Adam Smith leaving Sky boxing, bitches!

[handsofstone]

Wish sky would go back to Friday Fight Night, British/Commonwealth/European title fights every week with the occasional World title fight , plus the best of American action, was certainly a lot better than this Boxxer stuff, I don't expect greatness every time but for the amount of content they show it's not good enough

[SeanBrennan]

I did used to enjoy those nights, I even liked the lesser belt title fights with the likes of Takaloo

[stujones]

Holybejesus - people are now calling for Friday Fight Night to return, for me the move to FFN was that start of the downfall of boxing on TV. allegedly used to say all the time that it meant less money for him, less quality fighters being brought over and therefore less quality.

The sport just needs promoting / advertising. Eddie does a remarkable job under the (greedy) circumstances but what Eddie does is largely what the TV execs need to be doing.

[JamesPhilips]

You think the man is gonna make up having cancer ffs, he's got kids, you think someone like Adam Smith would do that? He's not some attention seeking shit kicker posting behind an anonymous account

The gambling story is bollocks no doubt

Don’t you find it odd that not only did Sky never mention he had cancer, a guy who’d worked for them for 10 years, nor did Adam on his social media and then he was let go, again without Sky making any mention of his illness or why he was let go… a little bit suspicious?

Nothing was in fact said at all by either smith or Sky from the moment they dropped him out of the blue until now??! You think if a guy who’d been at Sky for 30 years was ill there wouldn’t be at least a ‘thoughts and prayers’ type post? No everyone just went silent. Until smith (not Sky) making a sudden announcement he was ‘free from cancer’ and leaving Sky…. Hmmmm you think peole don’t lie?!??? So there were WMD now, because the media and politicians told you there were!??

This is a quote from Sky’s PR team last year. I’m not sure why you think they’d openly detail his illness.

"Adam Smith is taking a break from his Sky Sports duties due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back in the new year”

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

[maverick23]

Don’t you find it odd that not only did Sky never mention he had cancer, a guy who’d worked for them for 10 years, nor did Adam on his social media and then he was let go, again without Sky making any mention of his illness or why he was let go… a little bit suspicious?

Nothing was in fact said at all by either smith or Sky from the moment they dropped him out of the blue until now??! You think if a guy who’d been at Sky for 30 years was ill there wouldn’t be at least a ‘thoughts and prayers’ type post? No everyone just went silent. Until smith (not Sky) making a sudden announcement he was ‘free from cancer’ and leaving Sky…. Hmmmm you think peole don’t lie?!??? So there were WMD now, because the media and politicians told you there were!??

This is a quote from Sky’s PR team last year. I’m not sure why you think they’d openly detail his illness.

"Adam Smith is taking a break from his Sky Sports duties due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back in the new year”

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

So people should disbelieve what Sky have said and what Adam Smith has said and believe you instead that ‘quite clearly a serious disagreement’ too place and the reason he’s been absent for c.12 months is that they’ve been ‘negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package’?

Do you have anything at all to back up what you’ve said?

Not everyone believes everything they see or read. Some of us are able to take what they see and make an informed opinion rather than thinking everything they see is correct or incorrect.

You say Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. Have you got any examples that would make people think there’s a fairly high probability that he’d make up a story of him having cancer?

[Controversial]

Don’t you find it odd that not only did Sky never mention he had cancer, a guy who’d worked for them for 10 years, nor did Adam on his social media and then he was let go, again without Sky making any mention of his illness or why he was let go… a little bit suspicious?

Nothing was in fact said at all by either smith or Sky from the moment they dropped him out of the blue until now??! You think if a guy who’d been at Sky for 30 years was ill there wouldn’t be at least a ‘thoughts and prayers’ type post? No everyone just went silent. Until smith (not Sky) making a sudden announcement he was ‘free from cancer’ and leaving Sky…. Hmmmm you think peole don’t lie?!??? So there were WMD now, because the media and politicians told you there were!??

This is a quote from Sky’s PR team last year. I’m not sure why you think they’d openly detail his illness.

