The real problem in Boxing

itsa problem but alot of boxing is free to hear on radio

pauline1981 wrote:itsa problem but alot of boxing is free to hear on radio

Have you ever thought about a career in comedy. Thats assuming you dont do it already...

Fury v Chisora on channel five is great, but they hopefully won't be doing that as a 1 off, Khan's fights are a sham, especially trying to justify fighting a shot has been who has always fell short against top fighters, for box office. Nah, i'm no idiot, neither are many boxing fans. Not getting sucked in, DeGale, Groves, Cleverly, Froch all much better value for money than Khan imo.

Khan-Judah's not that bad a fight though, given it's a unification fight...

Khan-Judah's not that bad a fight though, given it's a unification fight...
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Nah, he's shot to bits. If you like it buy it, but i don't get the fuss about a fighter who has been beat by anyone he's ever fought in a big fight who is world class. He's a overrated hasbeen.

Young_Towzer wrote:Khan-Judah's not that bad a fight though, given it's a unification fight...
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Nah, he's shot to bits. If you like it buy it, but i don't get the fuss about a fighter who has been beat by anyone he's ever fought in a big fight who is world class. He's a overrated hasbeen.

But he has a title, so in terms of bargaining chips it gives Khan an extra tick when it comes to negotiating the Bradley fight, and we both know that Khan is all about the $$$. Who else would you have Khan fight at 140?

stef we KNOW this already, did you think you had stumbled upon the answer to boxing problems. You Welsh does news take a littlelonger to reach you guys out there?

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:stef we KNOW this already, did you think you had stumbled upon the answer to boxing problems. You Welsh does news take a littlelonger to reach you guys out there?

I do try to avoid mentioning nationality on here nowadays. Shame you cant...

Steffan wrote:

ONETWOFOREVER wrote:stef we KNOW this already, did you think you had stumbled upon the answer to boxing problems. You Welsh does news take a littlelonger to reach you guys out there?

I do try to avoid mentioning nationality on here nowadays. Shame you cant...

Quite right. Steffan has played the game with the ' Welsh Nationalist ' stuff, and we owe him the same.

There's a PM for you, Steffan.

It's certainly a problem, but I think it stems from larger problems with promotion and management. Terrestrial t.v won't get involved with boxing while it remains so unreliable in terms of big fights regularly coming off and fighters being matched with a reasonable quality of opposition. Recent events in the boxing world including the ongoing Manny/Floyd saga and the debacle that was Haye vs Harrison can only serve to further convince terrestrial channels to stay away.

Post Fury/Chisora I hope to see an article form Steffan saying that the real problem with boxing is having it shown on Channel Five by a bunch of half literate shaven ******* monkeys.

I remember a few years ago that another channel tried their hand at it. I wanna say it was a Robin Reid fight but I can't be certain. Some young woman was doing interviews and to say she was sh*te would be doing sh*te a grave injustice. As for the main guy, he asked respected boxing journos what it felt like to be "whacked in the face"

It was dire, I can't see channel five being much better!

DAVE667 wrote:Post Fury/Chisora I hope to see an article form Steffan saying that the real problem with boxing is having it shown on Channel Five by a bunch of half literate shaven ******* monkeys.

I remember a few years ago that another channel tried their hand at it. I wanna say it was a Robin Reid fight but I can't be certain. Some young woman was doing interviews and to say she was sh*te would be doing sh*te a grave injustice. As for the main guy, he asked respected boxing journos what it felt like to be "whacked in the face"

It was dire, I can't see channel five being much better!

If the commentator used is a slightly brain damaged chimp who spends the whole fight doing monkey screams and chewing the microphone, it'll still be a vast improvement on Jim Watt.

"Therrr jest Arum punches!"

"He's hut, bodly hut nooo! Thus fight's oova!"

"A huv it Dayvud Haye losin thus fight. Noo way he wuns thus wun"

"Dayvud Haye's the champ and wull duzuvved."

In Watt's defence think with the Haye fight the point he was trying to make was it was unlikely Haye would get the nod in Germany by utilising such passive tactics, a view I did share at the time.

Isn't Jim Watt just sh1te in the same way that Murray Walker was sh1te?

Can't put my finger on why I don't like him as a commentator, but I do find him an aching balls of a man.

I like Jim Watt but Teddy Atlas is the best.

Best for what, random utterances that only vaguely refer to the fight he's watching?

"This guys like a MacDonald's, you gotta buy it but you can take the pickles off if you want..or go to KFC"

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU BABBLING ON ABOUT MAN?

The absolute worst has to be Colonel Bob Sheridan. The bloke is clearly not a believer in the theory that sometimes it pays to let the action speak for itself he never ever shuts up

At least what he says is coherent, if not surplus to requirements

channel 5 should get andy grey in, he could cover the womens boxing too- should be entertaining

rowley wrote:The absolute worst has to be Colonel Bob Sheridan. The bloke is clearly not a believer in the theory that sometimes it pays to let the action speak for itself he never ever shuts up

Agreed - he's cringe-inducing.

Jim Watt's great, leave him alone:)

DAVE667 wrote:Best for what, random utterances that only vaguely refer to the fight he's watching?

"This guys like a MacDonald's, you gotta buy it but you can take the pickles off if you want..or go to KFC"

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU BABBLING ON ABOUT MAN?

Have you played the last couple Fight Night games? The stuff he spouts in those is awful.

DAVE667 wrote:Best for what, random utterances that only vaguely refer to the fight he's watching?

"This guys like a MacDonald's, you gotta buy it but you can take the pickles off if you want..or go to KFC"

WHAT THE **** ARE YOU BABBLING ON ABOUT MAN?

Haha, brilliant. Teddy Atlas is some man. Even on Fight Night his commentary is incredibly daft.

Looks like Baltimora beat me to it...should have read the rest of the thread :p

You are right on the money with this one our kid. PPV has killed the sport for the non-purists, let's not forget there are millions of 'em, and when Ali fought Frazier et al way back when, it was an inclusive event.Now there is much less opportunity to find those fans who would follow boxing if only they knew about it.

And it's no good saying terrestrial tv won't touch it...Yeah, thanks to Murdoch!

Only just picked up this thread, but it's a bit OTT. There have been 50 something Sky PPVs in 15 years, they have been more common in the past than now.