Jim Gray or Larry Merchant

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Popshots, Jun 17, 2007.


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  1. Popshots

    Popshots Active Member Full Member

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    Who do you dislike more as a professional, Larry Merchant or Jim Gray?

    Concerning Merchant its a love hate thing. There are times when I don't care for him because he's very biased, but sometimes he tells the truth when it needs to be said. He asks questions that fans want to know during post fight interviews. Also he said "crunk" LOL, how can I totally be against him. You never know what you'll get with this guy.

    Jim Gray, I just can't stand the guy at all. Always bringing up the past to remind a fighter of past mistakes during interviews. As a person, I don't know him, but as a professional there is just something about him I don't particularly like.

    What are you thoughts on these two?
     
    Popshots, Jun 17, 2007
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  2. kirk

    kirk l l l Staff Member

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    i hate gray... and like you said... sometimes i like larry, sometimes i hate him.. depends how he is. i do NOT like his interviews and wish they would get someone else to do them... it takes him a year to even think of the next question and he has a hard time spitting it out.
     
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  3. El Bombasto

    El Bombasto Ask yo momma Full Member

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    Merchant's alright so long as he limits himself to a maximum of 4 bourbons during each fight
     
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  4. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Merchant is awesome!
    Jim Gray sucks hairy goat balls.
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jun 17, 2007
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  5. Brendan

    Brendan Active Member Full Member

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    I don't think Merchant is biased at all. He tells it exactly how it is--no punches pulled.

    Jim Gray is a total annoying douche, probably a character designed by Showtime to be their version of Merchant. It's a total failure however.
     
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  6. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Merchant is the master.Imitators or wannabe Larry's are awful.:-(
     
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  7. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Jim Gray
     
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    I don't get the appeal of Jim Gray. Who is it that thought/thinks he should be on television?? :?
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 17, 2007
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  9. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jim Gray, all the way.

    I quite like Merchant, drunken old rambler he is.
    Gray on the other hand is just a jerk.
     
    DamonD, Jun 17, 2007
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  10. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jim Gray is a jackass. You know when you **** off a nice guy like Kostya Tszyu, you're a clown.
     
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  11. Dostoevsky

    Dostoevsky Hardcore......to the max! Full Member

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    Merchant is a living legend plain and simple.
    Sure he gets a bit pissed when two fighters aren't knocking chunks out of each other but let the poor old man have his drunken say, eh?

    Jim Gray is a fool,he manages to ask the most inappropriate questions and even when asks an appropriate one he puts it in a disrepesctful tone.

    *fighter gets knocked out*

    Gray: So how does it feel to get knocked out like that?

    :patsch
     
    Dostoevsky, Jun 17, 2007
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  12. C.J.Rock

    C.J.Rock Active Member Full Member

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    Thats when the fighter should show him by knocking his ass out
     
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  13. MilesP

    MilesP Member Full Member

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    agree 100%. and out of all sports, why is he working in boxing ??

    he might be a good fit for figure skating :D...seriously.
     
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Gray needs to realize he's not some muckraking investigative reporter on Capitol Hill; he's in sports media (read: not very important in the scheme of things). He seems to have the misbegotten notion that his style of hardnosed journalism, by which he probably fancies himself gutsy and edgy, is only courageous in the right context. Interviewing boxers is not it. There's no demand for 'the hard questions' because nobody ****ing cares. Nobody expects athletes to be perfect orators, or even perfect people. We expect them to compete, nothing more. Interviews should consist of "What's your strategy?" "I'm going to knock his ass out!" "Ok thanks a lot". That's it. May as well not even conduct them, as far as I'm concerned. There's certainly no need to put a professional fighter trying to keep his mind on the task at hand before the fight, or absorbing his experience after a fight, under the hotlights with sustained hostile interrogation.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jun 17, 2007
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  15. markbrooklyn

    markbrooklyn Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I HATE Jim Gray he's a real piece of ****, a real slimeball
     
    markbrooklyn, Jun 17, 2007
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