THEBUTCH wrote:allegedly is far better than Sky's boxing coverage IMO.
The overall quality of boxing is better and Bunce and Lillis talking boxing tramples all over pointless posers Smith and Nelson who nothing more than an insult to boxing.
The day the Hearns and Skysports are banished from boxing will give the sport a huge lift.
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Bunce, Lillis and Barry tend to be a hell of a lot more open when they talk boxing than the sky lot. They're not afraid to talk about the shennanigans and politics of the organising bodies - and explain how/why fights are taking place/not taking place. They'll remember (off the top of their heads) a boxer's record and who they fought/when they fought - and give honest opinion on how they think a fight might go. The worst it gets is Bunce being a little bit sycophantic to boxers that he's interviewing - but boxers are fickle, sensitive folk and it's probably more down to politeness and diplomacy that Bunce comes off that way sometimes. For example, there's no point in asking Deontay Wilder if the rumours about his glass chin are true - if it's just going to p*ss him off and make him refuse future interviews.
Sky on the other hand is all about flashy promos (which look polished and nice - but lack substance) , and buzzwords/sound-bites. Half the pundits tend to sit on the fence when making predictions - and they'll often hype up fights as being 50/50, when in reality they're barely 80/20 fights sometimes.
