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Your least favourite boxing analyst, EVER???
Posted: 03 May 2008, 08:31
by thepocketrocket
Mine would have to be Derek Williams, he was boring and spouted such garbage...I remember his saying the Klitchkos were 'no good' and the next Heavyweight champ 'was black and in an American prison somewhere'...jesus STFU!!!
Close behind would have to Richie Woodhall and his pro British, pro SN scoring..im actually convinced that his scoring is so biased that if the robbery happens(which he openly roots for) then he can say it 'isnt a robbery because he had them winning'!!
Jim Watt he isnt, I dont want my commentator biased, analyse impartially, its what you get payed for!!!
Posted: 03 May 2008, 08:58
by deadpan
Duke McKenzie. The monarch of the mixed metaphor.
Nicky Piper bores me rigid. And there's something unbearably smug about him.
Jim McDonnell used to get on my wick as well. Though it might've been down to his squeaky cockney larynx, which made me think I was listening to a tomato faced 'rights for whites' cab driver.
Re: Your least favourite boxing analyst, EVER???
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:19
by Gray-Fox
thepocketrocket wrote:
Close behind would have to Richie Woodhall and his pro British, pro SN scoring..im actually convinced that his scoring is so biased that if the robbery happens(which he openly roots for) then he can say it 'isnt a robbery because he had them winning'!
Richie Woodhall is your typical English yes-man. He's like the Gary Lineker of boxing commentary.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:23
by Tunney
Max Kellerman is terrible.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:30
by Mowgli
deadpan wrote:Duke McKenzie. The monarch of the mixed metaphor.
Nicky Piper bores me rigid. And there's something unbearably smug about him.
Jim McDonnell used to get on my wick as well. Though it might've been down to his squeaky cockney larynx, which made me think I was listening to a tomato faced 'rights for whites' cab driver.
Definately Duke McKenzie,his scoring though,always makes me laugh,i honestly think he watches a different fight to the rest of us.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:40
by The Law
Mowgli wrote:deadpan wrote:Duke McKenzie. The monarch of the mixed metaphor.
Nicky Piper bores me rigid. And there's something unbearably smug about him.
Jim McDonnell used to get on my wick as well. Though it might've been down to his squeaky cockney larynx, which made me think I was listening to a tomato faced 'rights for whites' cab driver.
Definately Duke McKenzie,his scoring though,always makes me laugh,i honestly think he watches a different fight to the rest of us.
Agreed, Duke McKenzie is a joke. He tries to act intellectual but he ends up sounding like an absolute idiot. We can all see through his pathetic facade, he is about as intelligent as my 3 year old niece

Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:46
by Knucklez
Duke McKenzie is useless but funny at the same time. Someone lands a jab and goes nuts: "Oooh, his legs have gone, it's all over".
I can't stand the egotistical Max Kellerman and Larry 'slow' Merchant. Lampley is OK though I doubt he's ever had a fight in his life. Except with his wife.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:47
by jameswilson
Steve 'lets get this right John' Bunce.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:49
by thepocketrocket
Duke is a clown but at least he is an honest clown...Woodhall annoys me because he seems biased on on the payroll!!
Compare his jibberish to Reg and Jim doing the Benn-McClellan fight, best fight of the 90's, British hero yet both were unbiased and gave excellent commentary throughout!!
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:52
by banjo
lawllb wrote:Mowgli wrote:deadpan wrote:Duke McKenzie. The monarch of the mixed metaphor.
Nicky Piper bores me rigid. And there's something unbearably smug about him.
Jim McDonnell used to get on my wick as well. Though it might've been down to his squeaky cockney larynx, which made me think I was listening to a tomato faced 'rights for whites' cab driver.
Definately Duke McKenzie,his scoring though,always makes me laugh,i honestly think he watches a different fight to the rest of us.
Agreed, Duke McKenzie is a joke. He tries to act intellectual but he ends up sounding like an absolute idiot. We can all see through his pathetic facade, he is about as intelligent as my 3 year old niece

What an insult to your niece!!! He's not that good
Duke does make laugh though, especially with his clichés and daft scoring. Never really rated Nicky Piper as a pundit, Johnny Nelson has his moments of lunacy but usually he's quite good.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 09:54
by realboy
Richie Woodhall AND Steve Bunce are both awful!

Re: Your least favourite boxing analyst, EVER???
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:10
by Spud
thepocketrocket wrote:Mine would have to be Derek Williams, he was boring and spouted such garbage...I remember his saying the Klitchkos were 'no good' and the next Heavyweight champ 'was black and in an American prison somewhere'...jesus STFU!!!
Close behind would have to Richie Woodhall and his pro British, pro SN scoring..im actually convinced that his scoring is so biased that if the robbery happens(which he openly roots for) then he can say it 'isnt a robbery because he had them winning'!!
Jim Watt he isnt, I dont want my commentator biased, analyse impartially, its what you get payed for!!!
How the f*ck do you name Woodhall - come on Pocket give the bloke a break!!
He is one of the better ones - or am I in the minority??
Actually quite like Duke McKenzie as well

Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:10
by Spud
realboy wrote:Richie Woodhall AND Steve Bunce are both awful!

