9/5/2023 0 Comments Boxing commentator![]() ![]() Okay, well that bum’s getting ready to risk his life for your entertainment and to provide for his family. That’s why any time these fighters get in the ring, it’s ‘Oh, he’s fighting a bum’. They don’t know what all is at stake, and what all is at risk. “They don’t necessarily accept it, kids especially. But not our family and our kids, they don’t’. We know what’s at risk, and we accept that. No I mean, there’s this switch, right? Where they have to be able to block that out, and I don’t remember who said it, I read it in an article, but it was like, ‘We know what we sign up for. You’ve often seen sports commentator Claudia Trejos if. Poncher continued: “That’s why they’re crazy! No, I’m joking. Veteran boxing commentator Claudia Trejos is part of the BYB Extreme analyst team, but her history as a broadcaster has been its own fight. And so they’re able to do things that ordinary people just can’t do,” Lloyd said. “Part of being a fighter is that you have that part of your brain that stops the rest of us from jumping off the cliff, from doing all those things that are inherently, pull us away from what our urges are, to keep ourselves safe, they almost don’t have that switch. ![]() And as much as it would turn a lot of people away from the sport, I know that the fighters understand the responsibility, and I think that we as broadcasters, and everybody involved, have to really appreciate and respect what these athletes do, and what they put on the line, and I think that how much is on the line each and every time is something that attracted me to the sport as well.”ĭuring the conversation, Lloyd recalled a chat with Carl Frampton on a previous episode of TKO, in which the Belfast fighter said that he doesn’t think about the risks involved, because “if you did, you wouldn’t be able to do what you do”. “I’ve never experienced something like that, or called a fight where that was the result. After what we saw two weeks ago, that has never been more poignant,” said Poncher. Bernstein has been a commentator for over 40 years, and he is widely considered to be one of the best in the business. ![]() “The fact that these fighters literally put their life on the line every time they fight… It’s not a joke. LAS VEGAS Al Bernstein, a Hall of Fame boxing commentator, is speaking out about recent commentary in the sport. It was one of the main topics discussed on this week’s episode of TKO as Chris Lloyd spoke to Top Rank boxing commentator Crystina Poncher about a number of key issues in the sport today. The death of Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev in July, followed by that of Argentine Hugo Alfredo “Dinamita” Santillan just days later, has pushed the conversation surrounding fighter safety into the mainstream boxing conversation once again. Timmy we appreciate you apologizing.With a history – both distant and recent – marked with the life-changing injuries and tragic deaths of competitors, boxers are aware of the dangers of getting into the ring. ![]() “Obviously our thoughts, as is always the case with this sport, are very aware of the dangers that can come from it - the risks that all fighters take. “I know you were just telling the story, but there was the news this week that Simiso Buthelezi passed away in South Africa after a fight.” “I was unaware of the video you were referencing,” Tessitore responded. He actually passed away a few days ago.”īradley continued “I had no clue that he passed away, and I just want to give my utmost apologies to his family and to his loved ones.” “I want to take the time out right now and apologize for that last statement that I made about that guy that was actually punching someone in the corner. Many viewers had already expressed their displeasure with the disrespectful language by this time. “He was boxing somebody in the corner when the ref said ‘box.’ I’m telling you.” “He got back in the ring and the other guy actually started boxing a ghost in the corner.”īradley concluded by saying “I’m serious.” after Tessitore laughed. There’s a video circulating right now where a guy actually knocked another guy out of the ring,” Bradley said. ![]()
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