Sky team..ahh!

[calumbo]

I know this has been said before but after listening to glen "boring" mcrory and johnny nelson lick floyd balls after beating a lightweight I just can't take anymore!!
I usually think pipers crap but tonight he showed some balls/non sky conformity..

I mean the question was asked who they thought could beat mayweather and as soon as piper even remotely put a few good names out there e.g mosley and Paul 'punnisher' Williams(who I think would give him hell)..mcrory jumps in sucks floyd nuts and proclaims he's the greatest and END of potential debate!

Sorry if I sound like a raving lunatic but can these guys not see or even agree he was fighting a much smaller man or begin a debate!!!

I think floyds a great fighter..but no way should he get as my h credit as those halfwits were giving him..BRING BACK BUNCE!!

Sorry again for the rant!

[griff]

Adam Smith & Floyd should get a room.

[Welly]

Max Kelleraman was the one who really annoyed me last night. His post match interview was awful and Floyd was spot on when he said "you do too much talking!!" The guy just would not shut up and let him answer anything!!!

[Beeston Brawler]

I think Adam Smith has been found dead.... having choked on Floyd's dick.

The commentary was absolutely disgusting.

And that interview..... would love to hear Buncey's views.

[China_hand_Joe]

That was the perfect stylistic match-up for Floyd, against a clearly undersized opponent.

Nothing will change the fact Mayweather lost rounds to Henry Brussells, DeMarcus Corely, Ricky Hatton and Zab Judah.

Mayweather is too one dimensional and would have close to zero chance against Paul Williams, if Williams utilized a Joe Calzaghe style of fighting.

Mayweather has no effective defence against pity-patter punches and can easily be beaten on volume.

[brown bomber]

That was the perfect stylistic match-up for Floyd, against a clearly undersized opponent.

Nothing will change the fact Mayweather lost rounds to Henry Brussells, DeMarcus Corely, Ricky Hatton and Zab Judah.

Mayweather is too one dimensional and would have close to zero chance against Paul Williams, if Williams utilized a Joe Calzaghe style of fighting.

Mayweather has no effective defence against pity-patter punches and can easily be beaten on volume.HA ha you simply must be taking the piss can never tell

[Jack]

The commentary was truly awful. In the third round, one which Marquez won, neither Smith or Watt commented positively on Marquez once. Watch it again and youll see. Not once.

That, is disgraceful. If we want to clean up the sport, get rid if shitty, scumbag promoters, biased judges...commentators like Watt also need to go.

It ruined the fight for me. They gave Marquez nothing at all and he didn't deserve that.

And the 12th of John/Juarez was never a 10/10 round.

I'm off to watch Arguello twat Watt over and over until I calm down. Absolute useless cunt.

[brown bomber]

Also someone get jim watt out of that commentary position he's boring and doesn't discuss just makes statements I've had enough of his diatribe

[D-MAC]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

[Flea Man]

Smith and Watt are completely inept. Watt was never as bad when Darke was around, seems to chats to the level of his co-host.

Inept judgement of the action in both the John-Juarez AND Floyd-JMM fights, as well as the ineptitude of the Fury-McDermott fight. Seems they can only call fights as complete drubbings rather than close fights.

Every time Marquez did anything, any time he tried to press the fight...........nothing. And Nelson afterwards saying how good this win is, Marquez was clearly outsized.

Good performance from Floyd, nice event, good undercard and at least he's back. But he needs to man up and face Mosley.

[Flea Man]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

:lol: at this, especially the last sentence :rofl

[brown bomber]

Ha ha love it -

[FLINT ISLAND]

Smith and Watt were an utter disgrace last night, truly sickening, I really miss Setanta.

[Bunce]

I shall be sending my CV to SKY once more in the morning.
As for HBO's star with a mic...don't even get me started. He's unfuckingemployable.

Adios.

[digregorio1.]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

very funny :rofl

but guys, are you going to make a thread about sky's commentry and lay out of the FFN everytime they cover a boxing event cause it's the same old same old, yeah there commentry team and panel aren't the best but atleast they've shown this fight (on Sky Sports 1) and they've got some good fights coming up too.

They've just confirmed Hattons' next 8 shows also (was in news of the world today)

[digregorio1.]

tell you what does piss me off tho....as great as Sky+ is, this happens to often...a programme that you've recorded goes past the scheduled time and the recording cuts off right in the middle of the show. i got back from work this morning, stuck the boxing on and only got to the 3rd round and "END OF PROGRAMMING", good job they repeated the fight at 8 o'clock. Has happened to me a lot with tennis and football going into extra time, they need to fix this

[Cobbler]

tell you what does piss me off tho....as great as Sky+ is, this happens to often...a programme that you've recorded goes past the scheduled time and the recording cuts off right in the middle of the show. i got back from work this morning, stuck the boxing on and only got to the 3rd round and "END OF PROGRAMMING", good job they repeated the fight at 8 o'clock. Has happened to me a lot with tennis and football going into extra time, they need to fix this

Are you sure you're doing it right? My sky+ recorded the whole thing fine, as always recording to the end of the show...

[KERRZO]

I shall be sending my CV to SKY once more in the morning.
As for HBO's star with a mic...don't even get me started. He's unfuckingemployable.

Adios.

That interview was a circus. His questioning was awful and he had no control. Mosley was also very disrespectful to Floyd after a great preformance. Jim Watt's scoring was awfull all night!!!

[digregorio1.]

