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Danny Kendal! Legend.

Even worse, it could have been Mr Bronson.

I've now just wasted 2 hours of work looking up websites on Grangehill, quite good reading some of the 'where are they now' things.

yogi wrote:Is the MC for tonight Stewpot from Grange Hill or does he just look like him?

Well done Alex Arthur

It is him. Mark Burdis, brother of actor Ray Burdis.

Warren met him on the BBC spoof Operation Good Guys about 7 years ago.

It was about unlicenced boxing and was hilairious.

Mark dresssed up as Don King, and was great.

Warren was good too

unfortunately mr bronson is brown bread

KO Artist wrote:

yogi wrote:Is the MC for tonight Stewpot from Grange Hill or does he just look like him?

Well done Alex Arthur

It is him. Mark Burdis, brother of actor Ray Burdis.

Warren met him on the BBC spoof Operation Good Guys about 7 years ago.

It was about unlicenced boxing and was hilairious.

Mark dresssed up as Don King, and was great.

Warren was good too

Warren's known them for donkey's years from when they all knocked around together as kids.

Old bones Ian wrote:Could have been worse we could of had that girl that said' I'm only trying to help Roland'

"Roland, Roland, why are you so fat Roland? Everytime I see you, your popping something in your mouth Roland"

yogi wrote:

WayoftheCass wrote:I remember him from Operation Good Guys. He played a bumbling fool in that. He must be in character then tonight.

I guess Michael Pass must be on holiday, surely there must be some decent MC's around the country that could fill in.

I've heard Pass has quit with Sports Network or they have quit with him, either way he is no more with SN

Pass was fired for continuously being late and for being an all round tosser.

boxingchat wrote:Pass was fired for continuously being late and for being an all round tosser.

how have you kept your job?

mark did a good job for his first big show. live on itv1 with no previous experience......of course the guy is going to be nervous. he will get better though.

pass on the other hand is a moron. he looks like something from a kids tv show with his stuck on hair.

apparently he has set up a fan club for himself!!!

You should also know him as the bloke who lived upstairs in Three Up Two Down, the 80's sitcom which pitted Michael Elphick as Grandad living in the basement with toffy nosed mother-in-law of his son, Burdis.

From memory, Elphick was a budding taxidermist (Sp) and Burdis was hitched up with the fit bird who went off to America, and recently re-appeared here in some detective thingy.

Forgotten her name.

yogi wrote:

WayoftheCass wrote:I remember him from Operation Good Guys. He played a bumbling fool in that. He must be in character then tonight.

I guess Michael Pass must be on holiday, surely there must be some decent MC's around the country that could fill in.

I'm about to go to the Board for my MCs licence. I would've loved to have done the Cardiff show but instead do the odd Real Fight Club show when Goodhall isn't about. The guy on Saturday was pretty good.

101boxing wrote:mark did a good job for his first big show. live on itv1 with no previous experience......of course the guy is going to be nervous. he will get better though.

pass on the other hand is a moron. he looks like something from a kids tv show with his stuck on hair.

Don't agree about getting better, time will make your performance more polished but I reckon you've either got the voice for it or not, and i don't think Mark has. No disrespect, most MC's probably couldn't act and Mark can.

As I've said before, I'm not a great lover of Pass's style but he was head & shoulders above what we saw on Saturday. I reckon that, being a Bolton lad, he'll be having a word with Amir to smooth things over with Warren. He has done all Amir's televised fights and I expect that they are quite friendly. Wouldn't be surprised to see Pass do the next SN show.

DavidPayne wrote:You should also know him as the bloke who lived upstairs in Three Up Two Down, the 80's sitcom which pitted Michael Elphick as Grandad living in the basement with toffy nosed mother-in-law of his son, Burdis.

From memory, Elphick was a budding taxidermist (Sp) and Burdis was hitched up with the fit bird who went off to America, and recently re-appeared here in some detective thingy.

Forgotten her name.

Sad to admit but I happen to know you're wrong, David.

That was Ray Burdis.

Not sure if they are related.

Damn it - it is his brother though.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0120987/

boxingchat wrote:Pass was fired for continuously being late and for being an all round tosser.

I have always thought pass was useless.

I'm sorry you cant have a thick northern accent on these introductions

No offence to any northerners.

Someone should tell Mark not to sound so excited when reading the scores, when he knows the local boy won - gives it away a bit.

I mean we knew Rees had won, but a bit if suspense is a good thing sometimes.

KO Artist wrote:

boxingchat wrote:Pass was fired for continuously being late and for being an all round tosser.

I have always thought pass was useless.

I'm sorry you cant have a thick northern accent on these introductions

No offence to any northerners.

Yeah, I really prefer a Pearly King on these occasions. Alf 'KO Artist' Garnett!

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:

KO Artist wrote:

boxingchat wrote:Pass was fired for continuously being late and for being an all round tosser.

I have always thought pass was useless.

I'm sorry you cant have a thick northern accent on these introductions

No offence to any northerners.

Yeah, I really prefer a Pearly King on these occasions. Alf 'KO Artist' Garnett!

Sorry mate.

I just meant someone a bit neutral middle of the road type

No problem mate...whatever happened to that MC 'Bernard' who used to advertise in BN?!

They should have given him a go!

The old guy Duff used to use was terrific. Very old school - he'd just say

"Ladies and gentlemen.....in the red corner....the CHAMPION! LLOYD... HONEYGHAN!"

Straight to the point, shivers down the spine, and the Wembley crowd in uproar.

All this...with a record of blah blah...20 amazing KO's....3 in the first round...he fought his way out of the mean streets of LA, he's the former light middle champ, the former welter champ..blah blah...

It strikes me a just grandstanding by Buffer & co, looking to make their moment in the spotlight last as looooooong as poss.

rant over

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:No problem mate...whatever happened to that MC 'Bernard' who used to advertise in BN?!

They should have given him a go!

Reckon he Jack n Mr Daniels are probably cosied up in front off the fire mate

MightyWarrior wrote: All this...with a record of blah blah...20 amazing KO's....3 in the first round...he fought his way out of the mean streets of LA, he's the former light middle champ, the former welter champ..blah blah...

It strikes me a just grandstanding by Buffer & co, looking to make their moment in the spotlight last as looooooong as poss.

rant over

Agree, in part, what you say. Don't think anyone would want to be an mc if they didn't like the attention, but, on the flipside, I do know a few boxers who absolutely love the big intro. Why not? If you've got the record, get someone to shout about it.

Watching Calzaghe when Buffer introduced him was priceless, Joe was absolutely loving it.

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:No problem mate...whatever happened to that MC 'Bernard' who used to advertise in BN?!

They should have given him a go!

It's Bernie Flynn I think. He does all the big amateur shows in London. A real traditional voice. He's very good.

wasnt he a winner years ago on opportunity knocks, guitar and a nice smile and all that - "i mean that most sincerely"