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Allas wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 06:18 Joe Gallagher with some home truths about Sky commentary during yesterday’s press conference.

go on, what did he say?

Ron's best comment for me has to be "his cheeks are exhaling like a set of bellows"

This was when Hammer was doing poor old Pricey

forcefraser wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:06 Ron's best comment for me has to be "his cheeks are exhaling like a set of bellows"

This was when Hammer was doing poor old Pricey

What’s happened to Ron? I miss him

England netball captain Serena Guthrie announces pregnancy and retirement..

I bet Adam Smith is gutted,

Be sure to tell us next time he's on our screens..

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:58

forcefraser wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:06 Ron's best comment for me has to be "his cheeks are exhaling like a set of bellows"

This was when Hammer was doing poor old Pricey

What’s happened to Ron? I miss him

He charges on a per-word basis and the accountants had had enough

dookus wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 07:05

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:58

forcefraser wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:06 Ron's best comment for me has to be "his cheeks are exhaling like a set of bellows"

This was when Hammer was doing poor old Pricey

What’s happened to Ron? I miss him

He charges on a per-word basis and the accountants had had enough

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 08:36

dookus wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 07:05

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑30 Apr 2021, 13:58

What’s happened to Ron? I miss him

He charges on a per-word basis and the accountants had had enough

You can hear him on BBC Radio at times.

Growing up with Reg and Harry I sometimes think all commentators say way too much. Be a bit more relaxed. It's okay for there to be a few seconds where nothing is said.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 10:05

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 08:36

dookus wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 07:05 He charges on a per-word basis and the accountants had had enough

You can hear him on BBC Radio at times.

I love his passion on the radio - but it is poorer than Costello. He spends so long using his many words you lose track of the action.

"A good jab by Joe Blogs a real ramrod of a weapon remeniscent of the great Larry Holmes in the 1980s and a real trade mark of Joe Blogs' own game" - wastes about 20 second and in that time the opponent has landed 2 counters.

stujones wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:27

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 10:05

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 08:36

You can hear him on BBC Radio at times.

I love his passion on the radio - but it is poorer than Costello. He spends so long using his many words you lose track of the action.

"A good jab by Joe Blogs a real ramrod of a weapon remeniscent of the great Larry Holmes in the 1980s and a real trade mark of Joe Blogs' own game" - wastes about 20 second and in that time the opponent has landed 2 counters.

He has passion yes. It’s like non stop. Listening to the races.

Ezzard wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:15 Growing up with Reg and Harry I sometimes think all commentators say way too much. Be a bit more relaxed. It's okay for there to be a few seconds where nothing is said.

Ian Darke and Glenn McCrory were top notch too

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:30

stujones wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:27

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑09 Mar 2022, 10:05

You can hear him on BBC Radio at times.

I love his passion on the radio - but it is poorer than Costello. He spends so long using his many words you lose track of the action.

"A good jab by Joe Blogs a real ramrod of a weapon remeniscent of the great Larry Holmes in the 1980s and a real trade mark of Joe Blogs' own game" - wastes about 20 second and in that time the opponent has landed 2 counters.

He has passion yes. It’s like non stop. Listening to the races.

Yep I can't follow - he talks around a single shot so much that you don't know what has happened.

blistering barrages of booming blows

Coco wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 17:42

Ezzard wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:15 Growing up with Reg and Harry I sometimes think all commentators say way too much. Be a bit more relaxed. It's okay for there to be a few seconds where nothing is said.

Ian Darke and Glenn McCrory were top notch too

They were the best but there were some good old school boxing commentators in the UK in the 80s/90s. Check out this clip of KOs from that time. I think Reg Gutteridge is on commentary. Jim McDonnell seems like he was a decent commentator. Dave "Boy" McAuley was funny, "OH MY WORD!!!"

The other point... The co-commentator... Don't repeat yourself over and over.

Barry Jones is the best for me.

TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 19:13

Coco wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 17:42

Ezzard wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:15 Growing up with Reg and Harry I sometimes think all commentators say way too much. Be a bit more relaxed. It's okay for there to be a few seconds where nothing is said.

Ian Darke and Glenn McCrory were top notch too

They were the best but there were some good old school boxing commentators in the UK in the 80s/90s. Check out this clip of KOs from that time. I think Reg Gutteridge is on commentary. Jim McDonnell seems like he was a decent commentator. Dave "Boy" McAuley was funny, "OH MY WORD!!!"

Don't hear much about Jim Mac nowadays .

That’s Dave Brenner on most of those clips, not Reg. he could be a bit partridge but wasn’t bad at all. I always liked McAuley on commentary but McDonnell always grated and struggled for words sometimes.

orbtastic wrote: ↑11 Mar 2022, 07:17 That’s Dave Brenner on most of those clips, not Reg. he could be a bit partridge but wasn’t bad at all. I always liked McAuley on commentary but McDonnell always grated and struggled for words sometimes.

I like the low key aspect but there is genuine excitement when the KO shot happens but they don't go overboard. It's chalk and cheese when you compare it to Adam Smiths constant growling orgasms. Brenner seems like he was one of the best commentators.

TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑11 Mar 2022, 08:48

orbtastic wrote: ↑11 Mar 2022, 07:17 That’s Dave Brenner on most of those clips, not Reg. he could be a bit partridge but wasn’t bad at all. I always liked McAuley on commentary but McDonnell always grated and struggled for words sometimes.

I like the low key aspect but there is genuine excitement when the KO shot happens but they don't go overboard. It's chalk and cheese when you compare it to Adam Smiths constant growling orgasms. Brenner seems like he was one of the best commentators.

Yeah it’s awful when you watch stuff now. Brenner was good, I don’t think he was necessarily a boxing guy as he was a former journalist but he certainly had an understated style. His oh no that’s just what we were worried about when Jackson poleaxed Graham seems genuine.

TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 19:13

Coco wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 17:42

Ezzard wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 15:15 Growing up with Reg and Harry I sometimes think all commentators say way too much. Be a bit more relaxed. It's okay for there to be a few seconds where nothing is said.

Ian Darke and Glenn McCrory were top notch too

They were the best but there were some good old school boxing commentators in the UK in the 80s/90s. Check out this clip of KOs from that time. I think Reg Gutteridge is on commentary. Jim McDonnell seems like he was a decent commentator. Dave "Boy" McAuley was funny, "OH MY WORD!!!"

Nice trip down Memory Lane, thanks. Gary Delaney's left hook was something special.

Yeah that was a super left hook. Tight and crisp. Jimmy Mac got flattened in that first clip. Really brutal left hook that. Vice seems like a puncher going off his record. Darren Corbett also seemed like a funny fighter, those celebrations

They have two more clips of British KO's from that time period that I enjoyed too. Again super commentary compared to Adam Smiths screaming. Francis Ampofo looks like he packed power. I have to say that Nicky Piper is handy on commentary.

It's a pretty cool era of boxing. I saw Brendan Ingle smoking a cigar at ringside during one clip

Smith has got a job as being a Top Rank correspondence.