Jim Watt

[margaret thatcher]

ya manny steward was good on hbo. he really appreciated the fight from a tactical lens without going into salesman mode over the more popular guy.

hbo boxing of the late 90s/early 2000s was awesome. lampley, merchant, and steward wouldnt just run with each other and could all see things different ways. merchant in particular wasnt afraid to call out bs and enjoyed stirring things up a bit.

whereas feels like lately on brodcasts its all some concerted circle jerk

[NazNaci1]

'Legs have dipped, Reg'.

Loved Jim, Steve Holdsworth and Jim Rosenthal, who was also very underrated.

[Coco]

'Legs have dipped, Reg'.

Loved Jim, Steve Holdsworth and Jim Rosenthal, who was also very underrated.

Often Gutteridge and Carpenter get the plaudits, but the next generation were great too.

Sky plummeted when Smith got involved, the Irish guy from the BBC was awful, then in recent times things have been poor.
I guess there is no standard or competition to live up to

[Frostieballs]

'Legs have dipped, Reg'.

Loved Jim, Steve Holdsworth and Jim Rosenthal, who was also very underrated.

Often Gutteridge and Carpenter get the plaudits, but the next generation were great too.

Sky plummeted when Smith got involved, the Irish guy from the BBC was awful, then in recent times things have been poor.
I guess there is no standard or competition to live up to

Jim McNeil / McNelly wasn’t it? Or something like that.

Thought he was ok.

[brian1982]

What happened to Ian Darke?

Did a football world cup as a side gig doing commentary for American TV, they liked him and signed him up for their premier league coverage. Made more money doing that than boxing.

He had a podcast talking about old boxing stuff on Spotify a while ago, think it's still there but no long does it.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Who was it that said Smith always turned up to commentate on the main event, like Sinatra in LV at The Sands.

By then he was too high profile to do the undercard fights

yeh, he did do that.

He used to come on comms for the last couple of fights.

[Roars Like Me]

Arum punches, right on the chen o thought he was decent

Haha when we had the boxing on, my wife would look up and say 'Is he saying pun-cheese'?

[Nightmare Roy]

Arum punches, right on the chen o thought he was decent

Haha when we had the boxing on, my wife would look up and say 'Is he saying pun-cheese'?

Someone made a Jim Wat bingo board with all his phrases years back
https://www.606v2.com/t53999-jim-watt-bingo-card

[margaret thatcher]

[THEBUTCH]

The Ronster's Bingo board would trump Watt's....or anyone else's for that matter, including Teddy Atlas who had a wide range of bizarre boxing comparisons !

[margaret thatcher]

He's exhaling like a set of bellows!

[rhino222]

love big Ron

'and he folded like a cheap Blackpool deck chair'

[Kilburn]

I used to love the rare occasions when Darke and Watt commentated together.

I feel like Winky Wright v Harry Simon might have been one.

[Flump]

'Legs have dipped, Reg'.

Loved Jim, Steve Holdsworth and Jim Rosenthal, who was also very underrated.

Often Gutteridge and Carpenter get the plaudits, but the next generation were great too.

Sky plummeted when Smith got involved, the Irish guy from the BBC was awful, then in recent times things have been poor.
I guess there is no standard or competition to live up to

Jim McNeil / McNelly wasn’t it? Or something like that.

Thought he was ok.

Jim Neilly. Not great, but he was annoyed as the rest of us when he commentated on Ottke - Reid, referring to the referee as a moustacheod buffoon.

[Flump]

I used to like Jim Watt, bit like everything, people get bored with the same voice.

He certainly had opinions, one of my faves was when he was commentating on the Haye-Harrison ppv, and after the fight said if you thought anything different was going to happen, then that's your own fault.... he had a point

[Rezzer1967]

The best for me was Steve Holdsworth - a masterclass in delivering the perfect fight commentary, probably far too honest to become a Sky bumlicker.

Long forgotten. Easily the best. Harry Carpenter, Reg Gutteridge, Steve Holdsworth. We were so lucky then. God bless them all.

[Rezzer1967]

Who was it that said Smith always turned up to commentate on the main event, like Sinatra in LV at The Sands.

By then he was too high profile to do the undercard fights

That was me , believe it or not. Thank you for remembering. Nice guy but he drove me mad during the later Sky days with his ‘ narratives. ‘ Yes, coming on late as if to say ‘ Smith’s on now, things are getting important ‘ was a rampant ego particularly as he was head of boxing so it was basically his idea. You can understand Buffer announcing just the main event. He’s old, he is a boxing icon and he’s associated with huge boxing matches, but Adam Smith……incredible really. They’ll be comparing Natasha Jonas to Sugar Ray Leonard soon, oh, yeah, i forgot, theyre doing that already.

[TheLeprechaun]

Outstanding!

[Stobbo]

The Gymnasium
Always my favourite

[Coco]

Who was it that said Smith always turned up to commentate on the main event, like Sinatra in LV at The Sands.

By then he was too high profile to do the undercard fights

That was me , believe it or not. Thank you for remembering. Nice guy but he drove me mad during the later Sky days with his ‘ narratives. ‘ Yes, coming on late as if to say ‘ Smith’s on now, things are getting important ‘ was a rampant ego particularly as he was head of boxing so it was basically his idea. You can understand Buffer announcing just the main event. He’s old, he is a boxing icon and he’s associated with huge boxing matches, but Adam Smith……incredible really. They’ll be comparing Natasha Jonas to Sugar Ray Leonard soon, oh, yeah, i forgot, theyre doing that already.

[levi billups]

The best for me was Steve Holdsworth - a masterclass in delivering the perfect fight commentary, probably far too honest to become a Sky bumlicker.

I bumped into Steve the other day at an unlicensed show. He was on top form, and did a great job at reffing the bouts

[IRL25]

The Ronster's Bingo board would trump Watt's....or anyone else's for that matter, including Teddy Atlas who had a wide range of bizarre boxing comparisons !

I seem to remember Teddy Atlas escribing bodywork as flooding the basement if my memory serves me correctly as you often get the ESPN stuff on late night Channel 5 along with NASCAR highlights too

[jamesmcdonnell]

The best for me was Steve Holdsworth - a masterclass in delivering the perfect fight commentary, probably far too honest to become a Sky bumlicker.

Long forgotten. Easily the best. Harry Carpenter, Reg Gutteridge, Steve Holdsworth. We were so lucky then. God bless them all.

Jim Neilly was the best for me.

[SeanBrennan]

The best for me was Steve Holdsworth - a masterclass in delivering the perfect fight commentary, probably far too honest to become a Sky bumlicker.

Long forgotten. Easily the best. Harry Carpenter, Reg Gutteridge, Steve Holdsworth. We were so lucky then. God bless them all.

Jim Neilly was the best for me.

when he was about James?

[JC]

What happened to Ian Darke?

Does football mainly now, I believe.

He used to be on a podcast with Tris Dixon and definitely still follows the sport.