My brother went to the fight last night and talked to Larry Merchant at the fight. I would have thought he would be at home watching the fight and that he was rooting for Vargas being his last fight.
In my own opinion Merchant has been pushed out because he bashes the sport, the matchups, and the promotions live on the air during fights.
Exactly, if you don't bow down to the hype machine it will replace you with someone that will.
Hbo is nothing more than a marketing tool to generate millions. It doesn't give a shit about the sport or the legacy or the right things.
Merchant was around for the real shit- It's hard not to be jaded when you know the difference between great fighters and crap, and all you get is crap being called great fighters!
I bet Merchant don't give a shit though!
In my own opinion Merchant has been pushed out because he bashes the sport, the matchups, and the promotions live on the air during fights.
That may be the case, but Larry usually speaks the truth...
I don't have the picture my brother took with Larry Merchant and i wouldn't post it unless he said i could. But when he should me a the picture he took with Merchant i was surprised. Not because it was really Larry Merchant, or because he looked differnt then he does when on tv. But Larry Merchant ain't that tall. My brother is about 5'7/8'9 and im a hair shorter then my brother at 5'7 and Merchant from the picture looks to be 5'5 maybe 5'4. I just thought he'd be taller. My brother did say Merchant was a cool person.
Merchant>>>>>>>>>>Kellerman
They have diminished Larry's role and the are letting Kellerman help call the big fights now(Calzaghe vs Kessler, Cotto vs Mosley), this pisses me off.
Does anybody know if Merchant is calling Hatton vs Mayweather?????