Are you sure you're doing it right? My sky+ recorded the whole thing fine, as always recording to the end of the show...

really? i think i am i just stuck it on record, unless the settings are wrong i'll have to have a look now though. Maybe the memory ran out but i think i had enough left.

must be just mine then if yours worked ok.

[Jack]

I shall be sending my CV to SKY once more in the morning.
As for HBO's star with a mic...don't even get me started. He's unfuckingemployable.

Adios.
What did you think of Watt last night?

Like I said earlier, the third round was Marquez', yet he didn't get a single mention. How can he justify that level of bias? The amount of punches he didn't call from Marquez was a joke. He evensaid at one point, Marquez had landed "two or three clean puncheeeeeeeeeeees". What nonsense.

Sky have such a shit boxing team. Nelson is, remarkably, more boring in a suit than gloves. McCrory sounds like an idiot and has zero enthusiasm. There's no knowledge or passion there.

It may sound sycophantic, but Britsh boxing needed Gutteridge and Carpenter. Right now, it needs Bunce.

[Jack]

And Kellerman was awful too. That interview was pure hype and would have built a great fight. He should have let them argue. It's what everyone wants to see, so why try and get a respectable interview when you know the answer is going to be "Im going to talk to my managers". Boxing interviews are usually poor and this time, Kellerman made sure it was.

[TheUzi]

Watts commentry and scoring of the 1st half of the Katsidas fight was beyond a joke.

[icemax]

Are you sure you're doing it right? My sky+ recorded the whole thing fine, as always recording to the end of the show...

Same here

[Little Tyson]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

That was brilliant. But yeh i hate Jim Watt he always sums up at the end of the fight as well that the fighter lost should always retire. :huh

[stork]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

Absoulute disgrace as per usual. Watt and smith are the most biased commentating duo i think i've ever seen.

[brown bomber]

I shall be sending my CV to SKY once more in the morning.
As for HBO's star with a mic...don't even get me started. He's unfuckingemployable.

Adios.Buncey going to your thingy on tuesday.... Anything exciting planned?

[brown bomber]

What did you think of Watt last night?

Like I said earlier, the third round was Marquez', yet he didn't get a single mention. How can he justify that level of bias? The amount of punches he didn't call from Marquez was a joke. He evensaid at one point, Marquez had landed "two or three clean puncheeeeeeeeeeees". What nonsense.

Sky have such a shit boxing team. Nelson is, remarkably, more boring in a suit than gloves. McCrory sounds like an idiot and has zero enthusiasm. There's no knowledge or passion there.

It may sound sycophantic, but Britsh boxing needed Gutteridge and Carpenter. Right now, it needs Bunce. Darke and McCrory on the mike and Bunce and guest in the studio.... its beginning to get more then annoying. Nelson is good but its all a little boring these days.

[Rangersfan1982]

They are a bunch of wankers.

[Beeston Brawler]

I agree Jeff, Bunce could quite easily lead the coverage - ask questions of the guy in the guests in the studio.... inspire debate between them.

All Clark does is read the script and nuthug whomever he is told to nuthug. That isn't good coverage, by any stretch.

[scurlaruntings]

Also someone get jim watt out of that commentary position he's boring and doesn't discuss just makes statements I've had enough of his diatribeIv been calling for this mans head for at least a decade. Im glad people are finally cottoing on. Watt is opinonated but thats where it ends. As a commentator he's a pile of crap. I actually prefer Ian Darke over him and thats saying something.

[brown bomber]

I agree Jeff, Bunce could quite easily lead the coverage - ask questions of the guy in the guests in the studio.... inspire debate between them.

All Clark does is read the script and nuthug whomever he is told to nuthug. That isn't good coverage, by any stretch. How about a bit of public-expert debate using that thing called a phone or some e-mails. I'm tired of the same bullshit. SKY are a joke.

[hitman_hatton1]

I think Adam Smith has been found dead.... having choked on Floyd's dick.

:blurp :lol:

[Pug1list]

Mayweather ball licking fest, Jim Watt intent on declaring Mayweather's brilliance every 2 fricking seconds!

[timber]

Nelson and Mcrory are becoming 'too long in the tooth' and boring, its about time they let other fighters step into the studio.

[Losfer_Words]

We've all said this so many times now that the reaction to this thread is no suprise at all. I'd just like to know why Sky still persist with the same commentary team and panel even though they are universally loathed. It's odd as hell.

I've been looking for a torrent all morning to get my ratio up and only Sky ones are around! Won't be downloading them:bart. It was pathetic.

Anyone see Watt's scorecards for the Katsidis-Escobedo and John-Juarez fights?:rofl Showed up by the HBO team and the real scorecards! Priceless:rofl. God knows which fights he was watching:lol:.

[Beeston Brawler]

Yeah - they could have studio guests that are relevant to the fight that is taking place.

I'm not saying generate bullshitfests and have calling out going on constantly, but use Setanta's and ITV's examples..... Thaxton at ringside for Murray's fights, Maccarinelli in the studio for Haye vs Mormeck etc etc.

Anything is better than the set of Churchill nodding dogs we have now.

[alba]

i detest jim watt in the commentry box,a bitter old man by the sounds of some times,hes an embarrisment to scotland i think .

also i thought the way the commentaters were so biased towwards mayweather it was a joke ,it dosen tmake good tv and did anyone els find it cringeworthy ?i got the impression it was like they were trying to sell mayweather as if they had an eye on his next fight on ppv ?does anyone know what i mean

[stork]

The whole team needs changing. I'd have woodhall in insread of watt. Bunce as host, and scrap the 3 wise monkeys and get some people that the public will actually know. Eubank would be good, i think David haye would be an exellent puntit. Then maybe an american for something different. Anything would be better than the current lot though.

