Originally posted by StudentOfDaGame
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you gotta admit, Larry Merchant left boxing in shame...
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Originally posted by Contra View PostAnd I'm sure a lot of people thought that the incident after Mayweather-Ortiz was an isolated thing, but it wasn't. Merchant had been breaking Floyd's balls for years.
During the Bruseles fight, fúcking dude starts complaining about Floyd's comp and said "there were tougher fighters, and he didn't wanna fight em" or some shít like that.
Merchant should've just done his job and acted like a professional, but he was always inserting his personal opinion into everything.
Originally posted by Sugar Adam Ali View PostLarry is the man,,,, his problem was he covered boxing in the golden era, when fighters fought each other and wasn't all this crap with catchweights, 6 world champs a division, marinating, etc
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Originally posted by Sugar Adam Ali View PostWho cares..... We put the best on PPv, doesn't matter if you american or not.. I can't help that hatton, sturm, abraham, Brook all combined their best title defense was Edison Miranda
GGG vs Lemieux & Canelo vs Cotto? Am I missing any other big PPVs apart from Floydie? Notice the trend? No fighters from the states. I love use lot but you're not the end all and be all.
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I used to get a kick out of Merchant's crazy babbling. It was entertaining to watch him express his old curmudgeon thoughts and opinions. I liked when he and Mayweather got into that little fracas. I thought both of them acted like idiots. Larry has been going senile for a long time and he's always been a grumpy guy. He was entertaining but I think he's always been an @sshole but I did kind of miss him after he left HBO. Lampley, Merchant, Manny Steward, Roy Jones and George Foreman all entertained me on different levels. Some for their ludicrous buffoonery, others for their insights and others for both their silliness mixed with their insight. Haha
I didn't think Larry Merchant leaving HBO had anything to do with the Mayweather incident because I seem to remember him commenting on at least a few fights after that.
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Originally posted by Sugar Adam Ali View PostLarry is the man,,,, his problem was he covered boxing in the golden era, when fighters fought each other and wasn't all this crap with catchweights, 6 world champs a division, marinating, etc
Boxing soft as hell now and that's why the sport is dead in America.. It's only big in euro countries where dudes cherrypick like crazy, and the public thinks it's great,,, in America that crap don't sell. Ie Brook vs jojo, haye's comeback opponents, sturm, abraham, etc
Originally posted by Weltschmerz View PostHe left boxing with pride after having put little floyd in his place, live in front of rolling cameras.
Well done, Larry Merchant.
Originally posted by TheCell8 View PostDisagree. He was great for the sport and HBO. He was able to speak his mind, which was a great thing.Last edited by TJ highway; 05-29-2016, 04:03 AM.
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Larry Merchant always just said the wrong **** at the wrong time or just something plain stupid...
Like everytime I rewatch Marquez-Pacquiao IV, whenever Marquez knocks Pac out cold and Lampley and Jones are going crazy and Merchant be like: "And there might be a 5th fight with Marquez" while Pac literally looks like he is dead on the canvas
^I facepalm everytime
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Originally posted by SugarKaineHook View PostBig George is the ATG Boss imo. funny enough if it wasn't for George, Merchant and Lampley could've been in danger ringside when the riot broke loose for Golota vs Bowe 1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1JFYM2fvZQ&t=43m11s
safest seat in the house was next to big george foreman
can you imagine the ignorant kid who picks a fight with that guy without knowwing who he was? dude would wake up on the ground a week and a half later, dumber than he ever was.
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Originally posted by radioraheem View PostIf this was true, why was Merchant doing little YouTube interviews with fighters, and then doing commentating with Top Rank and Sky Sports? You think Merchant would leave HBO to go work for Top Rank and Sky Sports, and do little YouTube videos like Sechback?
Merchant was FIRED. Parting in good terms means they just fired him quietly. Problem was Merchant factored into the decision that Mayweather made going to Showtime. It wasn't that Merchant made the difference, just that even the slightest or minor reason like that could have tipped the cup. That was too much for HBO.
Because Mayweather went to Showtime, HBO lost out on hosting Mayweather vs. Pacquiao exclusively.HUGE amount of money. Merchant happened to be one of the various reasons, so they let him go. Also, when Floyd made his debut All-Access for Showtime, this was one of the very first things he talked about.
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Originally posted by EdWins View PostLarry Merchant always just said the wrong **** at the wrong time or just something plain stupid...
Like everytime I rewatch Marquez-Pacquiao IV, whenever Marquez knocks Pac out cold and Lampley and Jones are going crazy and Merchant be like: "And there might be a 5th fight with Marquez" while Pac literally looks like he is dead on the canvas
^I facepalm everytime
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