Larry Merchant is definitely the professional commentator and writer. Merchant makes it sound classic. Merchant was around boxing during the classic years too. He has seen it all. And he isn't afraid of telling it like it is. He isn't a follower, or someone that echoes herd mentality opinions that so many get caught up in, like many on this forum do. Jim Grey is a little punk dork, that doesn't know the word professional. Some of his post fight interviews are a joke, and so unprofessional. HBO is so much better than Showtime. I wish every fight was on HBO.