERY KO. That gets old an annoying to me and he has been doing that for at least ten years. He gushes over mighty mouse and a few others to the point of being sickening. Yeah, they are good fighters but he turns them into gods or supermen when they aren't.

thats mike goldberg.

[RyanjLarose]

Rogan DKSAB. His Podcast isn't brilliant either. He has some good guests, but his engagment lacks lustre.

dude... how come everything you say sounds like some old, bitter, grumpy, impossible to impress, narrow minded a$$hole?

oh and forgot know it all attidtude

you must be a real winner outside of the internet folk you speak down on so often.

[Willy Wanker]

Rogan would be better than anyone on HBO at this point.

But Rogan is a color commentator, they're supposed to be more knowledgeable than the play by play guy.

Rogan's boxing knowledge is casual at best. He actually has a background in traditional martial arts, jiu jitsu and wrestling, so he has the knowledge for MMA. But he's no boxing expert. He might fit in as a third wheel with two boxing commentators who knew what they're talking about. He doesn't have boxing knowledge, but he's at least entertaining.

[Ham Porter]

No thanks, you can keep that drug riddled lab rat as far away from boxing as humanly possible. He's a ****ing moron of the highest order and anyone who considers themselves a fan needs to seriously reassess their life.

[xvG-MONEYvx]

Hell no. Dude sounds like a casual every time he talks boxing.