[scurlaruntings]

Fuck the lot of them. STEPHEN HOLDSWORTH!!!

[SouthpawSlayer]

bring bak ian darke, smith knows fuck all and just jumps on anything watt says, watt only knows how to criticise fighters and cannot commentate, he is looking worse for wear lately so i reckon he is gone in a few years, he is such a prick he ruins fights for the viewer

[JudgeDredd]

Get Buncey & Ian Darke on the commentary I say!

[duranimal]

Yeah - they could have studio guests that are relevant to the fight that is taking place.

I'm not saying generate bullshitfests and have calling out going on constantly, but use Setanta's and ITV's examples..... Thaxton at ringside for Murray's fights, Maccarinelli in the studio for Haye vs Mormeck etc etc.

Anything is better than the set of Churchill nodding dogs we have now.

Thats about as accurate as it gets:good

[Boro chris]

I miss Reg Gutterridge.:-(

[ShaneTheSherrif]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

:lol:
Brilliant!

[radab]

lol at the hate

why do you guys hate them so much? i hardly noticed them last night, was too caught up in willing Marquez to last the distance

would love to see Paul Dempsey, Bunce and McGuigan back

[Larryboys]

I can't stand Watt. Such a sour, miserable little wanker, and always incredibly biased towards one fighter in every fight. Mayweather last night especially. Please get rid of him.

[brown bomber]

I can't stand Watt. Such a sour, miserable little wanker, and always incredibly biased towards one fighter in every fight. Mayweather last night especially. Please get rid of him.Thats the thing he picks his fighter either before or during the opening exchanges then just makes a statement and spends the next 36 minutes qualifying the statement. I don't think he's a wanker at all but I think he's become shit at commentating and Adam Smith is two nice to have his own opinion. I like Adam he's pretty decent but why on earth have them two when you could have Darky and MCCrory who have great chemistry- don't always agree etc etc....

[safc1990]

What triggered the war of words between Mayweather and Mosley? I was in the casino watching the fight but I couldn't hear due to the activity.

[Beeston Brawler]

That's what he is paid to do though, surely?

A commentator shouldn't (and shouldn't have to) worry about upsetting people because of your opinions.... IMO he just lacks that something to be really good.

Darke is the only person within the Sky team with whom I have no axe to grind.

Don't even get me started on Dave Clark :rosstheboss

Simply awful :-(

[TFFP]

They did ballhug Mayweather, but his performance was great so I wasn't too bothered.

More concerning was Watt's scorecards in the Katsidis and John fights.

[Grant1]

I have to echo the sentiments of the thread - dire from start to finish.

Time to start from scratch, in the studio and commentary, me thinks.

Get Enzo Cal in there with subtitles, then we'll get some honesty.

[safc1990]

Get Enzo Cal in there with subtitles, then we'll get some honesty.

I'd love to hear him calling a Malignaggi fight, remember before the Hatton fight he said "Malignaggi has no ability and no bollocks." :lol::lol:

Also isn't Enzo meant to be an excellent predictor of fights? I'm sure I read that he was barred from his local bookies as he nearly cleaned them out on the boxing market.

[brown bomber]

I have to echo the sentiments of the thread - dire from start to finish.

Time to start from scratch, in the studio and commentary, me thinks.

Get Enzo Cal in there with subtitles, then we'll get some honesty.That would probably be funny.... He would be a great guest.

[Dan684]

Enzo Calzaghe is possibly the most annoying man in boxing TBH. He does pick well which in all honsesty isn't hard if you know the sport. All we'd get in the bigger weight division fights would be......... "yeah he's alright Jim but Joe would knock his socks off........."

[kosaros]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

:rofl

I backed Watt up with the whole Fury vs McDermott commentary - but not this time, everything was truely terrible - from the completely pro-Mayweather promotion to McCrory intentionally saying "I have my concerns about Floyd coming back after 2 years..." (everyone knew he was pretty much at his best even though he had the lay-off) and then once he won, his earlier quote was used to suck on Mayweather's balls even more! "Its as if he never left! Just like Leonard coming back against Hagler!".................:patsch

[Dan684]

I just wish we could have a fanzone on their. At least then we'd get complete biase from each sides of the fence. Not just all 4 studio idiots and both ringside idiots bigging up whoever they've been told to !!

[stork]

I have to echo the sentiments of the thread - dire from start to finish.

Time to start from scratch, in the studio and commentary, me thinks.

Get Enzo Cal in there with subtitles, then we'll get some honesty.

Enzo cal would be hilarious :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

[Losfer_Words]

They did ballhug Mayweather, but his performance was great so I wasn't too bothered.

More concerning was Watt's scorecards in the Katsidis and John fights.

I've been saying that as well, TFFP. Truly terrible scoring once again and he was shown up when HBO and the real scorecards were read out:rofl! God knows how the Katsidis fight was an SD, though :blood:think. Ah well.

[threethirteen]

It is amazing how Watt fixates on one fighter to the detriment of the other. It sways casual viewers to the genuine outcome.

[stork]

They did ballhug Mayweather, but his performance was great so I wasn't too bothered.

More concerning was Watt's scorecards in the Katsidis and John fights.

That was very concerning. Probably too busy learning his lines for the main event to watch the fights. Either that or he dosn't know what he's doing.

