ITV poor coverage

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 07 Apr 2007, 18:55

I thought the fights they showed tonight did nothing to draw people to the game.

Tak v Jennins......so boring....and the commentry so annoying..again

Enzo v Gunn........predictable :(

Pryce v Awinbono....the rnds they showed did not compliment the winner

Khan v Bull.............more of the same one-sided bull-shit :(

Calzaghe v Manfredo.....did not big up Calzaghe at all.

The American audience will think badly of British boxing....the boo-ing of the anthem...the premature stoppage ...and the typical over hype of Khan...if they think he`s our best prospect then they`ll think our game is in worse condition than their heavyweight division

So glad I didn`t bother going to the show

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 07 Apr 2007, 19:04

A couple of years ago, Takaloo could well have been favourite; what's happened to him?

Yeah: from the Pryce rounds shown it looked like a draw. But that's surely because the opening half was one-sided, therefore boring?
Funnily enough, Awinbono was the fighter who impressed me most on the card. Nothing special, just a good challenger. Nice to see a bit of competition for a change!

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 07 Apr 2007, 19:06

Poor matches, not poor coverage.

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 07 Apr 2007, 19:07

Takaloo draining himself to Welterweight was a mistake especially as he's getting older and has never been a natural Welter.

Judges scores were crap though Jennings won every round but I guess you could argue Tak got one round.

Grilling Machine · Post by **Grilling Machine** » 07 Apr 2007, 19:24

At best I think you could give Tak two level rounds. I guess his problem is being too big for one weight, while ineffective at the other.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 07 Apr 2007, 19:26

tonyevs wrote:I thought the fights they showed tonight did nothing to draw people to the game.

Tak v Jennins......so boring....and the commentry so annoying..again

Enzo v Gunn........predictable :(

Pryce v Awinbono....the rnds they showed did not compliment the winner

Khan v Bull.............more of the same one-sided bull-shit :(

Calzaghe v Manfredo.....did not big up Calzaghe at all.

The American audience will think badly of British boxing....the boo-ing of the anthem...the premature stoppage ...and the typical over hype of Khan...if they think he`s our best prospect then they`ll think our game is in worse condition than their heavyweight division

So glad I didn`t bother going to the show

I am surprised you werent cheering on Tak toney with your mutual love of defrauding the state??

leforge · Post by **leforge** » 07 Apr 2007, 23:22

Jennings did takloo well good performance

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 08 Apr 2007, 03:28

The commentators are Sports network cheerleaders.
It's cringeworthy.
Shit card,shit commentary.
Easy money on Macca/Gunn fight though

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 08 Apr 2007, 04:26

Barry McGuigan has turned into the biggest yes man on the TV, talk about selling out, it's no surprise who pays his wages. Rawling and McKenzie are only slightly more tolerable. I get the feeling Rawling is dying to speak out against the shit being served up.

I couldn't believe the scoring in the Takaloo-Jennings fight...115-114?? 115-113?? Jennings won by a country mile. Guess which belt was on the line too? The same as Matthews-Simpson, the WBU. Another scoring controversy from this alphabet organisation. Why can't the BBBC stop sanctioning these arseholes.

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 08 Apr 2007, 06:31

Bazza and Leonard looked inconsolable. Their effing Contender got exposed as an American wet dream for Rocky wannabes.

Podmore_Birmingham · Post by **Podmore_Birmingham** » 08 Apr 2007, 06:32

Grilling Machine wrote:Yeah: from the Pryce rounds shown it looked like a draw. But that's surely because the opening half was one-sided, therefore boring?
Funnily enough, Awinbono was the fighter who impressed me most on the card. Nothing special, just a good challenger. Nice to see a bit of competition for a change!

Terry O'Connor scored the contest 120-109 to Pryce! Christ, he was having a mare last night.

Tom Podmore.

boxerrob2005 · Post by **boxerrob2005** » 08 Apr 2007, 08:11

there were some classics last night. was well funny when rawling said that takaloo had a big punching performance against wayne alexander! also mcguigan saying that khan is best lightweight in britain but not good enough go in against thaxton or earl!?

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 08 Apr 2007, 08:28

A marginal sport like boxing getting live terrestrial coverage in prime time, and you get people complaining.

Why dont you guys get a promoters licence and put on a few shows?

