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I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
I had it close, but thought Brook had it by 1 or 2 rounds. I had to switch the sound off, because Jim Watt was talking so much shite. Running forward and grabbing may look aggressive, but Porter wasn't landing enough clean shots. Hardly a great performance from Brook either, if you are going into somebody's backyard as challenger, you have to throw more combinations and take some risks. He just about did enough IMHO
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
Hate Jim Watt.
'Luckily' I watched on a Youtube rip taken from a Russian channel and was then shocked to see ' Robbery' upload following on from it. Crazy.
Was messy, slightly boring fight but the rounds weren't hard to score imo.
H, was Jim giving the ol "He's far too negative Ian, he's not doing the things he's supposed to be doing, these are the wrong tactics Ian, this is stupid!"?
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
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Jimanuel Boogustus
Hate Jim Watt.
'Luckily' I watched on a Youtube rip taken from a Russian channel and was then shocked to see ' Robbery' upload following on from it. Crazy.
Was messy, slightly boring fight but the rounds weren't hard to score imo.
H, was Jim giving the ol "He's far too negative Ian, he's not doing the things he's supposed to be doing, these are the wrong tactics Ian, this is stupid!"
I thought you said, you didn't listen to the SKY commentary lol.
Watt's scoring always has been almost beyond belief for a former boxer.
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
They will retire him soon. Once you become out of touch and not able to read fights then you will be replaced.
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
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Master
They will retire him soon. Once you become out of touch and not able to read fights then you will be replaced.
He was already like that before they employed him.
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Just watched this and I have to say I am drunk as shit but neither dude landed much so have to go on agression and give it to porter, but that was a SHIT fight, there was more holding than if wladdy fought ruiz. Brook proved far more durable than I thought and I have to admit I was wrong in thinking he'd be kod but that was seriously just a shit fight and glad i caught it now instead of forgoing a night on the town to watch this shit.
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Sky need to get rid of him. He does no research and would appear he only watches boxing he commentates on. He cant score for shit and decides whos won the round with 40 seconds left in the round and wont change his mind based on what happens in the last 40 seconds unless there is some serious damage done.
Sky have a lot of guys who would do a much better job then Watt. Its very frustrating.
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I had Brook clearly winning 116-112.
Watt was giving Porter rounds for ineffective aggression.
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I think the right hands that Alex Arguello landed on Jim Watt may have effected him.
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Bring back the dream team, Ian Darke and Glen McCrory
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BIG H
Bring back the dream team, Ian Darke and Glen McCrory
Glen is a thick Geordie.
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Master
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BIG H
Bring back the dream team, Ian Darke and Glen McCrory
Glen is a thick Geordie.
Yeah, actually his knowledge is poor, but there is something nostalgic about those 2 together for me.
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armin
Just watched this and I have to say I am drunk as shit but neither dude landed much so have to go on agression and give it to porter, but that was a SHIT fight, there was more holding than if wladdy fought ruiz. Brook proved far more durable than I thought and I have to admit I was wrong in thinking he'd be kod but that was seriously just a shit fight and glad i caught it now instead of forgoing a night on the town to watch this shit.
I thought porter had won but brook hurt porter..porter never had brook in any trouble.
Khan will outbox brook.
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
Jim watts scoring is often rubbish but I think he's the best commentator around, really helps with the excitement of the fight
His enthusiasm and tones and accent is second to none
Even his shit scoring helped with the anticipation of the result, I thought brook was a couple of rounds up but watts scores made me really doubt it, I was on the edge of me seat waiting for the announcement
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
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erics44
jim watts scoring is often rubbish but i think he's the best commentator around, really helps with the excitement of the fight
his enthusiasm and tones and accent is second to none
even his shit scoring helped with the anticipation of the result, i thought brook was a couple of rounds up but watts scores made me really doubt it, i was on the edge of me seat waiting for the announcement
;d;d;d;d
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I like Jim but there does not seem to be a middle ground with him. He's either spot on or is watching a different fight. Believe it or not a lot of people saw it the same way he did. Some of the early rounds were really tough to score.