[safc1990]

I just wish we could have a fanzone on their. At least then we'd get complete biase from each sides of the fence. Not just all 4 studio idiots and both ringside idiots bigging up whoever they've been told to !!

Imagine Pimp C and bladerunner commentating on a Mayweather fight. :lol::lol:

[Dan684]

:lol:

[gasman]

I shall be sending my CV to SKY once more in the morning.
As for HBO's star with a mic...don't even get me started. He's unfuckingemployable.

Adios.

Make sure you send in your cv, I dont think you will have any shortage of referees from us lot.

Sky need to sack the lot of those fuckin headcases. Kellerman is another joke, how do these fuckers get these jobs in the first place.

Listening to the commentary last night from the first fight, Cruz v Locke - they didn't have a decent thing to say about Locke early on, they were dissing is recent form, did they not see his stellar performance in the war with Escalante, a fight that I wiil have to watch again.

[hitandhope]

really? i think i am i just stuck it on record, unless the settings are wrong i'll have to have a look now though. Maybe the memory ran out but i think i had enough left.

must be just mine then if yours worked ok.

Mine does the same as yours, always has. Last night during the fight they changed the programme end time from 5am to 6am but my sky+ stopped recording smack on 5. I was watching live anyway of course. :D

[trotter]

Also someone get jim watt out of that commentary position he's boring and doesn't discuss just makes statements I've had enough of his diatribe

Haha the old Jim Watt debate

I stuck up for him the other night on here but last night he was shite

They jumped on the 'Floyd is amazing' bandwagon from the first bell and refused to get off it

Pretty bad

[Primadonna Kool]

They kept on saying..

When JMM landed a punch..

"What price is he gonna pay for that"

"Look at the price he paid in the other round"

Trying to make out, Floyd Mayweather was breaking his ribbs and cracking his cheek bone....when all he was doing was..landing Jabs and occassional pot shots.

I think it was Jim Watt, getting emotional for no reason.

[griff]

I think Adam was putting words into Watt's mouth all through the fight. When JMM landed clean punches Smith was still talking about Floyd's greatness to Jim. Clark who looks like he gonna throw a dart when asking questions needs to be replaced by Dempsey & don't get me started on Johnny Nelson.

[slip&counter]

I think Adam was putting words into Watt's mouth all through the fight. When JMM landed clean punches Smith was still talking about Floyd's greatness to Jim. Clark who looks like he gonna throw a dart when asking questions needs to be replaced by Dempsey & don't get me started on Johnny Nelson.

:rofl

he's truly awful.

why did they get rid of Dempsey btw?

[safc1990]

:rofl

he's truly awful.

why did they get rid of Dempsey btw?

Dempsey jumped ship to Setanta if I recall correctly.

[leighton]

For the American fights they should get in someone like Wayne McCullough as he knows everything about all the fighters from the US the new faces and the old ones and he seems to know his stuff. His blog on Sky is always worth a look at times.
They need Dempsey back Dave Clark knows fuck all about boxing and is a joke and should stick to darts. I wouldn't mind Buncey back on tv but do you need too many pundits. Some of the guess hosts looked decent I remember Hatton on 1 Friday fight night even get in a whole new team. Scrap the current team and set up and try something different it will breathe life into the show.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

:lol::lol:

Funny & on the ball from start to end, a gold star for D-Mac:good

[onourway]

Considering boxing is known for big personalities, Sky have managed to assemble the most boring line up possible.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Its kinda weird reading this thread cos I dodged the result & only watched it on SKY at 5pm in my pals house, when they repeated it.

My pal said he wouldnt give away the result, & was as good as his word. He sat on the computer whilst I watched the fight, & from the second round onwards I was getting so wound up by the commentary I started moaning & mouthing off, boxing gets me so wound up, I cant help myself:patsch
My poor buddy had to suffer me moaning without being able to offer his own opinion, but the commentary was so awful I was raging & got a splitting headache for my troubles:oops:
As soon as the fight finished my pal told me that everyone on ESB was in agreement with my rants & raves, including him! & he said he had never seen a thread on ESB when everyone was in total agreement about something so completely...

I was happy to hear it, & then to read it. However, on the downside the commentary annoyed me so much that I couldnt concentrate on the fight properly as Smith & Watt were SO out of control, they actually ruined the fight for me:-( Hence the aforementioned headache.

Watt was SO disrespectful to a great like Marquez, I cannot even put it into words how I feel about him & his paid offness. Insulting to the intelligence? Thats doing Smith & Watt a favour.
& what abouth the post fight fawning from Glenn, Jonny & MENSA man? Followed by Smith doing his usual Alan Partridge impressions & Watt just being Watt(can he get more annoying than being himself?)

Great fight, ruined by the SKY team. Ruined by Kellerman. Ruined by that prick Mosley.
Thank fuck Mayweather is back though, as the man says, boxing has missed him.

[Philphy Rich]

when you could have Darky and MCCrory who have great chemistry- don't always agree etc etc....:think

[Dunky McCafferty]

:think

Which begs the question, was Darkie demoted for this fight? He was covering Daws & Morrison whilst Smith was lording it in the USA...

Is Smith the new Darke & Darke the new Smith?

[Philphy Rich]

The whole team needs changing. I'd have woodhall in insread of watt. Bunce as host, and scrap the 3 wise monkeys and get some people that the public will actually know. Eubank would be good, i think David haye would be an exellent puntit. Then maybe an american for something different. Anything would be better than the current lot though.
Congratulations on managing to find just about the only possible combination that manages to actually be worse than the current one.

