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ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by hazharrison Mon 02 Mar 2015, 12:15 pm
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I thought Pougatch was his usual, dependable self. Al Bernstein was pure class as always and Haye was a decent pick for ringside analyst.
I don't recall the big fella's name doing lead commentary but he was excellent - with none of the Watt-Halling-type histrionics.
What did you think?
I thought Pougatch was his usual, dependable self. Al Bernstein was pure class as always and Haye was a decent pick for ringside analyst.
I don't recall the big fella's name doing lead commentary but he was excellent - with none of the Watt-Halling-type histrionics.
What did you think?
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by Coxy001 Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:07 pm
88Chris05 wrote:Barry Tomkins, Coxy?
Believe so, still enjoy listening to his commentary when watching videos from Tyson's era on youtube.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by Coxy001 Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:09 pm
milkyboy wrote:Never mind his commentary coxy. Do you find his dome sensual?
Barry Tompkins? Bit old and wrinkly for me.....
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by AlexHuckerby Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:37 pm
Coxy001 wrote:Thought it was a decent broadcast. I like the lead commentator (did the Olympic boxing commentary from memory?), says it how it is without shouting "he's joost throoooowing arrrruuummmmm punches" (and then said arrumm punch promptly knocks seven shades of Poopie out of the other bloke).
Not a shade on the guy who did the American commentary for Tyson vs Bruno I "Tyson gets nailed with a left hook, Tyson looks wobbly". Probably my favourite lead commentator of boxing. Can't remember his name though, killed a few brain cells this weekend (may potentially be at zero now)
Bob Sheridan I reckon.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by 88Chris05 Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:44 pm
Sheridan is so abysmal that not even a tasteless, tacky braggart such as Coxy could enjoy him, Alex.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by AlexHuckerby Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:46 pm
Bob Sheridan said what was quoted 
Sheridans commentary on Tyson being KOed for the first time is the most astounding piece of commentary I have heard. Personally.
Sheridans commentary on Tyson being KOed for the first time is the most astounding piece of commentary I have heard. Personally.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by 88Chris05 Mon 02 Mar 2015, 4:50 pm
Well, you've got me there, Alex. Sheridan is God-awful but that Douglas-Tyson commentary is a guilty pleasure of mine. Maybe because its chief competition was Lampley's inexcusably low-key effort in HBO's broadcast, which sounded more like a shipping forecast in its delivery.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by AlexHuckerby Mon 02 Mar 2015, 6:03 pm
Yeah, I always thought that Chris...
Ray Leonard's very dull "Oh wow, the uppercut.."
Lampleys unenthusiastic "Oh... and down goes Tyson..."
And then Merchants little quipp "This makes cinderella look like a sad story"
Was pretty tame.
Christ, I watch this stuff too much... I just realised I knew all that off the top of my head...
Ray Leonard's very dull "Oh wow, the uppercut.."
Lampleys unenthusiastic "Oh... and down goes Tyson..."
And then Merchants little quipp "This makes cinderella look like a sad story"
Was pretty tame.
Christ, I watch this stuff too much... I just realised I knew all that off the top of my head...
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by John Bloody Wayne Mon 02 Mar 2015, 8:27 pm
AlexHuckerby wrote:Bob Sheridan said what was quoted
Sheridans commentary on Tyson being KOed for the first time is the most astounding piece of commentary I have heard. Personally.
I always quote that in the colonel's defense. His tone of voice summed up the magnitude of the event. Unfortunately he almost always sounds equally excited which doesn't suit every fight he commentates on
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by AlexHuckerby Mon 02 Mar 2015, 8:59 pm
Totally agree with you JBW, remember with the Haye/Mormeck fight he covered on Setanta, didn't quite suit when he was shouting about it about there being a new WBA Cruiserweight Champion. Didn't quite have the same appeal to it.
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Re: ITV Coverage: How Did We Rate It?
by hazharrison Tue 03 Mar 2015, 7:15 am
AlexHuckerby wrote:Yeah, I always thought that Chris...
Ray Leonard's very dull "Oh wow, the uppercut.."
Lampleys unenthusiastic "Oh... and down goes Tyson..."
And then Merchants little quipp "This makes cinderella look like a sad story"
Was pretty tame.
Christ, I watch this stuff too much... I just realised I knew all that off the top of my head...
I thought it was a classic piece of commentary - the way they fumbled over their words as realisation dawned that Tyson wouldn't make it. Loved how they let the count play out.
Sheridan just bawls.
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