Randall "Tex" Cobb, that's who!
I'd tune in to a fight that I knew would be boring as hell, just to hear what he had to say!
C'mon, everyone! Let's get a petition going to HBO!
sometimes, i think that larry merchant died and no one told him.
but other times he is mad funny and good to listen to at certain points.
i always get laughs out of him either way.
After watching the Corrales-Mayweather, Judah-Corley, and Cotto-Torres fights, I'm wondering why George Foreman isn't still commentating. Man, he was REALLY good. And when you compare him to Lennox, he's a god. Why isn't he still with HBO?
Tex got nipped for conspiracy to throw a fight about 10 years ago. He'll never work in the biz again.
Did he? Damn, I had a lot of respect for him too!
I hope HBO keeps Merchant with them until Larry decides on his own terms that he wants to bow out of the game. His commentary is spot-on and I love his post fight interviews. Plus I love it when Lampley or Steward get a little overexcited about a particular fighter and Larry sets them straight about it.
I also love the pauses in his words. The viewer is tricked into thinking Larry is a fucking genius as it appears he's thiking really hard about a hard question. Then he comes out with something like "At any time.......in the fight....did....he...hurt you?" Long live Larry Merchant, I wish he was my father so I could talk to him for hours on end.
I'd like to one day see a two-man broadcast team of Bob Papa and Nate Campbell. Everyone else can either find another network or stand in line at the unemployment office.
I'd like to see them get Big George back. He always cracked me up. So does Larry, though when he starts waxing philosophical he drives me batshit. One of the great things about Merchant is the age/senility factor. One of these days he's going to forget his name, where he is, piss his drawers, and start spouting crazy shit that will get him canned immediately. I just hope I'm watching it live, as it will almost certainly be edited out.
i think its time larry gets replaced he is far out of his prime he talks so slow
He can't talk too fast other wise Lennox Lewis has trouble understanding him. In all seriousness Roger Mayweather would be a great HBO caller along side his brother Floyd Snr.
teddy atlas............although its entertaining to watch larry merchant...when hes talking he takes like 5 second breaks in between his sentences...and sometimes he makes no sense at all...ill just be like wat the fuck if he talking about..
To be honest, I think Tarver would make an excellent commentator. He's intelligent and articulate, and has the boxing experience and knowledge. Although I don't like him, I recognize his potential.