When HBO/etc. really touts their faves to make you sick....

[ElTerribleMorales]

the thing that annoys me the most by almost all of the commentators on HBO (including Steward at times) is how they'll boast up a fight, or a fighter, and then when what they were originally saying goes sour, they try to switch it up and the end and are all like "i always knew that it what turn out this way"

[SweetPea]

the thing that annoys me the most by almost all of the commentators on HBO (including Steward at times) is how they'll boast up a fight, or a fighter, and then when what they were originally saying goes sour, they try to switch it up and the end and are all like "i always knew that it what turn out this way"

Steward did this really badly at Mayweather-Baldomir. Before the fight in the intros, he said Baldomir was going to be a real rough opponent for Floyd with a real shot at winning.

Then after the fight, he said something like, "Well, I knew Baldomir never really had a chance to win."

[AdamGB]

lol, I remember that...

Lampley is the worst for it... a fighter lands a shot on somebody's elbow...

"BIIIG LEFT HOOK TO THE RIBS BY VARGAS"

[RP33]

lol, I remember that...

Lampley is the worst for it... a fighter lands a shot on somebody's elbow...

"BIIIG LEFT HOOK TO THE RIBS BY VARGAS"

hah, yes!! I remember always waiting for the replay to see if anything actually landed because i was pretty sure nothing did..

In the same respect, he's always delayed on when someone gets stunned.. Until their legs are jelly and they're about to fall over it's as if nothing happened.. Then they're out on their feet and he'll throw a "So and so JUST TOOK A SHOT STRAIGHT ON THE CHIN!!".. yes, that happened 3 seconds ago.

[brocktonblockbust]

exxxxxxxxxxxxcellent thread dudes!!!

[Lance Uppercut]

I have to disagree. People on this forum in particular love to make this allegation at HBO's announce crew. I have been watching HBO boxing for 20 years and have never noticed any intentional bias.

[brocktonblockbust]

Lance, are you saying in 20 years you never heard a man named Larry Merchant and another man named Jim Lampley?

Oh, wait, you're right, those two NEVER showed any intentional bias. It was completely unintentional. I take back my original claim.

[Rican]

I have to disagree. People on this forum in particular love to make this allegation at HBO's announce crew. I have been watching HBO boxing for 20 years and have never noticed any intentional bias.

I pretty much agree with that. Plus, HBO is basically all that we boxing fans have over here in good old USA. I will excuse some past mistakes and attribute them to the announcers simply being boxing fans themselves.

[Killa From Manila]

I hate it when they exxagerate things.