[kosaros]

Congratulations on managing to find just about the only possible combination that manages to actually be worse than the current one.

Why don't you just fuck off :hat

[theboy_racer]

I know this has been said before but after listening to glen "boring" mcrory and johnny nelson lick floyd balls after beating a lightweight I just can't take anymore!!
I usually think pipers crap but tonight he showed some balls/non sky conformity..

I mean the question was asked who they thought could beat mayweather and as soon as piper even remotely put a few good names out there e.g mosley and Paul 'punnisher' Williams(who I think would give him hell)..mcrory jumps in sucks floyd nuts and proclaims he's the greatest and END of potential debate!

Sorry if I sound like a raving lunatic but can these guys not see or even agree he was fighting a much smaller man or begin a debate!!!

I think floyds a great fighter..but no way should he get as my h credit as those halfwits were giving him..BRING BACK BUNCE!!

Sorry again for the rant!

Agree with all that, they were pissing me off bigtime, im ashamed that Watt is Scottish after last night, sure both him and the other guy slept at each side of Mayweather later on.

He beat a guy who only moved up to 135 for two fights at age 35 and was moving up two more weight classes at age 36, was enough to make you sick their arselicking.

[theboy_racer]

That was the perfect stylistic match-up for Floyd, against a clearly undersized opponent.

Nothing will change the fact Mayweather lost rounds to Henry Brussells, DeMarcus Corely, Ricky Hatton and Zab Judah.

Mayweather is too one dimensional and would have close to zero chance against Paul Williams, if Williams utilized a Joe Calzaghe style of fighting.

Mayweather has no effective defence against pity-patter punches and can easily be beaten on volume.

ODLH showed how to beat him, albeit for half a fight.

[stork]

Congratulations on managing to find just about the only possible combination that manages to actually be worse than the current one.

Who'd you have then?

[icemax]

I can't believe how people get so wound up about something so innocuous as commentating...the only one who winds me up to any degree is the studio jockey with the dodgy eye action when he speaks. Watt and whatsisname were only spouting off what we were all seeing, PBF taking apart and humiliating another ATG (like it or not)

[Chinny]

I hope Bunce is serious about sending his CV. I really enjoyed the boxing but the commentary and presentation was awful.

Fans can smell BS, and the sky studio just reeks of scripts and 'advertorials'. Bad scripts at that.

[Losfer_Words]

I hope Bunce is serious about sending his CV. I really enjoyed the boxing but the commentary and presentation was awful.

Fans can smell BS, and the sky studio just reeks of scripts and 'advertorials'. Bad scripts at that.

I think he was just joking. Sky would never put someone with an opinion on the panel. God forbid what they'd say if he went on a rant or read an email. They'd probably apologise to the audience and have him removed.

[ishy]

Just watching the fight now (in round 5) and it's a Floyd wankfest from Darke and Watt.

[Losfer_Words]

Ish, why the hell did you download the Sky version?!:lol: HBO all the time for me. I might actually DL Sky's just to listen to the commentary. I remember Smith saying 'Mayweather is the greatest fighter since SRL'. At the time I was thinking, 'if he says Robinson then he has surpassed himself':lol:.

[ishy]

:lol: Yeah, he did say that. Pernell Whitaker, Roy Jones anyone?

[stork]

I think he was just joking. Sky would never put someone with an opinion on the panel. God forbid what they'd say if he went on a rant or read an email. They'd probably apologise to the audience and have him removed.

What? somebody who might disagree with the rest? God forbid. The three wise monkeys would die of shock.

[ScouseLad]

Its dreadful and completely outdated. Same with the football, how on earth Richard Keys has kept that job for about 17 years is sickening, he is utterly clueless.

Jim Watt just baffles me and seems to go to ridiculous extremes, a great round leads to a fighter being amazing, perfect display etc and a bad round and the fighter isnt cut out for this level, to much of a step up bla bla. The fella's in the studio barely ever have any sort of disagreement.

[Grant1]

Ish, why the hell did you download the Sky version?!:lol: HBO all the time for me. I might actually DL Sky's just to listen to the commentary. I remember Smith saying 'Mayweather is the greatest fighter since SRL'. At the time I was thinking, 'if he says Robinson then he has surpassed himself':lol:.

That's who he probably meant !!!

[Harry Chibber]

I don't mind them... Watt is a legend IMO and knows the game inside out... gives respect to boxers who deserve it. Nelson always has an opinion and has genuine enthusiasism about the sport, he talks a lot of p!sh but he is decent for TV.

Piper is a bit of a cock but always gives an alternative view which is important when getting a balanced arguement

If you are really that bothered buy sky +

[SouthpawSlayer]

I don't mind them... Watt is a legend IMO and knows the game inside out... gives respect to boxers who deserve it. Nelson always has an opinion and has genuine enthusiasism about the sport, he talks a lot of p!sh but he is decent for TV.

Piper is a bit of a cock but always gives an alternative view which is important when getting a balanced arguement

If you are really that bothered buy sky +


i have sky plus and it still doesnt change the fact of watt giving terrible commentary in every fight there is - FACT

[Kid Lucky]

Whoever you get is going to annoy some of the people some of the time.

Personally I'd like to have the option of watching a fight without a commentary just hearing the crowd noise and corners.

When you're at a fight it always seems more difficult to me to score the fight. When it's on the telly who you think is winning a round is reinforced by the commentary team and it seems a lot more clear cut then when you're there.

