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Dixonian wrote:

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

Dixonian wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:
Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

It's not dead! It's alive with action!

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

It's not dead! It's alive with action!

spewing sage snippets of pure pugilistic passion

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:
Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

Yes, that's true - however, with some more work, he could be a much better commentator, one thing that does impress me, is that he always seems to have done his homework before the bout, and be well informed about the competitors, I know this is pretty standard, but it's not always the case, I've heard plenty of boxing commentators fumbling In the past because they had failed to prepare.

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

Flump wrote:I like Ron, he clearly loves the sport and gives us something different, don't mind him at all.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

I'm going to do a little experiment, and record myself over a fight if I get time. Obviously I won't have a co-commentator to work with.

Stuarty30 wrote:

Muttley wrote:Ron is a very good man, I know because i worked with him for many years and he has become a good friend. Please also take into account that commentating on anything is not as easy as it looks. Set yourself a little test gentlemen? turn the tv down and say/commentate on what you see out loud for 5 minutes. Then be brave enough to come back on here and be honest about how you rated.

I guarantee your will not find it easy to continually talk without pausing. Its a skill/trade that takes years to perfect.

I done what you suggested and gave this a try but I done it with some porn instead of boxing. Unfortunatly you were right I couldn't last 5 minutes

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

Dixonian wrote:
Agreed. Though you don't need to continually talk without pausing. Ronald and many other commentators need to understand that.

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

Yes, that's true - however, with some more work, he could be a much better commentator, one thing that does impress me, is that he always seems to have done his homework before the bout, and be well informed about the competitors, I know this is pretty standard, but it's not always the case, I've heard plenty of boxing commentators fumbling In the past because they had failed to prepare.

jonny wrote:

LancashireLoyal wrote:it's not something that's bothering me really lol.I think Ron is doing a good job,I actually quite like his style.Better than Halling and Rawlings by far,if you want rambling on about crap try Rawlings!

I'm the same I don't mind his commentary

Muttley wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

Counter-puncher wrote:

i think its totally understandable that anyone would do that, though. dead air must seem terrifying.

Yes, that's true - however, with some more work, he could be a much better commentator, one thing that does impress me, is that he always seems to have done his homework before the bout, and be well informed about the competitors, I know this is pretty standard, but it's not always the case, I've heard plenty of boxing commentators fumbling In the past because they had failed to prepare.

Your right I have worked with quite a few commentators and pundits over the years and have to say Ron is as accomplished as any of them when it comes to research.

rhino222 wrote:dead air is only an issue on radio

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

rhino222 wrote:dead air is only an issue on radio

Someone needs to tell the current crop of commentators that.

tedley wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

rhino222 wrote:dead air is only an issue on radio

Someone needs to tell the current crop of commentators that.

And someone needs to tell you to stop posting banal rubbish

littlepug wrote:Have quite warmed to him and his passionate manner, plus its actually quite impressive to hear commentary that is almost poetic, has anyone heard him calling other sports ?

littlepug wrote:Have quite warmed to him and his passionate manner, plus its actually quite impressive to hear commentary that is almost poetic, has anyone heard him calling other sports ?

keirw wrote:

littlepug wrote:Have quite warmed to him and his passionate manner, plus its actually quite impressive to hear commentary that is almost poetic, has anyone heard him calling other sports ?

I doubt his style would suit the snooker

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

veriton wrote:Did you know Col Bob Sheridan wears a Ronald McIntosh watch?

You mean Peter Griffin?