"Adam Smith is taking a break from his Sky Sports duties due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back in the new year”

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

Have you considered maybe he didn’t want people to know he had cancer? What a bizarre take on it all. It’s a bit like the stick that ring announcer got after a car accident, he ended up posting X-rays and videos of appointments and still some people thought he was making it up!

[cormack]

Adam Smith is ok / middle of the road boxing presenter who must have a wealth of knowledge and experience in his locker with great contacts etc so I wouldnt be surprised to see him out early 24 working for dazn / tnt etc - obv not sky .
I prefer him to some of the clowns we have to endure like devhani / mallignagi / aledipido to name a few .

[Frostieballs]

Don’t you find it odd that not only did Sky never mention he had cancer, a guy who’d worked for them for 10 years, nor did Adam on his social media and then he was let go, again without Sky making any mention of his illness or why he was let go… a little bit suspicious?

Nothing was in fact said at all by either smith or Sky from the moment they dropped him out of the blue until now??! You think if a guy who’d been at Sky for 30 years was ill there wouldn’t be at least a ‘thoughts and prayers’ type post? No everyone just went silent. Until smith (not Sky) making a sudden announcement he was ‘free from cancer’ and leaving Sky…. Hmmmm you think peole don’t lie?!??? So there were WMD now, because the media and politicians told you there were!??

This is a quote from Sky’s PR team last year. I’m not sure why you think they’d openly detail his illness.

"Adam Smith is taking a break from his Sky Sports duties due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back in the new year”

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

Have you been hacked James???

[maverick23]

This is a quote from Sky’s PR team last year. I’m not sure why you think they’d openly detail his illness.

"Adam Smith is taking a break from his Sky Sports duties due to illness. We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to welcoming him back in the new year”

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

Have you been hacked James???

I don’t think so. James loves a conspiracy theory.

[TheLeprechaun]

I'd like to think he was pulled into a room and told he was being sacked from the commentary team due to being the most annoying man on commentary in boxing history.

[maninthemiddle]

Have Sky actually got a “Head of Boxing” now?? Maybe the role simply does not exist anymore or has been amalgamated with other sports??
People surmising about his absence is typical of todays society unfortunately.
Dare I suggest, look on the positive side, wish the man good health and a good future in whatever he chooses to do…

[margaret thatcher]

great job overcoming whatever sickness it was, no one wants the big man dead

does it make me like him any more as a commentator? no

[dookus]

That’s extremely unconvincing. 1. Sky state ‘illness’ which is very vague and deliberately could be construed as anything. When it’s cancer it’s usually mentioned as everyone understands and are sensitive towards that. 2. Welcoming him back in the new year?? So even though he had cancer, allegedly, Sky knew he’s be fit and ready to present in January, 2 months after diagnosis? Hmmmmmmm are they psychic?or expert oncologists? Plus they never welcomed him back did they?

The naive belief some posters have here in the press and in social media tweets being true is extraordinary…… like politicians / entertainers / presenters / news outlets / journalists never lie… lol… people are constantly making false claims. People falsely claim to have cancer for a number of reasons; to get sympathy, to claim health insurance, to get donations, a number of other financial scams, to cover up other problems EG performing badly at work….so that difficult questions are not asked……

But oh no of course Adam Smith would never do that lol no one in boxing ever lies….. of course not Conor Benn never took any PEDs……it was eggs honest guvnor

Smith has a history of shady behaviour and has been caught lying a number of times. There was quite clearly a serious disagreement between Sky and Smith….. so serious he was immediately taken off air, and the last 12 months have been spent negotiating a mutually agreeable financial package for Smith leaving.

Have you been hacked James???

I don’t think so. James loves a conspiracy theory.

[Glass Joe]

[TheLeprechaun]

Don't tell me the tosspot is going to be back ruining fights on commentary

[Flump]

Don't tell me the tosspot is going to be back ruining fights on commentary

I'm pleased he's well, there's a place somewhere for him in the sport. But please, not behind the mic again. For his and everybody's sake.

[rd350lc]

Well I think he's better than Costello and would welcome him back behind the mic .

Tone down the growling a bit and he'd be fantastic.

Knowledgeable and has the best interests for the sport .