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I've liked him, apart from the Audley and Macca/Calzaghe bandwagons.

The latter has sickened me a bit.

I'm normally pro Bunce but he annoyed me last weekend.

search wrote:bunch is a complete twat imo.

when working for the bbc, he was claiming audley would hold world recognised title by 2006.

and calling anyone who picked haye late a lier.

he jumps on bandwagons and is very annoying.

agree?

He is a pain in the arse.

I find him very annoying on TV, but he is a decent writer.
Does some very good articles.

To make good comment on live TV, you have to know your stuff.
You can't go off and research like you can for an article.

Bunce is not very knowledgable, jumps on bandwagons and does what his paymasters tell him to

search wrote:bunch is a complete twat imo.

when working for the bbc, he was claiming audley would hold world recognised title by 2006.

and calling anyone who picked haye late a lier.

he jumps on bandwagons and is very annoying.

agree?

for once on here i agree with you

My girlfriend, who is Japanese and not much of a boxing fan, and who was in the room but not watching the TV, suddenly lifted her head out of her book and said "Who IS this guy?" about Bunce.

I've got nothing against him, but it amused me how he got a negative-sounding reaction from an otherwise disinterested party.

Coco wrote:To make good comment on live TV, you have to know your stuff.
You can't go off and research like you can for an article.

Bunce is not very knowledgable, jumps on bandwagons and does what his paymasters tell him to

He does give a feel that he's blagging his way through interviews. He's the most excited person you'll ever see and comes out with utter bollocks almost constantly. You should hear him talk about football.

Yep, my girlfriend was annoyed that not only was our Saturday night made up of Liverpool v Fulham followed by boxing, but she had to listen to that "bloke with the stupid squeaky voice" for ages. Everytime he spoke, it was followed by a load tut from her

livingstone cole wrote:

Lenny wrote:Yep, my girlfriend was annoyed that not only was our Saturday night made up of Liverpool v Fulham followed by boxing, but she had to listen to that "bloke with the stupid squeaky voice" for ages. Everytime he spoke, it was followed by a load tut from her

It seems ols Buncey is not popular with the ladies. My wife hates him, she called him 'disgusting.' I can see her point. His voice is soooo annoying, the way he adds some kind of fake drama to accentuate every point he makes. I'm sure he's not a bad man, but I wouldn't be at all bothered if he were to just dissapear.

LOL bit harsh

Bunce's personality might not be everyones cup of tea but he cares about the sport and has been on the beat for years, covering countless amateur and pro shows. He works very hard and doesn't toss it off like some of the football writers who occasionally cover the big fights when it suits them.

Bunce has arguably done more than other journalist to keep Boxing in the public eye during some barren years. TV, Radio, Internet forums, Trade Mag, Documentaries - he does the lot. Sure he's irritating sometimes, and he's not a lead presenter, but the bottom line is he's passionate about Boxing. And for that very reason I think people should cut him some slack.

Ben Carey wrote:Bunce's personality might not be everyones cup of tea but he cares about the sport and has been on the beat for years, covering countless amateur and pro shows. He works very hard and doesn't toss it off like some of the football writers who occasionally cover the big fights when it suits them.

Bunce has arguably done more than other journalist to keep Boxing in the public eye during some barren years. TV, Radio, Internet forums, Trade Mag, Documentaries - he does the lot. Sure he's irritating sometimes, and he's not a lead presenter, but the bottom line is he's passionate about Boxing. And for that very reason I think people should cut him some slack.

Well said, Ben. He's a better writer than pundit, but it is this graft as a writer which has got him where he is. As I said in my earlier post,. I've got nothing against him. I really like his BM column, too.

livingstone cole wrote:

Lenny wrote:Yep, my girlfriend was annoyed that not only was our Saturday night made up of Liverpool v Fulham followed by boxing, but she had to listen to that "bloke with the stupid squeaky voice" for ages. Everytime he spoke, it was followed by a load tut from her

It seems ols Buncey is not popular with the ladies. My wife hates him, she called him 'disgusting.' I can see her point. His voice is soooo annoying, the way he adds some kind of fake drama to accentuate every point he makes. I'm sure he's not a bad man, but I wouldn't be at all bothered if he were to just dissapear.

what you mean just disappear? like disappear as in go for a swim in the canal in a pair of concrete shoes?.....with the fishes?? :( I hope you're not giving covert instructions Mr Cole via the medium of our favourite boxing forum...

