***The Larry Merchant Quotes Express***

just last weekend when he talked about Maidana losing a split decision to a european fighter in his home town

"ALSO KNOWN AS A WIN"

 

he actually quoted a backstreet boys song.... i forget the fight and the song... he was glassy eyed and red in the face..and lampley was like startled in amazement

 

Larry Merchant discussing another Don King promotion;

Larry Merchant;
'Don, it's the same thing over and over again, you keep fooling the public with
these bad fights and questionable decisons. Did you ever get the notion that people are just sick and tired of watching the same old stuff over and over again.

Don King;
'Like you're relentless diatribe'

Larry Merchant;
'We're not talking about me'

Don King'
Well, I am'

Larry Merchant;
'Well, I'm talking about you. If you don't want to say anything about the fight, why don't you be cordial to me and ask me something.'

Don King:
'Larry, do you need more ice for your drink'

 

Larry Merchant;
'George, he has a Superman tatoo on his arm. That obviously is his favorite
Super-Hero'.

George Foreman;
'I noticed that. It's a nice tatoo'.

Larry Merchant;
'George, would you ever get a tatoo of your Super-Hero on your arm'.

George Foreman;
'Yes, but nobody knew had to scroll 'The Hamburger Man'

 

Pac - Hatton fight "they are warrior kings with armies of fans who follow them to the battle, but now they are alone in the battle"

 

only a great man can say such great things

 

referee 'how do you feel'
merchant 'how does he feel wonderful,terrific'
Bowe-Holyfield 3

Merchant 'so far this is a fight only the medical doctors could love or my wife who hates violence'
Tyson-Holmes

 

During Gatti-Baldomir fight:
"What is that? ... Aarturo's best move of the fight"
(about Gatti's karate move while getting up from a canvas)

Even with my level of English I understand this thing as:

He said: I understand Puerto Ricans and their support to Trinidad, but it was an unworty perfomance DURING a national anthem.

(Latino audience was screaming, booing and yelling.)

 

Larry Merchant discussing challengers with George Foreman;

Larry Merchant;
'George, did you ever scout out an opponent, in preparation for a bout.

George Foreman;
'Yes, I have Larry'

Larry Merchant;
" Like checking out his style, what his weakness was and what his strengths were.'

George Foreman;
Yes, absolutely. For my most important challenge'.

Larry Merchant;
'Who was it Joe Frazier or Muhammad Ali'

George Foreman;
'Neither'

Larry Merchant;
'Tell us George, what was your most difficult challenge'

George Foreman'
'The Krispy Kreme drive-thru at noon'

 

Actually Foreman came up with the "Raging Cow" comment on his own.

 

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larry talking about crunk

 

More thoughts by George Foreman;

Larry Merchant;
'While Champion, did you ever go watch a fight and visit the fighters dressing room, to wish them luck'.

George Foreman;
Yes, back in early 1974, out in Oakland, California'

Larry Merchant;
'Who did you visit, and wish luck to'

George Foreman;
'Don King asked me to go watch this fighter, with murderous punching power, and who was flat-out crazy'

Larry Merchant;
'That must be Earnie Shavers, no one hit like him'

George Foreman;
'No Larry, I said crazy too. It was 'Candy Slim' Merritt.

Larry Merchant;
'Well crazy in what way'

George Foreman;
'This cat from Cleveland was flat out the craziest guy I ever saw. And mean,
meaner than Sonny Liston on his worst day'. This guy had a left hook from another planet'

Larry Merchant;
'A harder hitter than you'

George Foreman;
'By a mile, when he hit you, he really wanted to kill you, and I mean, really kill you.
The guy had no feelings'.

Larry Merchant;
'Can you give us an example'

George Foreman;
'He went to a friends funeral, and his friend that died still owed him money. Well, at the wake, 'Candy Slim' walked up to the casket, lifted the guy up by his neck, and said
if your faking, I'm going to F***ing kill you'

 

Larry Merchant discusing the World Boxing Assocination;

Larry Merchant;
'It seems like your orginization is always looking for hand-outs and hopitalities.

WBA Official;
'No not really, we are a business, and if casinos and hotels want to offer us
special deals, well of course, we will except them graciously.

Larry Merchant;
'Well it seems like you have your hand out, and take all the freebies you can get'

WBA Official;
'I think you're over-exaggerating Larry.'

Larry Merchant;
'Well, I've seen you take advantage of being a WBA official, eating expensive meals and drinking high-priced wine'

WBA Official;
'Larry, I've seen you and your whole Goddam family at the Casino Cabana , sipping
Pina Colada's, eating shrimp cocktail and prime rib, and then you bill HBO for your expenses, and you have the balls to tell me I'm taking advantage.

Larry Merchant;
'Cut this ****ing Tape, we're not broadcasting it'

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

Discussing fights on Free TV with Georeg Foreman;

Larry Merchant;
'George, do you miss the days of fights on televison, you know Saturday afternoons.

George Foreman;
'Well yes, Free TV, and all kinds of fights.

Larry Merchant;
'Always Saturday afternoons, on ABC Wide World of Sports'

George Foreman;
' The best one was on a Tuesday night, on NBC, in 1968'.

Larry Merchant;
Which one was that'

George Foreman;
'Jerry Quarry on 'I Dream of Jeannie' versus Major Anthony Nelson'

Larry Merchant;
'That wasn't real George'

George Foreman;
'Thats what Jerry Quarry told me when I was offered the fight, so I quit and he
took the fight'

Larry Merchant;
'Wow, what did he say after that bout'

George Foreman;
'Jeannie was really not a Genie'
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