Bit like your insightful posts!!!

Re: Your least favourite boxing analyst, EVER???
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:13
by thepocketrocket
Spud wrote:thepocketrocket wrote:Mine would have to be Derek Williams, he was boring and spouted such garbage...I remember his saying the Klitchkos were 'no good' and the next Heavyweight champ 'was black and in an American prison somewhere'...jesus STFU!!!
Close behind would have to Richie Woodhall and his pro British, pro SN scoring..im actually convinced that his scoring is so biased that if the robbery happens(which he openly roots for) then he can say it 'isnt a robbery because he had them winning'!!
Jim Watt he isnt, I dont want my commentator biased, analyse impartially, its what you get payed for!!!
How the f*ck do you name Woodhall - come on Pocket give the bloke a break!!
He is one of the better ones - or am I in the minority??
Actually quite like Duke McKenzie as well

No spud, hes a cretin..I thourougly respected him as a fighter, it was great when he beat Nardiello and was gutted when he got beaten by Holmes but his scoring and cheerleading is pathetic and enough to make me turn the TV down!! I know Setanta need to prove their loyalty but hs losing credibility
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:16
by Spud
Pocket this is no wind up mate.
I honestly believe Woodhall is one of the very best out there!!!
I cannot remember which fight it was - where he got his scoring wildly wrong but hey we all make mistakes - but generally he gets things spot on.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:18
by thepocketrocket
Rees-Kotelnik, Mitchell-Johannsen, Joe-Bhop...cheerleader, all he needs now is the blonde hair and big tits!!
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:19
by Spud
thepocketrocket wrote:Rees-Kotelnik, Mitchell-Johannsen, Joe-Bhop...cheerleader, all he needs now is the blonde hair and big tits!!
Pocket I am going to phone Woodhall and give him your number!!!
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:23
by thepocketrocket
Erm, ta Spud

Just tell him I had him beating Catley!!!
All joking aside I always like Richie because he was honest, seemed a great fella..think thats why im so wound up by his commentary, not the Richie I remember
Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:24
by Spud
thepocketrocket wrote:Erm, ta Spud

Just tell him I had him beating Catley!!!
All joking aside I always like Richie because he was honest, seemed a great fella..think thats why im so wound up by his commentary, not the Richie I remember
You can't bottle it now Pocket!!!

Posted: 03 May 2008, 10:25
by thepocketrocket
Watch me!!
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Posted: 03 May 2008, 12:21
by tonyevs
Without doubt John Rawlings is the absolute worse ever
Duke McKenzie is bad .. but Rawlings is worse.. how did ITV ever choose such a duff pairing

somebody at ITV has one wicked sense of humour

Posted: 03 May 2008, 12:42
by jameswilson
tonyevs wrote:Without doubt John Rawlings is the absolute worse ever
Duke McKenzie is bad .. but Rawlings is worse.. how did ITV ever choose such a duff pairing

somebody at ITV has one wicked sense of humour

And Barry McGuigan too.
The piece he did on Amir Khan where he trains with him, has him on the pads tells him 'you have to duck under these shots' does it again and Khan ducks and then he stops and tells the camera 'see how quickly he learns. Amazing.'
It just made me want to slam the nearest persons head into the tv. Unluckily for her at the time it was my Girlfriend god rest her soul.
Posted: 03 May 2008, 13:44
by realboy
Spud wrote:realboy wrote:Richie Woodhall AND Steve Bunce are both awful!

Bit like your insightful posts!!!

I've never seen you write anything worth looking at.!!! If I see Spud's name attached to it, you know its crap!!!:TU:

:P

Posted: 03 May 2008, 13:51
by Stocks
thepocketrocket wrote:Duke is a clown but at least he is an honest clown...Woodhall annoys me because he seems biased on on the payroll!!
Compare his jibberish to Reg and Jim doing the Benn-McClellan fight, best fight of the 90's, British hero yet both were unbiased and gave excellent commentary throughout!!
Reg and Jim were quality and your right pretty unbiased although watch the showtime version of that fight compared to ITV is totally different. Ferdie Pacheco completely focuses on the ref holding Mclellan back in the 1st as well as in the 8th where Benn gets a tumb in his eye.
He even mentions about the decision getting reversed to a Mcclellan win via disqualification!

Posted: 03 May 2008, 13:54
by thepocketrocket
Stocks wrote:thepocketrocket wrote:Duke is a clown but at least he is an honest clown...Woodhall annoys me because he seems biased on on the payroll!!
Compare his jibberish to Reg and Jim doing the Benn-McClellan fight, best fight of the 90's, British hero yet both were unbiased and gave excellent commentary throughout!!
Reg and Jim were quality and your right pretty unbiased although watch the showtime version of that fight compared to ITV is totally different. Ferdie Pacheco completely focuses on the ref holding Mclellan back in the 1st as well as in the 8th where Benn gets a tumb in his eye.
He even mentions about the decision getting reversed to a Mcclellan win via disqualification!

Yes, ive read 'War, Baby'..Pachedo is a cretin...funny thing is I see Richie pulling the same performance if he was in Ferdies position!!
Reg and Jim were quality, Watt still is, a credit to the Sport