Larry Merchant

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  1. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    A spot on, says what he thinks ring color broadcaster who calls it like he sees it, and call BS with the best of them

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    A an older gambler who's had one too many, relying on que cards during the interviews?
     
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  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Somehow, he was both of them.
     
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  3. 88Chris05

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    I thought he was great. Didn't kowtow to a fighter's ego or reputation, which in turn forced his interviewees to actually think about what they said and gave us viewers a bit more to think about.

    I have never understood why so many people seem to think that big name fighters (or celebrities in general) should be exempt from hearing things which might make them feel a little uncomfortable, or from facing questions which they can't just automatically bat away with the usual bland clichés and instead force them to actually think.
     
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  4. Xplosive

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    He starting regressing circa the mid 00s and by the end he was just an old man yelling at a cloud.

    But from the 80s to 2000 he was superb. They'll never be another Merchant.
     
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  5. Saintpat

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    Yeah I remember a postfight interview where Lennox Lewis said ‘You can hear by silence.’

    Larry didn’t bat on eye, following up with: ‘Exactly what does that mean?’

    Lennox promptly tripped all over himself with no explanation. He clearly thought it was something that would sound profound and instead Merchant with a simple question exposed him.

    I miss the HBO fights and HBO crew.
     
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  6. Fuzzykat

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    As he got older, his comments occasionally became stranger. But I still looked forward to hearing him call fights, and I was saddened when he retired.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

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    Awesome when he was younger, funny as **** when he was older. I found myself laughing (almost historically) at some of the stuff he murmured as he got older.
     
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  8. 88Chris05

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    "Fernando, Vargas may...have had a six-pack in, his, stomach...He did not, have, a, six....pack in his, chin."
     
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  9. Mendoza

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    I thought he was solid on score cards too.
     
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  10. quintonjacksonfan

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    Loved him

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  11. steve21

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    Daaaamn! Grey haired fella got some spunk! Nicely done!
     
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  12. Glass City Cobra

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    If I were 50 years older, I'd kick his ass.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    It was embarrassing to see Merchant reduced to that kind of buffoonery. Became a walking caricature by the end of his illustrious career.
     
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  14. clum

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    Hated the Lampley/Merchant team. They could make any fight funereal. Tyson/Douglas was probably one of the ten most incredible sporting events of the 1900s and they sounded like they were calling Michael Nunn vs. Steve Little or something.
     
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  15. Clinton

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    Ya but the look he gave the camera towards the end of the Mayweather interview was pure comedy gold.
     
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