Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
I just read Lampley thinks Floyd will win. I thought he was literally in love with Oscar! Watch the Pernell fight when Oscar throws combos and MISSES EVERY SINGLE ONE yet Lampley starts whooping and saying what an amazing combo,great handspeed etc . I thought he was going for Oscar all the way!
Yeah, but you have to realize that these HBO announcers still work for HBO. Back then when Oscar fought, HBO clearly had an agenda to push the cash cow (De La Hoya) to superstardom. So the announcers might have imbelished a bit to make sure the audience knew Oscar was winning.