I like Bunce but he talks bollox and doesn't really know what hes talking about. The point that he creates fake excitement is true but hs not boring on the plus side. He is annoying too but I think hes a character. It also annoys me when fat blokes that have probably never boxed try to talk about conditioning and fighting weight - thats a pet peave.

He does talk a bit of shit, but I like the fella to be honest.

Writes some good articles and is enthusiastic to say the least!!

He also slagged off Danny Dyer the other day on some crappy ITV 3 show the other day, which will only endear him to me!

Lenny wrote:Yep, my girlfriend was annoyed that not only was our Saturday night made up of Liverpool v Fulham followed by boxing, but she had to listen to that "bloke with the stupid squeaky voice" for ages. Everytime he spoke, it was followed by a load tut from her

I'm hearing you, I got the same complaints - Liverpool-Fulham, followed by the Haye fight, followed by going off to bed early and then getting up to watch Cotto-Mosley only to find out that it wasn't broadcast on the freeview version of the Setanta subscription, but to satellite subscribers only.

Although she seemed to cheer up during the Haye interview after the fight
"oh he's lovely"

he looks nothing like me?

Buncey has boxed Am I believe.

I like him, a full circle U-Turn for me, but he could exhaust the enthusiam if he talks about every fight and fighter so, so excitedly.

e.g. Was David Haye really in "last chance saloon" on Saturday?

He is of course, also trying to explain the sport to new fans too, not just us anoracks.

I'd like to see him balanced with a more conservative but forceful opinion rather than Richie, who knows his shit but doesn't challenge Buncey's opinion enough.

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:I like Bunce but he talks bollox and doesn't really know what hes talking about. The point that he creates fake excitement is true but hs not boring on the plus side. He is annoying too but I think hes a character. It also annoys me when fat blokes that have probably never boxed try to talk about conditioning and fighting weight - thats a pet peave.

Bunce boxed as an amateur I believe. He's not fat, he's 'well put together' much like myself.

he goes over the top, especially with his "this is the best ever" bullshyt..he reminds me of an excited teeny bopper!!
But one thing i give to him is his enthusiasm; especially at 3 am..LOL

Who will be presenting the hatton-mayweather bout??

Christopher Biggins and Jim Davidson.

livingstone cole wrote:

Lenny wrote:Although she seemed to cheer up during the Haye interview after the fight
"oh he's lovely"

he looks nothing like me?

This is uncanny.

My wife likes David Haye and describes Bobby Vanzie as 'beautiful.'

David Haye is a good looking lad shocker.

livingstone cole wrote:

Lenny wrote:Although she seemed to cheer up during the Haye interview after the fight
"oh he's lovely"

he looks nothing like me?

This is uncanny.

My wife likes David Haye and describes Bobby Vanzie as 'beautiful.'

Waas she wearing her glasses at the time?

BE careful, in the words of Tommy from Goodfellas "I just want to make sure I don't end up kissing fvcking Nat King Cole over here. ...He's talented. Leave it at that."

I'm a big Bunce fan. Love the enthusiasm and he IS very knowledgeable, but that knowledge sometimes gets clouded by unnecessary hyperbole and exaggeration, such as saying the first 6 rounds of Calzaghe-Kessler were possibly "the best ever" (or words to that effect). I'd rather have Bunce any day than some pundit showing up just for the fee or a slick presenter who doesn't really follow the sport. I think the problem is a lot of us probably envy him as he comes across as just a fan like the rest of us. We all talk/write bollox about boxing at times. The difference is he gets paid for it.

livingstone cole wrote:

Lenny wrote:Although she seemed to cheer up during the Haye interview after the fight
"oh he's lovely"

he looks nothing like me?

This is uncanny.

My wife likes David Haye and describes Bobby Vanzie as 'beautiful.'

what colour jacket does your wifes dog wear......vanzie..beautiful ???

chesh wrote:I'm a big Bunce fan. Love the enthusiasm and he IS very knowledgeable, but that knowledge sometimes gets clouded by unnecessary hyperbole and exaggeration, such as saying the first 6 rounds of Calzaghe-Kessler were possibly "the best ever" (or words to that effect). I'd rather have Bunce any day than some pundit showing up just for the fee or a slick presenter who doesn't really follow the sport. I think the problem is a lot of us probably envy him as he comes across as just a fan like the rest of us. We all talk/write bollox about boxing at times. The difference is he gets paid for it.

yeah that's my opinion of him.

he often goes off on one.

but that's part of the fun with buncey.