Floyd when asked after the events said... 'That mother****er wanna fight me then he gotta take a test. That man been hating on me since day!. He take the test then i sign seal and beat his old ass' This content is protected Leonard Ellerbe said 'We've spoken to HBO and GBP's richard schaefer and have already stated that were interested in the fight but Floyd is all about making the sport pure and clean and will not allow Merchant to have a payday off his back unless he commits to unique style drink testing from the Nevada state authorities'. Merchant said 'I'm willing to fight Floyd. I'll dust off my boots,and leggings to fight that sob. There's no blueprint on how to beat me. I only struggle with non English speaking fighters due to language barrier' This content is protected Is Floyd ducking 'The Murderer' Merchant?
Larry is not proven against sufficient opposition to warrant a shot. Only fight of note against Invasive Fan is not enough to prove he's in with a shout. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK2BLeYprfg[/ame] He's been inactive since.
Flloyd literally ran away from him when Merchant got aggressive. PBF cant be called a great until he fights a slick white old reporterdeal
I fully expect Floyd to continue ducking Larry until he's at least 85, At that age Larry may be over the hill and not possess the same swagger and ring IQ
He's an old-school journalist. He's always admired Floyd's skills and doesn't see why he acts such a *****. The way he brought him back to the subject was excellent... "I'm talking to Floyd the prizefighter..." And that's when Mayweather just couldn't cope. Merchant was more competitive than Ortiz was.
Will merchant get fired over saying Id Kick your ass? It was hilarious but do you think the higher ups at HBO will give a **** about it?
Watch the video above. If he can attack someone, be reprimanded for being drunk by Bernard Hopkins, and give a lot of fighters dressing downs, I can't see why he'll get pulled up for this, especially when Floyd swore at him and demanded he lose his job just beforehand. If anything, they'll praise Merchant for giving those that paid for the fight more for their money. They don't put Larry in there to be nice, they know what he's about.
Larry's a journalist, not a company man. He got in trouble for asking why De La Hoya got a Mexican parade for one his fights and the other fighter didn't get one celebrating his nationality.