The veteran broadcaster told BoxingScene in a recent interview: “I’m one of the few and very sad people who think that most people who focus on social media should be worried about their mental health. .”
—I think my ideas about the sentence are very old-fashioned. I think social media in some ways represents the death of an intelligent society. This is not the way we live.
The topic came up while the former HBO anchor was reviewing Saturday’s 140-pound PPV bout between Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia at Madison Square Garden in New York City. “I wonder in my heart and mind if this fight would have gone on without social media,” he explained. “I don’t want to disrespect Ryan Garcia, but when he gets in the ring with someone like Haney, we’re going to see his talent and his intelligence. But I think without the influence of social media, Ryan Garcia wouldn’t have done it. a big star in boxing, but because of the number of punches he landed, you should enter the conversation at 135 pounds, now 140 pounds. I’m not saying they don’t have talent. Looks like he can throw a left hook. He seems to have boxing skills. Is he as smart as honey?
– Haney has gotten more aggressive with opponents. Haney is the man who beat Vasiliy Lomachenko by decision in the backpack. Haney is the dominant force in this fight.
– But this is why the war happened. We’ll see if Ryan Garcia is good enough to hold his own against a skilled opponent like Devin Haney. We’ll see if Haney gets a good matchup with caution. But if you ask me, who do I think is the best in this fight? The favorite in this fight is Devin Haney because of the strong evidence and mainly because he beat Vasiliy Lomachenko and I think that Vasiliy · Lomachenko has been the king of boxing technique for 15 or 20 years.
Lampley: I Wonder if Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia Would Happen Without Social Media https://t.co/MrZoIuIFbA
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Lampley admitted that Haney, while a skilled and talented boxer, may not be the impulsive type. But he said this does not reduce effectiveness.
“The Haney Jab is very effective,” he said. – He knows how to kill attackers. He is an adventurous fighter. He has all the qualities you need to win and seduce people with you in different ways. He doesn’t enter the ring to provide simple entertainment for the fans or just to watch. He is not a “fight and lose” type of hero. He is a hero. He was a boxer who “avoided punches, then threw punches to score.” So I think he’s one of the toughest fighters to beat in the sport today. Will he sell more tickets than Ryan Garcia in the long run? Probably not. But you know, that’s the way the world is. Many boxers will never sell as many tickets or get as much TV time as Arturo Gatti, but he can beat himself up in the ring because he’s better than you. their boxers.
Haney-Garcia will anchor Lampley’s new show, which will provide coverage for fans who bought the pay-per-view via PPV.com. It’s a very strange job for someone who has been the voice of HBO Boxing for more than a quarter century, but he says he’s “much better at it.”
“I’m not the best electronics or digital guy in the world,” he admits. – So some people have settled on the first season, but the big bosses who run PPV.com knew after that first season – if we were to continue to let Jim do the his own writing and relying on him for digital work, we lost. based on a number of possibilities and comments by Jim Lampley. Tell him what I want him to type in the chat. You know, it’s an honor for me. And the effect is very good.
After years of serving as “car captain” with the likes of Roy Jones, Andre Ward, and Emanuel Stewart providing expert analysis, the Hall of Fame broadcaster “doesn’t know for sure” “I have a lot consider Promoting a proper, general information about event -this meeting.
However, he added, the opposite happened. I have to correct myself and not post every 20 seconds.
Unfortunately for fans of Lampley’s legendary stories, he has abandoned his craft and consigned the microphone to the past.
– People like this in the media and myself always ask: “Why don’t you fight? Who will hire you to act as a provocateur? Currently no entity wants me to be a spokesperson.
– So I will do my best to do the best for PPV.com. Because I have the right to come back to the competition, talk to the fighters, talk to people like you.
——I went back to the ring. I’m in the media room, I’m meeting my friends, etc. This is all great and I am very happy and satisfied.
