tony1234 wrote:I just can't take to him or Mark Burdiss as MC's, if John cut out the catchphrases and unnecessary growling it would be a start, I always thought Michael Pass was far superior but for whatever reason isn't used at all now
It's not exactly rocket science.hurlock wrote:It's not easy to do!! & there's not many that can do it, simple as
I have to say, there is a bit of a knack to being a good MC. Everytime I meet someone new and they ask what I do...I am almost always greeted with a "Lets get Ready to Rumble" and an "oh yeah... Its Go Time" and believe me...not everyone can do it... In fact most cannot.Ian1973 wrote:It's not exactly rocket science.hurlock wrote:It's not easy to do!! & there's not many that can do it, simple as
I ment in the UK head and shoulders better imotaffytoon wrote:No way Billybilly nelson wrote:He the best in the business is John
Thanks for the kind words pal, that's me, I'm Bret Freeman :-). I love my job! Especially when people notice!CharlesListon wrote:There is a cracking MC who does a lot of Steve Goodwin shows. An American guy called Brett Freeman. He brings a good bit of glitz and really works the crowd.
HollywoodMC wrote:Thanks for the kind words pal, that's me, I'm Bret Freeman :-). I love my job! Especially when people notice!CharlesListon wrote:There is a cracking MC who does a lot of Steve Goodwin shows. An American guy called Brett Freeman. He brings a good bit of glitz and really works the crowd.
Don't slip up Brett, or the forums will get you and take you apart piece by piece. Like one of those sick Chinese fish dishes, whilst the fish is still alive !HollywoodMC wrote: Thanks for the kind words pal, that's me, I'm Bret Freeman :-). I love my job! Especially when people notice!
reggaereggae wrote:I like John Macdonald personally and professionally.
He has a fun glint in his eye and I don't think he's a bad MC.
He's better than the bland yank, can't remember his name, who has the lamest intro in boxing 'it's shoooowtime'. Horrible.
There's no one to rival the human chocolate box (loves himself so much he wishes he could eat himself) Michael Buffer.
Yeah, point taken. But Lennon just looks so bland and his catchphrase is poor. He just doesn't get the blood up.black panther wrote:reggaereggae wrote:I like John Macdonald personally and professionally.
He has a fun glint in his eye and I don't think he's a bad MC.
He's better than the bland yank, can't remember his name, who has the lamest intro in boxing 'it's shoooowtime'. Horrible.
There's no one to rival the human chocolate box (loves himself so much he wishes he could eat himself) Michael Buffer.
John McDonald better Jimmy Lennon Jnr?
Each to their own mate, but I cannot for the life of me see how McDonald is in any shape or form "better" than Lennon Jnr. Unless by "better" you mean better at mispronouncing a boxer's name, missing announcement information and completely failing at building suspense.
In that case, yes he is infinitely better.
It's definitely a job that's a lot harder than it looks - I've done some presenting for Charity shows in front of largish audiences (200-500) on stage and it's bloody hard to control your tone of voice and remember all the information you have to say and in what order when your heart feels like it's going to come out of your mouth. But Lennon Jnr and Michael Buffer are masters at speaking in a cool, calm and concise manner. They're consummate professionals who smoothly recite all the necessary information and the timing and control of raising their voices at the right moment is just absolutely spot on IMO.
Lennon Jr was speaking fluent Spanish or something at weekendblack panther wrote:reggaereggae wrote:I like John Macdonald personally and professionally.
He has a fun glint in his eye and I don't think he's a bad MC.
He's better than the bland yank, can't remember his name, who has the lamest intro in boxing 'it's shoooowtime'. Horrible.
There's no one to rival the human chocolate box (loves himself so much he wishes he could eat himself) Michael Buffer.
John McDonald better Jimmy Lennon Jnr?
Each to their own mate, but I cannot for the life of me see how McDonald is in any shape or form "better" than Lennon Jnr. Unless by "better" you mean better at mispronouncing a boxer's name, missing announcement information and completely failing at building suspense.
In that case, yes he is infinitely better.
It's definitely a job that's a lot harder than it looks - I've done some presenting for Charity shows in front of largish audiences (200-500) on stage and it's bloody hard to control your tone of voice and remember all the information you have to say and in what order when your heart feels like it's going to come out of your mouth. But Lennon Jnr and Michael Buffer are masters at speaking in a cool, calm and concise manner. They're consummate professionals who smoothly recite all the necessary information and the timing and control of raising their voices at the right moment is just absolutely spot on IMO.
Yeh i know who you mean,he is goodlefty wrote:I tell ya who I do think is pretty decent. The scandinavian guy that does some of the sauerland shows?
It might not be easy but pronouncing Smith as Rrrrrrrrgggggghhh is just taking the piss.Rickywrightmc wrote:Here's a cool article on ring announcing, have a read. http://m.espn.go.com/extra/boxing/story ... FB&w=1ehjc
IMO John did a great job on Saturday. As an MC when you do something right you get no praise. You do something wrong and they'll remember you forever. John's one of the most experienced guys in the business and is very busy with the darts and other matchroom duties too. Ring announcing may seem easy to most fight fans but if it was that easy you'd all be doing it. MCing at Johns level is a high pressure, high stress invioroment. His style may not be your cup of tea but, everyone is allowed an opinion; and a lot of people like Johns style, including myself.
