Why Do You Think Merchant is so High on Pacquiao?

Beacause he's hard working and not to much of a show off, Merchant is an old man, that's how he likes fighters.

Larry LOVES action fighters. Gatti, Diaz, Pacman, a younger MAB and Morrales, Mayorga back when he fought Forrest (remember how happy Larry looked to be in the ring when Mayorga lit up a smoke?) pretty much anyone that comes to fight and is not so concerned with boxing. Larry is a little older now and he wants to see some god damn action!!!! p.s. I love Larry.:headbang:

sir, it is a disgrace to put pac name with 3 legends like ali, lee, and elvis. pac is good but he's no god of boxing, when pac retires he will not make the top 50 all time list. me not hating on pac here. lmao! pac is a living legend!:twak: :D

sir, it is a disgrace to put pac name with 3 legends like ali, lee, and elvis. pac is good but he's no god of boxing, when pac retires he will not make the top 50 all time list. me not hating on pac here. tell it to larry :p

Well, perhaps because he's a big fan of entertaining crowd pleasers who are willing to take on anyone in their weight range. That is exactly the antithesis of Floyd Mayweather Jr, who Merchant has had an ongoing feud with for years. What you gotta understand about Merchant is that he's an old school Philadelphian who has his mind set already on what a fighter is supposed to be. He's into tough guy work ethic and fighting whoever is perceived to be better. All I gotta say is I'm from Philly and you hit that shit right on the head bro. Nobody could've summed it up better.

coz hes the opposite of PBF

Because Larry likes Brawling... as far as i'm concerned he is paid to comment on BOXING fights... he's a discrase

becuase he hates floyd...but the real reason should be becuase hes fighting all the guys floyd moved up to stay away from .. barrerra morales marquez and now paqiouo. mayweather would not fair well in this division ROFL, i sense a Mayweather hater in the area.

because pacman comes to fight and goes balls out!

Well, perhaps because he's a big fan of entertaining crowd pleasers who are willing to take on anyone in their weight range. That is exactly the antithesis of Floyd Mayweather Jr, who Merchant has had an ongoing feud with for years. What you gotta understand about Merchant is that he's an old school Philadelphian who has his mind set already on what a fighter is supposed to be. He's into tough guy work ethic and fighting whoever is perceived to be better. nuff said...............................exactly to the point, nothing more to really discuss after this statement.

becuase he hates floyd...but the real reason should be becuase hes fighting all the guys floyd moved up to stay away from .. barrerra morales marquez and now paqiouo. mayweather would not fair well in this division

so Bernard Hopkins and Zahir Raheem just moved to Philla eh? :lol1: Merchant says, Pac is combination of Ali, Bruce Lee, and Elvis and says he would bring peace in Middle East and boxing needs a Pacquiao in every division. That's a huge praise. :D Merchant likes balls-to-the-wall fighters. Hopkins and Raheem obviously don't fit that criteria....guess who does. ;) It's probably Merchant's wet dream that Pacquiao was born in Philly, kidnapped, and taken to the Philapines....hell, he may even slip up during Pac's next fight and call 'em "The Philly-pines. :D

In a nutshell, Merchant's from Philly and Pacquiao has that kind of blood and gutts in him that makes Philly fighters stand out.....Merchant can relate to the type of fighter he is and recognizes it and appreciates it more so than, say, a Mayweather, who's more safety first. so Bernard Hopkins and Zahir Raheem just moved to Philla eh? :lol1: Merchant says, Pac is combination of Ali, Bruce Lee, and Elvis and says he would bring peace in Middle East and boxing needs a Pacquiao in every division. That's a huge praise. :D

at the end of last last Saturday, it seems to me Merchants is saying Pacquiao is the best ever. I don't know. Why you think Merchant really likes Pac? In a nutshell, Merchant's from Philly and Pacquiao has that kind of blood and gutts in him that makes Philly fighters stand out.....Merchant can relate to the type of fighter he is and recognizes it and appreciates it more so than, say, a Mayweather, who's more safety first.

I agree with you Pac hits harder p4p, at least it appears that way. You can't discredit Taylor's power though. He did fight B-hop and Wright. Both aren't easy to knock out :) I want to see Pac go up in Weight, to at least 135lbs. I want to see if his power carries over. I also want to see Pac vs JMM (If JMM is willing to go up in weight) and Pac vs MAB.

Merchant will drop most boxers he's high on once they get older though. By drop I dont mean stop praising, I mean actively ridiculing them whenever possible I.E. Arturo Gatti.

i think he likes Pac because Pac isn't arrogant and is a nice fighter. Pac is humble, doesn't talk smack and he let his fists do the talking. Maybe Pac's personal life story got to him personally too. Those are my views. Pac isn't the only exciting fighter in boxing, but Merchant just likes him best.

Pac brings excitement in to boxing. He does seem a little biased though. In one breath he talks about how exciting Pac is but when Taylor tries to do the same thing, says he needs more training (Can't remember exact words, something along those lines) IMO Noone, and I mean noone has fought better comp in the last 2 years than Taylor. 2 fights with Hopkins (Most people's #1 p4p at the time) which he won on points (although I think Hop was kinda robbed) and fought to a draw with most people's number 2 p4p Wright. The only diff is Pac was able to close the show. Well sorry Larry Taylor was unable to close the show against 2 of the best p4p fighters this decade. With Taylor, the primary issue is that he doesn't have the hammer that Pacquiao brings at a lower weight. Fight fans love knockouts, and Taylor hasn't been bringing them for 2 years now. I do see room for improvement in Taylor, no doubt. But it's not his fault that he can't measure up to Pacquiao right now, that's just not in the cards at this stage of his career.

because pacman fights like a buzzsaw and is the most exciting fighter in mma and boxing hands down...also because pacquiao is humble and not a braggart like floyd.

Pac brings excitement in to boxing. He does seem a little biased though. In one breath he talks about how exciting Pac is but when Taylor tries to do the same thing, says he needs more training (Can't remember exact words, something along those lines) IMO Noone, and I mean noone has fought better comp in the last 2 years than Taylor. 2 fights with Hopkins (Most people's #1 p4p at the time) which he won on points (although I think Hop was kinda robbed) and fought to a draw with most people's number 2 p4p Wright. The only diff is Pac was able to close the show. Well sorry Larry Taylor was unable to close the show against 2 of the best p4p fighters this decade.