Adam Smith Commentary

[Terminator666]

I’ve got the sound muted

[garethhop]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

[Coco]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

And there's the respect

[TheLeprechaun]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

JESUS F*CKING CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boxerbeetle]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

#Lets Go Dragons

[MightyWarrior]

LOVELY GUY !!!

[gb]

DA is "teak tough". Doesn't look Ghanaian.

[zeroprobe]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

I noticed this as well, No Adam you are not looking forward to the netball at all, you could of just said 'Netball on Monday' without sounding like your a big fan of it. Where are the real people on TV?

[My T Sharp]

So one netball team is named after a fire breathing monster and another after a violent disturbance of the atmosphere. I’m not saying anything ladies.

[Flump]

Anyone else have the pleasing experience of having the noise from corners drowning out some of the commentary tonight?

It was a nice touch, maybe someone in the production team is trying to do us all a favour...

[maverick23]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

The presenter of the football pushed the boxing once the Everton/Liverpool game finished.

Smith wouldn’t have asked to promote the netball but it’s what happens.

[garethhop]

I dont think anyone is suggesting that Adam Smith shouldn't have read out the Netball trailer.

It's just the little spice he tries to give it 'Can't wait for this' before a gap as he works out who the heck the Celtic Dragons and Surrey Storm are.

Total salesman.

[maverick23]

I dont think anyone is suggesting that Adam Smith shouldn't have read out the Netball trailer.

It's just the little spice he tries to give it 'Can't wait for this' before a gap as he works out who the heck the Celtic Dragons and Surrey Storm are.

Total salesman.

That’s part of his job though - to keep people watching Sky. In my last job I worked with loads of TV presenters and the best ones always pushed viewers to their own shows and to others on the network.

He sold it loads better than the lady on the footy who stumbled around Avanesyan’s name.

Weird choice of sport though - not so sure how many potential netball viewers there were watching the boxing.

[coneye]

"And we've got the netball, can't wait for this on Monday. Celtic Dragons against Surrey Storm".

Real words from Adam Smith at the end of the Marku fight. Shameless.

I believe him , can see him now , on the lounge , sat there in his netball skirt , 1960's style wig in Lulu fashion , pom poms waving , Getting all excited , jumping up and down , telling his similar dressed freinds , that the dragons goal attack is the best in the world and a ferocies lobber of the ball

[Fray Bentos]

I dont think anyone is suggesting that Adam Smith shouldn't have read out the Netball trailer.

It's just the little spice he tries to give it 'Can't wait for this' before a gap as he works out who the heck the Celtic Dragons and Surrey Storm are.

Total salesman.

The Surrey Storm netball team... I'm tuning in!



The 'Celtic Dragons' and not one dragon in their line up!

[TheLeprechaun]

I dont think anyone is suggesting that Adam Smith shouldn't have read out the Netball trailer.

It's just the little spice he tries to give it 'Can't wait for this' before a gap as he works out who the heck the Celtic Dragons and Surrey Storm are.

Total salesman.

He's a donkey mate

[fizzjambo]

Disagree. He's a good egg. The right sort. He's been working for Sky Sports for over 25 years, more than paid his dues. I was initially surprised when he was made boxing's head boy but I get it now and he's got my full support at the moment.

A good egg? The right sort?

Yes.

Whilst it's all very sweet and charming to give a voice to the earthy ex-fighters, you need a bit of class involved to keep things right and proper. A moderator if you will. Were Smith to expel himself from his commentary role we'd end up like voyeurs at a chimps' tea party in no time. It's the same when that vulgar nouveau who makes the fights is spouting at press conferences; Smith adds old money gravitas. Without that, what have we become?

Smith sounds like he’s soiling himself with excitement on a regular basis and has about as much gravitas as a stray dog curling one out on the pavement out the front of your house.
He’s the single worst sports commentator I’ve heard in three decades of listening to any sport, which is a remarkable achievement. A growling, fawning, man-child who would make the any fight unwatchable.
I cancelled Sky years ago as it got to the point that when he was commentating I just switched the channel, and I’m a huge boxing fan.
I don’t wish him any ill but he’s fecking dreadful at what he does. Way out of his depth

[Jimmy2020]

I dont think anyone is suggesting that Adam Smith shouldn't have read out the Netball trailer.

It's just the little spice he tries to give it 'Can't wait for this' before a gap as he works out who the heck the Celtic Dragons and Surrey Storm are.

Total salesman.

why would they chose a boxing match to push netball? Very odd and poor decison

Because like boxing and all the other sport on Sky, you can bet on netball and it's extremely popular because of that. Professional sport is a magnet to degenerate gamblers.

Netball will have its geeks and no doubt they will moan about the people commentating. Most watching won't give a fornicate and will only care if their bets come off or not.

[THEBUTCH]

Adam Smith is a donkey's arse.

He's done more to damage British boxing than the anti-boxing brigade !

He should have been binned years and years ago. I cancelled Sky 7/8 years ago and now get the luxury of watching their fights on YouTube in a foreign language, albeit the next day.

Adam Smith, Johnny Nelson, Spencer Fearon be gone

[mickey1975]

Adam Smith is a donkey's arse.

He's done more to damage British boxing than the anti-boxing brigade !

He should have been binned years and years ago. I cancelled Sky 7/8 years ago and now get the luxury of watching their fights on YouTube in a foreign language, albeit the next day.

Adam Smith, Johnny Nelson, Spencer Fearon be gone

Spencer is. He’s taken down the picture of Adam Smith in his house.

[dookus]

He's fúcking terrible. The worst. They could bring in Steve Holdsworth fresh out of the pub for far cheaper and probably get a better product.

That said, in the same way big Ron provides this forum with an endless supply of unintentionally hilarious mangled verbiage, it can fun to see what utter tripe Smith is going to come out with next, even if that means spending long periods grinding your teeth willing him to shut up.

[dookus]

Adam Smith is a donkey's arse.

He's done more to damage British boxing than the anti-boxing brigade !

He should have been binned years and years ago. I cancelled Sky 7/8 years ago and now get the luxury of watching their fights on YouTube in a foreign language, albeit the next day.

Adam Smith, Johnny Nelson, Spencer Fearon be gone

Spencer is. He’s taken down the picture of Adam Smith in his house.

[PredatorHayds]

Saw Adam Smith in the newsagents this morning. Top Bloke.

He was grabbing a crate of tennants super strength for the netball tomorrow.

Ice for his knuckles (He said it got tasty outside the arena last night)

40 Benson and Hedges

£5 worth of scratch cards.

Pork Scratchings

A copy of Red Hot Over 40’s housewives

And Aretha Franklin’s greatest hits.


I said Adam why Aretha. He just pointed at number 4 on the track listing and said ‘There’s the respect’


Top man. Obviously I didn’t look him in the eye. Everyone on the estate knows he walks heavy.

[Counter-puncher]

I believe it was specifically the knuckles on his left hand that were swollen. He’s known to favour the left hook, of course.

[handsofstone]