Lampley can do that definitely but I don't think it has ever been too bad or forced. Certainly don't think he creates drama that isn't there as...
I guess it is tough to know for sure unless he is afforded the same opportunity to call a thrilling high profile bout. What's the biggest or best...
I think KO wins should be worth more than 2 points. make it 3. Real incentive
Tessitore or Papa wouldn't have been able to deliver the same magic or memorable statements tho, imo. Would have somethign like "George Foreman...
I admit that maybe Lampley would dip a bit if he went down to ESPN2 commentary... but imo Tessitore and Bob Papa can't ever become as good as...
Jim Lampley is by far the best boxing commentator ever, imo. Just as others have mentioned - his voice is the voice of big time boxing to me, and...
Agreed, in the end, about Grant. But it is a bit harsh, sure the guy never had enough sklll to make it as a great boxer, NFL'er, or anything -...
it's a shame grant couldn't hack it as a pro footballer... or anything for that matter. so the comparison is a failure
Esk59's bet on the Spadafora-Dorin draw was better
Frazier-Ali hehe Also on a technical note i don't think that Zarate-Zamora was a title fight Ricardo Lopez vs. Rosendo Alvarez 1 & 2...
it is actually pretty rare that i watch a fight and laugh uncontrollably at someone getting bounced off the canvas. sanders-wlad had me in stitches
Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but right behind Lennox v Razor for me now as i just remembered... Shane Mosley vs. Margarito. I think i...
Those were tough fights to score too. Some people feel Toney won both fights. I honestly can't remember how i scored them (you know you are...
The fight that fits this the most for me is Lennox vs. Razor Ruddock. Short, sharp, and to the point. Also love Lennox vs. Golota, and...
I agree with the first sentence. Absolutely that is the case, its not just that the USA fell off and that's why there is a non-American...
It has become MUCH MUCH MUCH more lucrative to go into the NFL, NBA and MLB now than vs. 15-20 years ago. Not just in terms of pen to paper, but...
Both good points Irish and Mitchell. What I am curious about is why the domination was so much more specific to the heavyweight division? The...
No they don't. What they describe perfectly is my point. Here was a guy who actually was cut out for boxing physically- there may never be a more...
gtg - be back later but definitely am enjoying the discussion so far
1. If they don't, do you ask why? And besides, I could dig you up some quotes from "eminent sources", if you want. Please do dig up some quotes...
The last couple sentences describe Andrew Golota perfectly. You guys have gone off on a different tangent, I am not even discussing Black or...
And I think this is a good point... it hasn't always been like this in the USA, obviously for the most part there has been american football,...
What press? The American press? The American press doesn't talk about boxing, they don't care about it Michael Grant is an athlete who couldn't...
I was talking about heavyweights... thought that was pretty clear
Well i don't really know where this has gone - its just a point of fact that the USA has dominated the heavyweights from 1900 to about 1993. Then...
Regardless - the 90 years of dominance was there... and it was emphatic. This country dominated this division from John L Sullivan, to Johnson,...
Golota is certainly not a good example of an excellent heavyweight. And one of the worst examples of heart and mental toughness you could ever...
I wrote kind of a half essay about this a while ago... not sure if i ever posted it here. Basically I never realized just how dominant this...
In Colorado (which is all i can speak for in this country), this is also not a true statement - emphatically untrue, actually.
I am a fan of both sports. But I am still a much bigger boxing fan in terms of the pure sport. I am rooting for Toney big time! And i have...
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