Mayweather New HBO Deal - Merchant & Lampley...

As long as they didn't say "Don't critise us" even if he stink up the joint etc then who cares, I would rather those commentators concentrate on calling a fighter than whatever baby mama drama that they were going through, Imagine watch canelo and all they could take about his how he lets his brother take a fall for him beating up another boxer outside on the streets, who the hell cares!!!

Big deal... They are supposed to commentate on the fight unfolding. I couldnt care what Floyd was up to outside the ropes anyway

This measure forces commentators to actually do their jobs and talk about boxing. How is this a bad thing? I have to ask, though, with boxing being such a mental game, how are they currently NOT doing their jobs and talking about boxing?

While in negotiations for the May 5 Mayweather fight, Mayweather instructed his representative Al Haymon to inform HBO’s Hershman that if the boxer was to fight on HBO in the future, Lampley and Merchant must surrender the right to discuss any and all of Mayweather’s affairs outside the ring on the HBO telecast. The ban would include any discussion of Mayweather’s management team. Mayweather previously demanded the same ban during past fight negotiations with former longtime HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg but Greenburg never ceded any measure of editorial control of HBO’s own broadcasts to the boxer. Multiple sources have informed SbB that Hershman, who recently took over for Greenburg, has since agreed to Mayweather’s ban demand. Additionally, Hershman agreed to surrender the right of Lampley and Merchant to discuss any outside-the-ring affairs of other fighters repped by Haymon. Lampley and Merchant have been informed of their new, on-air editorial limits pertaining to Mayweather and other Haymon-repped fighters with the latter ban going into full effect this Saturday when Lampley and Merchant call Adrien Broner’s fight on HBO. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/hbo-caves-to-mayweather-will-muzzle-merchant-29979 https://twitter.com/#!/SPORTSbyBROOKS Pactards hate HBO......

It appears someone's ego needs to be seriously stroked at all times. I find that as long as Floyd is receiving accolades during the post fight interview all goes well. Look at the interviews, the moment anyone, not just merchant, but anyone, talks negatively about his performance, Floyd deflects it. However, he makes it blatantly obvious. It's a matter of how one perceives the post-fight interview's necessity. Some think it's merely a place for the winning fighter to do his "on a pedestal" schtick. Other's, like myself, believe that is the moment to probe into the pros and cons of the fighter's performance, as well as finding out from that fighter what his next move could potentially be. Apparently, Floyd feels the post fight interview is a place for him to be put on a pedastal. Maybe at one time that post fight was used like that, but nowadays it's not uncommon for the critique-like questions to come up. As a professional, you should answer them appropriately, not dodge them as if they should have never been asked. Now, there's another side to this, though. As I do see that sometimes some boxers are not probed as hard. The obvious comparison is Pacquiao, who never seems to be asked, post-fight about PEDs or why he didn't do so well. Well, he is asked about that, but the issue is seldom to never pushed. Then again, two things come into play here...Pacquiao doesn't come off as blatantly trying to avoid the question, he comes off more humble than anything else, sincere or not. Then you have the notion that Floyd is held to such a high standard that when he slightly underperforms, it's makes headlines and is looked uner a microphone.

This is just horrible. So what if they are negative towards you Floyd. It's an opinion. Everyone has a right to it.

The precedence was set in that interview with Merchant and Chavez Jr. It was so out of character for Merchant NOT to ask a question about outside the ring stuff that Lampley had to follow up afterward explaining why they didn't ask him about the DUI he got a week prior saying they didn't want to "effect his performance in the ring." WTF? Is that the Larry you know??

What a crock of shiit. Bottom line floyd is a public figure and is subject to any and all scrutinization the papparrazzi and media broadcasts decides. If floyd deems it necessary to insinuate scandals and possiblr racism to draw attention to himself to sell his fights then it has everything to do with his fight and should be made to answer for it just like any other public figure. There's a reason why other sports stars dont make the kind of ignorant statements floud mskes. Because they have to pay for it in the form of fines, suspensions, public apologies, and risk being traded or released. Meanwhile flomos rejoice in floyd dancing around isdues he himself creates.

That's just ridiculous. :lol1: Money talks homie ..... no matter how ridiculous, the guy that brings in the paper gets to call some of the shots.

Grow up, you got issues. lol............

You're right...website looks unreliable and this is most likely false Grow up, you got issues.

HAHA like thats a reputable source. Website looks like it was designed by a college student from Craigslist. I never knew that Chavez Jr was known as the "money of the cow" hahah fukin tool bag!

this is the same guy that wants to fight pac? come on now. he's afraid of anyone saying anything bad about him. he certainly won't risk losing a fight. imagine what people would say then!

This sounds fake!!! But if its true, this is BS.

Horrible...just horrible. It is avoid facts and they just want to look good. Can't believe these divas...do they powder their pu$$y before they go out everywhere?

So u gonna go suck yo off ? Maybe u shoulda swallowed his father instead of his mom Are you retard or a 10 year old? When you get called out for having a PoS source you use comebacks worthy of a queer.

Floyd makes HBO millions, they have no right to bash him on personal things and then have the audacity to praise Top Rank fighters because Arum pays them to spread their bias agendas Because Mayweather makes them millions doesn't mean they can't or shouldn't bash him, From my understanding Al Haymon doesn't want his fighters outside ring stuffs mentioned and I don't see what is so different in that to what Arum did for years in the same respect with Oscar de la Hoya or what they did with Ricky Hatton over here by his promoter Warren or how the Klits brother lives outside of the ring stuff gets non mention, So reading people who already have an agenda calling this lame and bringing race into it is disappointing, But the HBO team DO have the right to call the fight without any biase or favouritism

Floyd makes HBO millions, they have no right to bash him on personal things and then have the audacity to praise Top Rank fighters because Arum pays them to spread their bias agendas

LOL well I can't really say I blame him, he has the Power to do things like this then hey WHY NOT! But these are MINOR DEMANDS! He should have just Demanded that NEITHER WOULD CALL HIS FIGHTS! Let Bob Papa, Roy Jones and Max Kellerman call the fight I see HBO still got this fight, if they thought his Demands was too much then why not just let it go to Showtime...Because they are ALL ABOUT THE MONEY and they know this fight will make A LOT OF IT!

Why does this has to be about race? Especially with Russian crushin!!! You guys need to open your mind and stop all this black and white shiit!!! Last time I checked Al Haymon doesn't represent all black boxers, the way you guys go on you would think its nation of Islam shiit going on there, if al Haymon want his fighters out of the ring shiit not mention when they are fighting so what? Arum does the same shiit for his fighters, Shelley finkey and beonte does or did the same for the Klits brother so who cares about what this has to do with race!!! Shame on you two. sorry.............