The Blade · Post by **The Blade** » 08 Apr 2007, 09:15

boxerrob2005 wrote:there were some classics last night. was well funny when rawling said that takaloo had a big punching performance against wayne alexander! also mcguigan saying that khan is best lightweight in britain but not good enough go in against thaxton or earl!?

well funny, but instantly corrected. Smart arse.
Incidentally, do you have a grammatical understanding of the language. What is "well" funny?
Barry, I suspect, was merely saying that Amir needs to keep learning. But if the chips were down, he would win.

boxerrob2005 · Post by **boxerrob2005** » 08 Apr 2007, 11:14

Yeah maybe that was the point he was making but just didn't make too much sense when he first said it.

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 08 Apr 2007, 14:19

TerribleTerry wrote:
tonyevs wrote:I thought the fights they showed tonight did nothing to draw people to the game.

Tak v Jennins......so boring....and the commentry so annoying..again

Enzo v Gunn........predictable :(

Pryce v Awinbono....the rnds they showed did not compliment the winner

Khan v Bull.............more of the same one-sided bull-shit :(

Calzaghe v Manfredo.....did not big up Calzaghe at all.

The American audience will think badly of British boxing....the boo-ing of the anthem...the premature stoppage ...and the typical over hype of Khan...if they think he`s our best prospect then they`ll think our game is in worse condition than their heavyweight division

So glad I didn`t bother going to the show
I am surprised you werent cheering on Tak toney with your mutual love of defrauding the state??

I guess the PM`s about your mental health are more than just rumour then

Where or even how did your deranged mind piece this comment together?

You need to start taking your medicine again...and very quickly

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 08 Apr 2007, 15:09

tonyevs wrote:
TerribleTerry wrote: I am surprised you werent cheering on Tak toney with your mutual love of defrauding the state??
I guess the PM`s about your mental health are more than just rumour then

Where or even how did your deranged mind piece this comment together?
You need to start taking your medicine again...and very quickly

If you have given up your scrounging ways - good for you Tone!

Off your arse and trying to make your own way in the world - beats sitting around in your bedsit claiming disability when you just suffer from lazy-i-tis!

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 08 Apr 2007, 16:38

Just like your mind...you`ve lost me also

Tone????
Bedsit???
Disability??

I`m sure it all makes sense in your own little world...but.....

I`m sure you`ve heard it many times before...but your a real mentalist no doubt

As far as I`m concerned you can argue with the voices in your own head...I`m sure there are plenty of them to keep you occupied.

THE END

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 09 Apr 2007, 03:45

Awinbono and jennings should have got 'fighter of the night' if such a thing existed. Enzo was good while it lasted but it was a shyte opponent.

Id pay to see Awinbono in with Gary Woolcombe - that i feel is a good matchup, esp after Wollcombe was exposed vs Facey, a win over Awinbono in light of their respective last perfomances would do him wonders

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 09 Apr 2007, 07:06

It was poor coverage IMO. a 15 fight bill and what do they show 4 and 1/2 fights.

Is the Lockett vs Blundell fight being shown on another day (like they did with Enzo vs Dominguez/Rhodes vs Lockett).

Podmore_Birmingham · Post by **Podmore_Birmingham** » 09 Apr 2007, 07:10

It’s looking very doubtful, Stu. I had a look on the schedules on Sky and it just said about Calzaghe, Khan and Enzo.

I'd like to see Lockett’s fight amongst others.

Tom Podmore.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 09 Apr 2007, 07:16

i saw lockett fight on Russian tv it was good but one sided, locket got into some unnecessary exchanges on the ropes but killed Blundell to the body.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 09 Apr 2007, 07:17

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:It’s looking very doubtful, Stu. I had a look on the schedules on Sky and it just said about Calzaghe, Khan and Enzo.

I'd like to see Lockett’s fight amongst others.

Tom Podmore.

When is this replay being shown, Tom?

Podmore_Birmingham · Post by **Podmore_Birmingham** » 09 Apr 2007, 07:19

Thursday 6pm and Friday at 9pm on ITV4.

Tom Podmore.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 09 Apr 2007, 08:59

...terrible fights, terrible presentation, ...I came away from this wishing I had spent 2+ hours doing something else... its shows like this that have led to boxing becoming the walking dead of sport in this country... thanks fwank....

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