I don't mind Mccrory as a co-commentator TBH. Piper just seems happy to be there and Nelson has his own agenda. Would we prefer to have Colin 'I've been saying that for years and it gives me no pleasure to say that i was right' Hart in though?

[Dan684]

Does Sky+ give you the option to eradicate the commentary or something ??? :lol:

[ed7890]

The commentary was truly awful. In the third round, one which Marquez won, neither Smith or Watt commented positively on Marquez once. Watch it again and youll see. Not once.

That, is disgraceful. If we want to clean up the sport, get rid if shitty, scumbag promoters, biased judges...commentators like Watt also need to go.

It ruined the fight for me. They gave Marquez nothing at all and he didn't deserve that.

And the 12th of John/Juarez was never a 10/10 round.

I'm off to watch Arguello twat Watt over and over until I calm down. Absolute useless cunt.

Ya the Sky commentary was shocking bad. Halfway through the fight when Marquez was holding his own again, they were talking about whether or not he should give up.

They were just following the company line because Sky know they will be putting Mayweather on box office again. Fucking terrible.

Was ruining the fight for us too. Towards the end of the fight we muted the sound and got commentary off the internet.

[theboy_racer]

I don't mind them... Watt is a legend IMO and knows the game inside out... gives respect to boxers who deserve it. Nelson always has an opinion and has genuine enthusiasism about the sport, he talks a lot of p!sh but he is decent for TV.

Piper is a bit of a cock but always gives an alternative view which is important when getting a balanced arguement

If you are really that bothered buy sky +

Godknows what you are listening to and watching, showed JMM no respect, a man who deserved much more respect than he was given.

Comes off as clueless in general.

[GazOC]

i have sky plus and it still doesnt change the fact of watt giving terrible commentary in every fight there is - fact


opinion.

[DON1]

Just watched the reply again. These guys should be handed a lifetime ban. They should never be able to commentate on TV again. Absolutely terrible. Fucking Puppets.
Sky dont appreciate real dudes like Bunce and Oliver etc etc.

[Harry Chibber]

Godknows what you are listening to and watching, showed JMM no respect, a man who deserved much more respect than he was given.

Comes off as clueless in general.

I couldn't count the times Watt said "I hope this fight doesn't reflect on what has been a tremendous career and fighter"... literally repeated that statement 4 or 5 times during the fight so god knows what you are listening to??

Watt is the Andy Gray of boxing... I am shocked he gets so much abuse on here to be honest. People just need to hate

[Lee Mc]

I couldn't count the times Watt said "I hope this fight doesn't reflect on what has been a tremendous career and fighter"... literally repeated that statement 4 or 5 times during the fight so god knows what you are listening to??

Watt is the Andy Gray of boxing... I am shocked he gets so much abuse on here to be honest. People just need to hate

Seeing as Andy Gray is the cunt who started to hype up football to unbelievable lengths in the early 90's that isn't a good comparrison if you like Watt. :roll:

[Harry Chibber]

Seeing as Andy Gray is the cunt who started to hype up football to unbelievable lengths in the early 90's that isn't a good comparrison if you like Watt. :roll:

he "hyped up football" and that's why you dislike Andy Gray??? He's doing his fecking job regarding a sport he is obviously passionate about.

Watt is obviously very passionate about boxing and offers a strong opinion, which is essential being a pundit. You might not agree with his opinion but I've disagreed with the majority of what you've posted so you must realise it's impossible to please everyone.

I think Bunce and Watt would be a combination made in boxing heaven

[Lee Mc]

he "hyped up football" and that's why you dislike Andy Gray??? He's doing his fecking job regarding a sport he is obviously passionate about.

Watt is obviously very passionate about boxing and offers a strong opinion, which is essential being a pundit. You might not agree with his opinion but I've disagreed with the majority of what you've posted so you must realise it's impossible to please everyone.

I think Bunce and Watt would be a combination made in boxing heaven

I'm not sure how old you are but I'm old enough to remember how football was covered before Sky got their grubby hands on the game...

Andy Gray hypes up players, teams and matches and, in turn, this has created a whole new breed of fan who talk complete and utter bollocks about football.

He is also, in my opinion, to blame for the obsession in England for "exciting" football. In the 70's and 80's our top sides played good tactical football which filtered down through the 1st division and, in turn, created a league where everyone could beat everyone else and any English side in Europe had a good to excellent chance of winning a trophy. Now, thanks to him, all these twats who didn't even like football before the Premier league started demand "exciting" football and our league has become very top heavy and only the big sides have any real chance of success in European competition.

[Grant1]

I'm not sure how old you are but I'm old enough to remember how football was covered before Sky got their grubby hands on the game...


Sorry, but I'm going to have to correct you. Football didn't exist before 1992; ask Sky TV :good

[Harry Chibber]

I'm not sure how old you are but I'm old enough to remember how football was covered before Sky got their grubby hands on the game...

Andy Gray hypes up players, teams and matches and, in turn, this has created a whole new breed of fan who talk complete and utter bollocks about football.

He is also, in my opinion, to blame for the obsession in England for "exciting" football. In the 70's and 80's our top sides played good tactical football which filtered down through the 1st division and, in turn, created a league where everyone could beat everyone else and any English side in Europe had a good to excellent chance of winning a trophy. Now, thanks to him, all these twats who didn't even like football before the Premier league started demand "exciting" football and our league has become very top heavy and only the big sides have any real chance of success in European competition.


:lol::lol: what a sadist!

