Should Larry Merchant keep working as a commentator?

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  1. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Not trying to "respond" to the other existing thread about Larry Merchant, but I'd like to know what ESBers truly believe about him. Personally, I'm always interested in what he has to say and I don't find the way he speaks annoying. In a way, it's his trademark.

    So what does ESB think?
     
    CarlesX7, Sep 6, 2009
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  2. JuanMa

    JuanMa business as usual Full Member

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    Always keeps it real, love Larry Merchant.
     
    JuanMa, Sep 6, 2009
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  3. w3rdup!

    w3rdup! Active Member Full Member

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    Yea I like Larry. A lot of people on ESB give him **** but I think he's better then some other commentators on HBO
     
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  4. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Larry Merchant is the best guy who talks during boxing matches.
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sep 6, 2009
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  5. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Actually, I don't believe that's true, so this poll should help prove it.
     
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  6. djm

    djm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm not a love him/hate him guy... I think he has some great 1-liners & does a good job speaking his mind/not pandering to his network... BUT, his bias to artless slugfests is annoying and his borderline disdain for the fighters that have allowed him an easy & lucrative career goes beyond "refreshingly blunt" into simply classless.

    I can take him or leave him.
     
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    truushot Well-Known Member Full Member

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    :good:good
     
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  8. darthhutchence

    darthhutchence Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who posted this? Is that you Max??????? Larry is boxings shakespeare! **** off max!
     
    darthhutchence, Sep 6, 2009
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  9. Morrissey

    Morrissey Underrated Full Member

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    It is always great to hear him comment when he is already drunk.
     
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  10. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hell yeah larry rules and kellerman sux
     
    Ted Stickles, Sep 6, 2009
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  11. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hell yeah...can you imagine when he starts getting dementia added to the fact he seems almost always sauced up?

    That would be quality entertainment there.
     
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  12. MrPR

    MrPR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No I really hope Merchant continues..at least untill Mayweather-Pacquaio fight happens,Cuz I def want to see his reaction and hear what he has to say when his fav fighter PAC loses to his least Fav fighter who he loves to critisize Floyd AKA Money Mayweather
     
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  13. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good
     
    Ted Stickles, Sep 6, 2009
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  14. the_truth

    the_truth Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'll take him any day over Max or Teddy Atlas. The only people I would choose over him will be Lennox Lewis or Emmanuel Steward.
     
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  15. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Merchant is the man. Who doesn't look forward to his mixed and matched metaphors during EVERY broadcast lol
     
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