Favorite ring announcer? Least favorite??

[Mintcar923]

Michael Buffer was the greatest ever.. Jimmy Lennon jr maybe the worst.. And, also that one announcer from back in the Louis era.. God, talk about annoying!

[Scott9945]

Michael Buffer was the greatest ever.. Jimmy Lennon jr maybe the worst.. And, also that one announcer from back in the Louis era.. God, talk about annoying!

What don't you like about Lennon Jr.? He's not quite what his father was, but he usually seems smooth and professional to me. Buffer sometimes crosses the line to cheesy, imo.

[Mintcar923]

What don't you like about Lennon Jr.? He's not quite what his father was, but he usually seems smooth and professional to me. Buffer sometimes crosses the line to cheesy, imo.

Maybe it's a personal preference but I don't like the twangy generic voice.. Buffer puts some real emotion and personality in his announcing blowing every one of his peers out of the water..

[Moop]

Not a big fan of announcers in general, if I had to I'd go with one it'd be Lennon Jr.

But the worst announcer in any sport has to be this guy.

[dan_cov]

Best; Michael Buffer
Worst; His brother

[The Old LefHook]

Not a big fan of announcers in general, if I had to I'd go with one it'd be Lennon Jr.

But the worst announcer in any sport has to be this guy.

Bruce Buffer is the all time worst announcer. His phony voice is hideous. He sounds more drunk than the constituency he is screaming to.

How did he ever land that job? Something has to be going on. Does he pay his employers to work? He and his bother became fabulously wealthy by, believe it or not, trademarking Let's Get Ready To Rumble. I have little doubt that Bruce Buffer is a major investor in Dana White's enterprise, which would explain how he got his job and how he has managed to keep it. There is no other explanation.

[Scott9945]

Maybe it's a personal preference but I don't like the twangy generic voice.. Buffer puts some real emotion and personality in his announcing blowing every one of his peers out of the water..

For drama and a big time event feeling, nobody compares to Buffer. I sat a row behind him once and he was very cool when I said hello.

[Scott9945]

Not a big fan of announcers in general, if I had to I'd go with one it'd be Lennon Jr.

But the worst announcer in any sport has to be this guy.

Fans who don't like Mauro Ranallo must really, really hate Bruce Buffer.

It's TIME!

[The Old LefHook]

For drama and a big time event feeling, nobody compares to Buffer. I sat a row behind him once and he was very cool when I said hello.

Please tell me, lil' darlin', that you are talking about Michael, not his buffoon brother.

Even though he was already extremely wealthy, Bruce Buffer just could not stay out of it. He wanted to be a star like big Brother.

First of all, Bruce, big brother had an excellent set of natural chops. You do not. When Mike puts his showbiz hat on, he is only enhancing those natural chops. You have mediocre, average chops, so your showbiz voice is all enhancement and no tone.

He is quintessential what I call Las Vegas phony, from coiffed plumage to silk kercheif to enough ***lery to make an arm run away from home. Then there is his ridiculous sneer, and his snarling.

[Anthony342]

I like Michael Buffer too. And Bruce still has a job because fans like him. I don't mind him, but don't really love him either. If I'm watching a recording of a fight, I usually chapter skip to round 1 anyway. I kind of lean towards Chuck Hull as a favorite, nice deep voice and no nonsense. Least favorite? I guess Jimmy Lennon Jr. because he sounds a little too nasally. Who was that old time guy that announced Marciano's fights? He seemed pretty good.