veriton wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 12:05
I really like Bunce, always have. His written word is superb and he has made a lifelong living out of boxing media, which can't have been easy. He's a proper journalist, even if he has to wax it a bit to stay afloat.
As for Gareth A Davies, I've just never been able to take him seriously. He's seems a try-hard, desperate to be a character but just feels more like an uncle having a mid life crisis.
I like Bunce however I did see an old clip of him talking about Jade Goody which wasn't a good look.
He said he found the video of her dying in font of the camera, 'entertaining'
I know, a bizarre thing to say, I can only assume he thought he was being funny but not the sort of thing to joke about
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 08 Apr 2026, 14:03
by Steveh583
gareth gets some good interviews and always champions the fighting arts whenever he can. for that i appreciate him. he rubs people up the wrong way, but then, boxing fans as a whole are by far the most fickle and bitchiest, so its horses for courses.
MightyWarrior wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 03:21
Think he’s only been around the sport a short while, probably around the time when Anthony Joshua came on the scene, before that I’m pretty sure he was a fencing journalist, then jumped on the boxing bandwagon and re invented himself as a long-time “boxing expert”.
A ridiculous figure not to be taken seriously at all
Yeah he definitely wasn’t around when I started posting on here around 2003.
He has that horrendous pomposity in his voice as well, a lot of the journalists and pundits who aren’t ex boxers at least seem to have a level of humbleness or respect in their demeanour.
I remember when IFL came on the scene and I think it was the first time they went to Vegas for whoever it was and Davies was there making out like ‘I’ll show you how media week is here in America I’ve done it for ages.’ And as we’ve both said above he hasn’t been on the boxing scene for that long at all.
He defo was James. I used to send him copy and badger him for coverage from about 2001 onwards. Not that he would remember me.
Think he got into boxing mid-90's. Did a mix of sport before that, including croquet, but mostly footie I think.
Gareth has been around for a whole... i remember him aoe
Always being around when i was part of ricky hatton team
For the urango and Castillo fights in vegss
MightyWarrior wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 03:21
Think he’s only been around the sport a short while, probably around the time when Anthony Joshua came on the scene, before that I’m pretty sure he was a fencing journalist, then jumped on the boxing bandwagon and re invented himself as a long-time “boxing expert”.
A ridiculous figure not to be taken seriously at all
Yeah he definitely wasn’t around when I started posting on here around 2003.
He has that horrendous pomposity in his voice as well, a lot of the journalists and pundits who aren’t ex boxers at least seem to have a level of humbleness or respect in their demeanour.
I remember when IFL came on the scene and I think it was the first time they went to Vegas for whoever it was and Davies was there making out like ‘I’ll show you how media week is here in America I’ve done it for ages.’ And as we’ve both said above he hasn’t been on the boxing scene for that long at all.
He defo was James. I used to send him copy and badger him for coverage from about 2001 onwards. Not that he would remember me.
Think he got into boxing mid-90's. Did a mix of sport before that, including croquet, but mostly footie I think.
veriton wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 12:05
I really like Bunce, always have. His written word is superb and he has made a lifelong living out of boxing media, which can't have been easy. He's a proper journalist, even if he has to wax it a bit to stay afloat.
As for Gareth A Davies, I've just never been able to take him seriously. He's seems a try-hard, desperate to be a character but just feels more like an uncle having a mid life crisis.
I like Bunce however I did see an old clip of him talking about Jade Goody which wasn't a good look.
He said he found the video of her dying in font of the camera, 'entertaining'
Remember when he said “Joe Frazier is brown bread” in the week that he died.
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 08 Apr 2026, 18:48
by Pender
Brilliant great to see gets on other guys nerves as much as mine. Just watched him and Spencer interview Makhudov and you want to pull him through the TV
I like Bunce however I did see an old clip of him talking about Jade Goody which wasn't a good look.
He said he found the video of her dying in font of the camera, 'entertaining'
Remember when he said “Joe Frazier is brown bread” in the week that he died.
I remember that too, no class whatsoever
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 09 Apr 2026, 16:01
by Taansend
I will always love Buncey because of this.....
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 09 Apr 2026, 17:48
by CaptainSpacerod
Frostieballs wrote: ↑08 Apr 2026, 04:08
He defo was James. I used to send him copy and badger him for coverage from about 2001 onwards. Not that he would remember me.
Think he got into boxing mid-90's. Did a mix of sport before that, including croquet, but mostly footie I think.
Croquet !!
I wouldn't imagine he'd have been snowed under with work covering that.
Croquet's loss is boxing's gain I guess
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 09 Apr 2026, 18:09
by mickey1975
He tells the lot on a Dodge Woodhall podcast. The reason for the 'A' in his name, his background and his divorce due to his adultery.
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 10 Apr 2026, 08:12
by black panther
Davies is a tool who knows a little about boxing . Bunce is a tool who who knows a lot about boxing (and biro pens).
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 10 Apr 2026, 09:05
by golden_labrador
mickey1975 wrote: ↑09 Apr 2026, 18:09
He tells the lot on a Dodge Woodhall podcast. The reason for the 'A' in his name, his background and his divorce due to his adultery.
anything interesting?
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:04
by Wake up call
Anyone want to guess how old Gareth is?
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:06
by Controversial
Wake up call wrote: ↑12 Apr 2026, 08:04
Anyone want to guess how old Gareth is?
I would’ve guessed around 60
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:16
by joshj909
Wake up call wrote: ↑12 Apr 2026, 08:04
Anyone want to guess how old Gareth is?
72
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:18
by SeanBrennan
Wake up call wrote: ↑12 Apr 2026, 08:04
Anyone want to guess how old Gareth is?
72
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:19
by SeanBrennan
But there’s an article saying he had a heart attack at 54 in 2019 so I might be wrong
Re: Thoughts on Gareth A Davies
Posted: 12 Apr 2026, 08:21
by joshj909
SeanBrennan wrote: ↑12 Apr 2026, 08:19
But there’s an article saying he had a heart attack at 54 in 2019 so I might be wrong
61 then. I assume you came to the same conclusion that I did from the same sources