This has gone well off topic but I can't believe you are blaiming Andy Gray for transforming the EPL to one of the biggest earners and most exciting leagues in the world. Even the Championship has it's own branding now and is brilliant to watch

I am from Scotland mate, where everyone can beat each other (apart from maybe the old filth) and I support Inverness Caley Thistle (where I attend the majority of away matches throughout a season) there is a well known saying "be careful what you ask for".

The SPL and the majority of scottish football is dying a death because there is no excitement and not enough people coming to watch the game, punters or tv coverage, so if Andy Gray is responsible for the hype involved in your English League he might have saved it.

[Lee Mc]

:lol::lol: what a sadist!

This has gone well off topic but I can't believe you are blaiming Andy Gray for transforming the EPL to one of the biggest earners and most exciting leagues in the world. Even the Championship has it's own branding now and is brilliant to watch

I am from Scotland mate, where everyone can beat each other (apart from maybe the old filth) and I support Inverness Caley Thistle (where I attend the majority of away matches throughout a season) there is a well known cliche " be careful what you ask for". The SPL and the majority of scottish is dying a death because there is no excitement and not enough people coming to watch the game, punters or tv coverage, so if Andy Gray is responsible for the hype involved in your English League he might have saved it.

I personally believe that sport thrives on competition. When I first started to attend football the 1st division was probably the most competitve in European football if not World. Now our "Premier" league is really 3 leagues in one and you have more crap than competitive games.

As for "exciting". What is exciting? Don't you find it arrogant that Sky and, in particular, Andy Gray try to dictate what people should enjoy? Lets use films as an anology. In the film world you get dramas, thrillers, art, comedies and various other genres. I bet very few people only like one of these. Same as music. So why in football is the premier league of playing the only style that can be enjoyed? All you hear these twats saying is that the Italian and German leagues are boring and yet, all it is another way of playing the match. Why can't both styles be enjoyed?

Imagine if you were told that you could like either, for example, fighters in the Mayweather mould or in the Mayorga mould but not the two styles. How would you feel? Hopefully you'd realise that certain boxers are suited to particular styles and both can be enjoyed. Same as football. Certain Premier League sides would benefit by playing a more thoughtful, tactical game and yet they are encouraged to play at 100mph.

The best example, perhaps, is Arsenal. Their fans have been brainwashed, by the johnny come latelys, that they are only to play one style of football and yet if they sometimes slowed the game down and played with a bit of common sense and with a tactical approach they'd probably have won more trophies.

Andy Gray is honestly to blame for all of that.

[threethirteen]

Watt's a knob. Smith's even worse. We have been spoilt by Richie Woodhall, who was knowledgable and could usually be relied on to be sensible and even-handed. Believe you me.

[Harry Chibber]

I personally believe that sport thrives on competition. When I first started to attend football the 1st division was probably the most competitve in European football if not World. Now our "Premier" league is really 3 leagues in one and you have more crap than competitive games.

As for "exciting". What is exciting? Don't you find it arrogant that Sky and, in particular, Andy Gray try to dictate what people should enjoy? Lets use films as an anology. In the film world you get dramas, thrillers, art, comedies and various other genres. I bet very few people only like one of these. Same as music. So why in football is the premier league of playing the only style that can be enjoyed? All you hear these twats saying is that the Italian and German leagues are boring and yet, all it is another way of playing the match. Why can't both styles be enjoyed?

Imagine if you were told that you could like either, for example, fighters in the Mayweather mould or in the Mayorga mould but not the two styles. How would you feel? Hopefully you'd realise that certain boxers are suited to particular styles and both can be enjoyed. Same as football. Certain Premier League sides would benefit by playing a more thoughtful, tactical game and yet they are encouraged to play at 100mph.

The best example, perhaps, is Arsenal. Their fans have been brainwashed, by the johnny come latelys, that they are only to play one style of football and yet if they sometimes slowed the game down and played with a bit of common sense and with a tactical approach they'd probably have won more trophies.

Andy Gray is honestly to blame for all of that.

Are you saying that Andy Gray has brain washed Arsene Wenger??

I can assure you it's the manager of the club that dictates the style of play from a club. They train with the players week in and week out, graining a certain style or tactic into them.

Bolton have a completely different style from Arsenal... you're not looking close enough if you can't see the variation in your league

[Losfer_Words]

Watt's a knob. Smith's even worse. We have been spoilt by Richie Woodhall, who was knowledgable and could usually be relied on to be sensible and even-handed. Believe you me.

:lol: He does say that a lot. What a natural he is behind the microphone, though. I'd love to have him and Rawling commentating together. I live in hope that ESPN are still going to save the day and pick up the ITV team when they announce some major boxing deals; a fool's hope but still, no point being pessimistic:?:good.

[felix]

Sky and Floyd have got a nice relationship going. Sky licks his ass and he licks theirs back by way of bigging them up all the time. If mayweather/pacquio were to ever happen i think we all know who sky would be behind.

[sugarsean]

Was just about to make this same thread.

What a disgraceful commentary. Watt and Smith ought to be fucking ashamed of themselves. There arse licking fan boy adoration made the bile rise up in my throat at several points.

Smith: Mayweather's the greatest boxer ever, isn't he Jim?

Watt: Can't argue there Smithy, and he's one hell of a humanitarian too; saves small kids from burning houses in his spare time.

Smith: And his balls taste great as well, don't they Jim?

