“Who? Give me a break”

“Who? Give me a break” - Larry Merchant responds to Guillermo Rigondeaux http://www.examiner.com/boxing-in-las-vegas/who-give-me-a-break-larry-merchant-responds-to-guillermo rigondeaux “Who? Give me a break,” Merchant fired back, adding in a bit of sarcasm. “This is a guy who has had nine professional fights. He’s a good fighter, and I don’t blame him for trying to build his case, but there’s less than no clamor for that fight. I think Rigondeaux is another fighter who has no fan base in America and he wants to fight a top guy, that’s perfectly understandable. He’s going to try to get the ear of the boxing media, that’s perfectly understandable.” It’s not that Merchant is opposed to the fight, but for the moment he doesn’t see the need in it. “It’s not a fight that I think is in their best interest now,” Merchant continued. “ 29 years old I think, he’s moving up in weight, he’s trying to seize his moment to get the payoff on a long career and if he has an opportunity to fight Arce, who would you rather see? Donaire and Arce or Donaire or Rigondeaux?”