All time or currently? Buffer is the GOAT but he makes mistakes nearly every night now. Still has the voice but doesn't have the presence or composure he once did
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:02
by Ruthless-RKO
Diamanté says all sorts.
From the 4 corners of the world to the 4 corners of the ring.. bla bla..
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:03
by Ruthless-RKO
Lennon has a propa radio voice. Always liked his announces.
Buffer will always be GOAT’d but he’s been passed his ‘best before date’ for 2 decades.
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:04
by Ruthless-RKO
Big Mo from QP is decent: does he have a catchphrase though?
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:24
by Frostieballs
DD should be nowhere near this list. All the repeating the surname malarkey.
Even Kev, Bev, Kev was better than him.
Do you remember when there big arguments on here about DD feigning his motorbike accident injuries!
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:41
by Ruthless-RKO
Repeating the surname is just nostalgic
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:42
by CaptainSpacerod
Jimmy Lennon Jr is by far the class act of the field - understated, low key perfection hitting just the right note
All the rest of them to varying degrees want to be the star of the show with their absurd catch phrases and cringeworthy over the top delivery
Diamanté is surely borderline narcissistic personality disorder. I kind of respect his saying the surnames twice routine as that’s a genuine throwback to the olden days but that small nugget of quality is far outweighed by the rest of his over excited schtik …… four corners ? the world’s round David mate
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 16:46
by Controversial
CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 16:42 four corners ? the world’s round David mate
But a ring is square lol
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 17:14
by joshj909
CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 16:42 four corners ? the world’s round David mate
Surely you've heard someone mention the four corners of the earth before?!
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 17:15
by CaptainSpacerod
No discussion of ring announcers should ever take place without reference to John Macdonald
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 17:45
by Ruthless-RKO
I mean the thread and the poll is asking for ‘favourite’
Not best:
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 17:56
by Frostieballs
Is anyone actually nostalgic for having surnames said twice?
Come on - it’s just annoying!
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 18:44
by stujones
Lennon jnr, is he still being used though?
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 19:07
by Boxerbeetle
Buffer was my favourite as a teenager, but as an adult it’s definitely Lennon Jr.
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 19:20
by Frostieballs
Being around John Macdonald is like being around Bob Monkhouse.
There’s a joke every two seconds!
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 21:21
by keithmoonhangover
Current: Buffer.
All time: Chuck Hull by a country mile. Simple, clear and immaculate.
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 00:17
by gilgamesh
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 21:21
Current: Buffer.
All time: Chuck Hull by a country mile. Simple, clear and immaculate.
Been watching a ton of classic fights. I love Chuck Hull
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 02:39
by paultom
keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 21:21
Current: Buffer.
All time: Chuck Hull by a country mile. Simple, clear and immaculate.
x2 best by far
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 06:03
by Sammy Scaff
Lennon is the least flamboyant but just gets the job done.
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 07:08
by black panther
CaptainSpacerod wrote: ↑16 Mar 2026, 17:15
No discussion of ring announcers should ever take place without reference to John Macdonald
And in the other corner, with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses, he is also the British champion. *Forgets to say Dodson's name*. Now here we go!"
Hahahaha you couldn't make this stuff up.
Jimmy Lenon Jr is my favourite all time.
In terms of British MCs Michael Pass was the best for me. He was really really good. I think he was too expensive so they stopped using him after a while in the 2000s but he was a cut above anyone on the British scene for me. Consumate professional.
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 08:25
by keithmoonhangover
What was the Australian ring announcer called who used really long words in his announcements?
And in the other corner, with a record of 22 wins and 6 losses, he is also the British champion. *Forgets to say Dodson's name*. Now here we go!"
Hahahaha you couldn't make this stuff up.
Jimmy Lenon Jr is my favourite all time.
In terms of British MCs Michael Pass was the best for me. He was really really good. I think he was too expensive so they stopped using him after a while in the 2000s but he was a cut above anyone on the British scene for me. Consumate professional.
John McDonald must have simply not put their names on his cue cards - he must have been going in his head "oh he's Paul.... what's his name" - and when he went to Dodson - you could get by his voice he was thinking "oh I have no idea who he is".
Re: Favourite ring announcer
Posted: 17 Mar 2026, 09:47
by stujones
There was that really camp American one - not in the league of Jimmy Lennon, but used to do a lot of ESPN shows.