Merchant retires

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  1. polowear28

    polowear28 Active Member Full Member

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    well for 24 years i listen somewhat insightful rheteric about boxing and i will not miss him
     
  3. Boxing Fanatic

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    larry legend
     
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    I'll definetly miss the old man
     
  6. SUGAR J

    SUGAR J P4P KING Full Member

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    He don't know **** about boxing
     
  7. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    will def miss him. You hear Merchant talking, you know it's an event and he's much less of a total shill than Lampley or Kellerman.
     
  8. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Merchant was an awesome commentator, and a good interviewer. I will miss him.

    When HBO had Merchant and Foreman together, I thought they were the Dynamic Duo of broadcasting, especially when they sometimes bickers like an unhappily married couple.

    Larry had a real ringer this past weekend when he said something to the effect, "I have two small dogs at home who put up better fights than these guys". :rofl

    Sad that this Sat will be his final broadcast.
     
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    :lol:


    Larry told it exactly how he saw it, he didnt sugar coat one bit. Always loved him for that. His no nonsense interviews were tops. Loved it how he would often tell the fighters entourage to shut up when they were being too loud during the interview. And of course his drunken philosophical final thoughts of the evening. :good
     
  10. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Yep! Larry was truly one of a kind.

    :smoke
     
  11. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Didn't he call David Haye some little yapper dog? That was classic.
     
  12. D_Andrade

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    About time that racist negative ******* retired!
     
  13. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good for Larry. Besides, he will now have more time to troll people on ESB.
     
  14. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    I liked larry but he has clearly faded over the past few years, glad he is passing the torch