Should DAZN offer a commentating job to Larry Merchant?

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  1. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    He nut hugged plenty of fighters, just not Floyd or canelo
     
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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    They should hire Foreman AND Merchant. The undisputed Dynamic Duo of boxing commentary.

    :smoking:
     
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  3. Oakland Billy Smith

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    Who is he to challenge anyone? He's never laced up a day in his life and has no idea what it takes to train for a fight, to win a fight, or to get KOd in front of a million people.

    Have you ever heard George Foreman or Roy Jones or Tim Bradley come across the way Merchant does?
    Absolutely not! Because they know exactly what it takes to step between the ropes and fight someone, and they have far too much class to grandstand at another man's expense
     
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  4. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No. Dude is senile. Id rather see Jim Lampley get the gig.
     
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  5. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Was he forced out of HBO? I always just assumed he retired cause of his age.
     
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  6. RockyMarciano

    RockyMarciano Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is how old he is...

    https://sineilleifer.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/1001.jpg

    Zoom in and look between Ali's knees.....not for a *****.
     
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  7. bandeedo

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    dont know to tell you the truth, but there were many times i was positive larry had a hard liquor buzz going. enough to where you could detect slurring. it made him look like his mind was considerably slower. but hes old, and that can take a toll on his performance, so who knows.
     
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  8. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    All I know is 200 year old Larry would be a better announcer than the clowns on DAZN and Tim Bradley.
     
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  9. Oakland Billy Smith

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    Thats the main point! It's fair to ask tough questions, but Larry took it to the point of smugness and disrespect. He's in same league with Jim Grey. If either of them had ever fought themselves they would know how to get fighters to talk to them by showing them their proper respect
     
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  10. Rumsfeld

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    I understand what you're saying, but where I disagree with you is Larry had a job to do. I'm not saying Larry was perfect at what he did, but what I respected most about Merchant was that he usually wasn't afraid to ask the tough questions. Compared to his successor Kellerman, I believe Merchant did fans a great service in that he usually asked questions that made sense and he wasn't afraid to be critical of a boxer's performance and/or career decisions.

    In order to properly conduct post fight interviews and do them well, there is an inherent "confrontational" aura that goes with that territory when one isn't afraid to ask the pressing questions.
     
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  11. IsaL

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    Yes!!
     
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  12. IsaL

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    Larry sucks bro. One of the worst imo. Early on he was okay but the last two decades he was atrocious. Glad they fired his ass after JMM-Pac 4
     
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  13. TEAM_LOMA

    TEAM_LOMA This is Boxing Full Member

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    Rather have Roy Jones Jr. I think Brian Kenny is terrible.
     
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  14. bandeedo

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    his knowledge is unmatched among anyone qualified to color commentate on fights, nobody even comes close. hes called some of the greatest fights in history, the guy was ringside for robinson-basilio ffs. he is one of our sports living treasures. i get hes not everyones cup of tea, for whatever reason, but the guy is irreplaceable.
     
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  15. Cafe

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    Never liked him TBH.
     
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