Ronald McIntosh - is he the best ever?!

[BrackaBarclay]

Apparently the mods think so. Despite 10 pages of Ron thread being deleted, there can be no other possibility.

Criticism of Ron is not allowed on this forum....

[handsofstone]

Ron is Mod

Finkel is Einhorn

[BrackaBarclay]

Ron is Mod

Finkel is Einhorn

I thought so...

[Boxerbeetle]

Did that entire thread get deleted? Shame, it had some nice posts from Glyn Leach and others.

[Counter-puncher]

I will happily accept the mods decision on this as on any other matters, much more than I will be bothered by banned former members complaining about said decisions, oh, the irony eh piglet

[Stuarty]

Strange it's been deleted. Has there been an explanation as to why?

[jamesmcdonnell]

Strange it's been deleted. Has there been an explanation as to why?

Ron threatened to hang himself?

In seriousness, I guess it was a bit unnecessarily demeaning, and I was a contributor myself.

[Dixonian]

Ronald does bring it on himself though. Last night after the gold medal fight at Welterweight he said: "Kazakhstan are the second country to personally annex the Welterweight division along with Cuba." He then prattled on some more about this annexation, seemingly confusing himself in the process.

As someone wrote to the i newspaper: "It's like he's swallowed a dictionary without understanding the words."

I don't dislike Ron, by the way. He reads fights better than most commentators.

[MightyWarrior]

Yes good description, he prattles on about God knows what, using the longest words he can possibly come up with ...
I think the explanation is he is not particularly bright, and trys to overcompensate by using as an impressive sounding vocabulary as possible, which obviously leaves everybody listening completely nonplussed, and thinking oh just shut the f*** up.

He comes across as a very nice guy, which no doubt contributes to how he keeps such an unlikely job

The Scottish bloke who commentates for BN, Alex something, is very good - he's obviously not a massive fan but does a great job as lead commentator

[Stuarty]

Strange it's been deleted. Has there been an explanation as to why?

Ron threatened to hang himself?

In seriousness, I guess it was a bit unnecessarily demeaning, and I was a contributor myself.

I was a vast contributor also It's all just a banter. If you're going to insist on going to the same dentist as Ken Dodd people will have a chuckle

Perhaps the teeth jokes were a bit ott but he is rank rotten as a commentator!

[Tangerine]

it's not something that's bothering me really lol.I think Ron is doing a good job,I actually quite like his style.Better than Halling and Rawlings by far,if you want rambling on about crap try Rawlings!

[jonny]

it's not something that's bothering me really lol.I think Ron is doing a good job,I actually quite like his style.Better than Halling and Rawlings by far,if you want rambling on about crap try Rawlings!

I'm the same I don't mind his commentary

[CaptainSpacerod]

Let's have a 10 page tribute to Ron, only positive comments allowed.

[BrackaBarclay]

Did that entire thread get deleted? Shame, it had some nice posts from Glyn Leach and others.

Yup. Glyn had left a number of comments (unrelated to Ron and more generally about commentators per se). It's sad to see all this deleted; and with no explanation or reason. And after all - this is a forum. Criticism of an individual is reasonable and happens a lot. Plenty of posters also supported him.

Is Boxrec becoming a forum where one cannot criticise anyone???! No one with a brain or opinion would want to be part of that.

[veriton]

Did you know Col Bob Sheridan wears a Ronald McIntosh watch?

[jamesmcdonnell]

Did you know Col Bob Sheridan wears a Ronald McIntosh watch?

You mean Peter Griffin?

[Counter-puncher]

Is Boxrec becoming a forum where one cannot criticise anyone???! No one with a brain or opinion would want to be part of that.

Has it changed much in your time on here? I'm not sure it has.

[freddydoesdallas]

Let's have a 10 page tribute to Ron, only positive comments allowed.

I saw him at the Haye more eck fight and as we crossed paths, I said hello as you would if you saw a mate you'd not seen for a while. He stopped and chatted as if we knew each other!

[BrackaBarclay]

Let's have a 10 page tribute to Ron, only positive comments allowed.

I saw him at the Haye more eck fight and as we crossed paths, I said hello as you would if you saw a mate you'd not seen for a while. He stopped and chatted as if we knew each other!

Did he insert a mature tuna fish in his gob before he spoke, just like he does on tv???!!!

[CaptainSpacerod]

Let's have a 10 page tribute to Ron, only positive comments allowed.

I saw him at the Haye more eck fight and as we crossed paths, I said hello as you would if you saw a mate you'd not seen for a while. He stopped and chatted as if we knew each other!

Never met him but he comes across as a decent bloke.

[Muttley]

Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

[Dixonian]

Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

[MightyWarrior]

Yes, unfortunately Ron has certainly perfected the skill of continually talking with out pause.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

If you know him personally, then perhaps suggest to him, that his work would be much better if he paused and allowed the action to speak for itself occasionally, a little discipline and restraint would improve his work immeasurably. Once he's introduced the fighters and their respective backgrounds, no need to repeat it again, it's just a distraction, and annoying if you've already heard it.

Constructive criticism.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

I'm going to do a little experiment, and record myself over a fight if I get time. Obviously I won't have a co-commentator to work with.