Watt: Don't really know, I'm round at the back door. I'm trying to stick my tongue as far up his arse as I can, but the hair around the hole is doing an excellent job of counter-punching my probing tongue. You can't train arse hair to do that Smithy, that's just something the hair is born with.

Smith: That Mexican guy.....:?.....can't remember his name....just landed with a solid right hand, and Mayweather just smiled.

Watt: I know in every other fight I've covered that I always say thats a sign that the guy was hurt by the punch, but this time its different.

Smith: Because its Mayweather?

Watt: Exactly Smithy. Not many know that Mayweather has an invisible shield of steel that covers his entire body, and that cannot be penetrated by anything. The US government fired Nukes at it once, just for a laugh. Didn't even make a dent. Thats not the kind of steel you can train, its the kinda steel you're born with.

Smith: Mayweather's balls taste really good Jim.

Watt: I'm gonna come around and have a go, so make room. This defensively perfect arse hair has got the better of me. Oh wait, that was a nice left hook by Mayweather!

Smith: I wish he'd left hook me, right up the arse.

I like Mayweather and Jim Watt but that was the funniest post I've heard on here :lol:

[ero-sennin]

woah, the Sky boys are getting a lot of hate on here.

Personally I Like Watt, although I gotta say that he sometimes picks a fighter and just keeps giving praise throughout the fight. I can see how the casual fans would be swayed by his opinion.

Smith is very passionate about the sport and knows his stuff.


I find Nelson pretty boring.

McCrory is okay but he was pretty much worshipping Floyd during the Marquez fight. Yes it was an awesome performance but no mention of the fact that he was fighting a lightweight when he could have fought Mosely. To top it all off, he even wrote an article praising Floyd on the sky website, which makes Floyd sound like Ali, SRR, SRL and Duran rolled into one.


Piper is not afraid to disagree and I loved the look he gave to Colin Hart during Khan/Prescott. During Floyd/Marquez he was asked if Pacquiao had a chance against Floyd "of course Pacquiao has a chance". I thought that was pretty cool because McCrory and the others were just nuthugging Floyd.


They can be annoying sometimes but they're not a bad team IMO. Buncey would probably be better than most of them but even he can sound a bit patronising. Some of his rants can get irritating too.


And yes, the Sky boys are hyping up Khan, Floyd, Hatton and everyone else who they'll put on Box office but don't try and tell me Setenta didn't do the same. I watched the Bunce show every fucking week and David fucking Haye was the main subject on every episode. If they weren't interviewing him in the studio he was on the phone, or they had Adam booth talking about him. They should've just called it the Bunce and Haye show. Even Sky didn't nuthug Hatton has much as that.

[Lee Mc]

woah, the Sky boys are getting a lot of hate on here.

Personally I Like Watt, although I gotta say that he sometimes picks a fighter and just keeps giving praise throughout the fight. I can see how the casual fans would be swayed by his opinion.

Smith is very passionate about the sport and knows his stuff.


I find Nelson pretty boring.

McCrory is okay but he was pretty much worshipping Floyd during the Marquez fight. Yes it was an awesome performance but no mention of the fact that he was fighting a lightweight when he could have fought Mosely. To top it all off, he even wrote an article praising Floyd on the sky website, which makes Floyd sound like Ali, SRR, SRL and Duran rolled into one.


Piper is not afraid to disagree and I loved the look he gave to Colin Hart during Khan/Prescott. During Floyd/Marquez he was asked if Pacquiao had a chance against Floyd "of course Pacquiao has a chance". I thought that was pretty cool because McCrory and the others were just nuthugging Floyd.


They can be annoying sometimes but they're not a bad team IMO. Buncey would probably be better than most of them but even he can sound a bit patronising. Some of his rants can get irritating too.


And yes, the Sky boys are hyping up Khan, Floyd, Hatton and everyone else who they'll put on Box office but don't try and tell me Setenta didn't do the same. I watched the Bunce show every fucking week and David fucking Haye was the main subject on every episode. If they weren't interviewing him in the studio he was on the phone, or they had Adam booth talking about him. They should've just called it the Bunce and Haye show. Even Sky didn't nuthug Hatton has much as that.


:yikes

Did he REALLY just say that?

[ero-sennin]

:yikes

Did he REALLY just say that?

Okay so maybe its not quite that bad, but you have to admit Buncey's nuthugging of Haye was almost there. Pretty close.


Anyway, my solution is to get Geoffrey Boycott, Mark Nicholas, Bob Willis, Beefy and Nasser Hussain commentating on the boxing. That would be a dream come true for me.

[Lee Mc]

Okay so maybe its not quite that bad, but you have to admit Buncey's nuthugging of Haye was almost there. Pretty close.


Anyway, my solution is to get Geoffrey Boycott, Mark Nicholas, Bob Willis, Beefy and Nasser Hussain commentating on the boxing. That would be a dream come true for me.

Piss off!

If I tune into England's first match in South Africa and hear Johnny Nelson, Jim Watt and Adam Smith doing the commentary I'm putting a shoe through the screen.

[ero-sennin]

Piss off!

If I tune into England's first match in South Africa and hear Johnny Nelson, Jim Watt and Adam Smith doing the commentary I'm putting a shoe through the screen.


Dude its only fair. Bunce can talk about Haye on all of his shows and get away with it but if Sky do it theyr'e shit? c'mon now. If Haye had half the support that Hatton has, Setanta would also be proclaiming him "the peoples champion", "man of the people" etc.

[indie_uk1]

Sky in general are awful at plugging there own. It wasnt until setanta sports came along you realised there was other sports news in the world