was also set to be ringside with Lampley on the night.įurthermore, Lampley distancing himself calls into question the decision to allow Evander Holyfield to fight at all.Ĭalifornia turned down his license application before Triller turned to Florida. “Belfort nods as if to say, ‘Come on! Come on! Come on, let’s take this round and the next three rounds off and give ’em something in the 8th!” HOLYFIELD EVENT The dude stopped calling the action, fanboyd over whoever was the A-side fighter, rambled on about his 'great knowledge of boxing' and turned into a distraction. But somewhere in the mid 2000s he became unbearable to listen to. It’s because Jim Lampley has more respect for the sport than to see an aged champion take sanctioned blows to his head, particularly when said aged champion already has slurred speech and sloth reaction times.”Ī third said: “Was looking forward to Jim Lampley calling the action with all the enthusiasm of Gatti/Ward 1. He was always at his best in heavyweight fights and used to be my favourite commentator. “Why, because of Trump? How petty,” said one.Īnother added: “Has nothing to do with that moron. We will see if he does the Teofimo fight.” “Lampley had said he was promised legit boxing matches to call, so this is not surprising. Robert Littal added more: “ Jim Lampley has decided against calling the Holyfield-Belfort Triller PPV. He said: “Per multiple sources, Jim Lampley has opted out of calling Saturday night’s Holyfield vs. WBN’s Dan Rafael made the initial confirmation. With that, ended Lampley’s time as a commentator as well. It’s not been made official whether either had a bearing on Lampley’s decision. Showtime recently announced pulling away from the boxing business. That said, there have been many occasions where they have been biased and one-sided in their commentary. These men knew boxing and added flare to their commentary. Now, the former HBO Boxing commentator co hosts the morning show Keyshawn, JWill and Max on ESPN Radio. Smith and Molly Qerim, one of the networks most popular programs, until September 2021. The addition of Donald Trump to the Triller show on the same day, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities, has also polarized people. HBO Boxing Commentators: Most people grew up listening to Lampley, Merchant, Jones, and Foreman. Kellerman formerly hosted ESPNs First Take with Stephen A. Looking slow and unable to move sufficiently to fight at 44-year-old dangerous MMA fighter in Vitor Belfort, staging of the bout has taken mass criticism. Lampley, boxing royalty when it comes to announcing fights, decided to quit the broadcast just hours after Holyfield went through a workout. Share on Facebook Share on X (Twitter) Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on EmailĮvander Holyfield fighting again at 58 has caused a significant stir enough to see former HBO commentator Jim Lampley pull out of the event.
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