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Greenbeanz
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erics44
jim watts scoring is often rubbish but i think he's the best commentator around, really helps with the excitement of the fight
his enthusiasm and tones and accent is second to none
even his shit scoring helped with the anticipation of the result, i thought brook was a couple of rounds up but watts scores made me really doubt it, i was on the edge of me seat waiting for the announcement
;d;d;d;d
He is the most absolute crap out there and should be got rid of, he never judges a fight correctly and was laughable last night. As for his accent, why isn't he working for BBC Scotland? We sure as hell cant understand him down here.
I dont see why we should pay good money for an english TV channel and then get a non english speaker commentating! Whining miserable negative bastard whenever an englishman is fighting. Just put an extra 6 courses of bricks on top of Hadrians wall after the 'referendum' and make sure the bastards on the Jock side, we dont want him down here.
I'm sorry to sit on the fence here.....
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
I think he's pretty terrible as well in truth, and that's a good point made by SilkeyJoe(how do you do that mention thingy?). It does seem he'll often announce how a round has gone when there is stil half of it remaining, and then call the rest of the action to suit his pick, or just ignore it completely. The fact that I also find his voice incredibly irritating makes him an easy dislike for me :P
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Master
They will retire him soon. Once you become out of touch and not able to read fights then you will be replaced.
...as a commentator and given a position as ringside judge :eek:
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p4pking
I think he's pretty terrible as well in truth, and that's a good point made by SilkeyJoe(how do you do that mention thingy?). It does seem he'll often announce how a round has gone when there is stil half of it remaining, and then call the rest of the action to suit his pick, or just ignore it completely. The fact that I also find his voice incredibly irritating makes him an easy dislike for me :P
You add @ in front of their name. @p4pking or @Silkeyjoe
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Re: I've said for years, don't listen to Jim Watt or his scorecards.
I thought Watt was off too. However, similar to him I did think Brook looked outhustled and harried for the first few rounds. Brook was definitely down at the half way mark and I was worried about him with Porter being so reckless with his octopus/goat impersonations and Brook getting cut quite badly early on. To his credit, Brook kept his head and showed real intelligence and maturity in the second half of the fight. Though Porter was busy, it was less and less effective round by round and all of the well timed punches were coming from Brook. Overall, I think it was a close fight and just as Watt was off, I also think the judges had it a bit too wide for Brook.
Watt was definitely annoying me as the fight wore on because he was being heavily critical in rounds where Brook was doing well. I think Darke (is that his name?) wanted to correct Watt, but Watt was so noisy and loud, he was kept relatively meek and so the commentary seemed off. He should have told Watt to shut up and pay attention, but I guess you can't do that live as you yourself have to be somewhat professional.
It was no classic, but I enjoyed the fight overall. I think Jim Watt needs to be spoken to as he seems to be in his own world at times. Maybe they should all have a card and have three cards to show balance. Just showing Jim Watt's makes it a bit off. And well done Kell Brook, I thought he handled a messy opponent with a lot of aplomb. A very good fighter.
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I used to like Watt, when he was with my favourite commentator Reg Gutterige , old
Reg new his boxing, well Jim has lost it I don't no what fight he was watching, because
I was watching a different one,! for a former Champ he does talk some shit.
Time for a rest Jim, maybe a 12 months cruise.;D
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Dia bando
I used to like Watt, when he was with my favourite commentator Reg Gutterige , old
Reg new his boxing, well Jim has lost it I don't no what fight he was watching, because
I was watching a different one,! for a former Champ he does talk some shit.
Time for a rest Jim, maybe a 12 months cruise.;D
Harry Carpenter was great as well.
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Master
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Originally Posted by
Dia bando
I used to like Watt, when he was with my favourite commentator Reg Gutterige , old
Reg new his boxing, well Jim has lost it I don't no what fight he was watching, because
I was watching a different one,! for a former Champ he does talk some shit.
Time for a rest Jim, maybe a 12 months cruise.;D
Harry Carpenter was great as well.
Yes Harry and Reg like them both.
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Dia bando
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Originally Posted by
Master
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Originally Posted by
Dia bando
I used to like Watt, when he was with my favourite commentator Reg Gutterige , old
Reg new his boxing, well Jim has lost it I don't no what fight he was watching, because
I was watching a different one,! for a former Champ he does talk some shit.
Time for a rest Jim, maybe a 12 months cruise.;D
Harry Carpenter was great as well.
Yes Harry and Reg like them both.
Harry and Reg were bloody great.
