I mean it was funny but also delusion. That dweeby jewish geek announcer wouldn't kick anybody's ass at 30 or 80 let alone a professionally trained fighter.
He'd be kicking Floyd's 6 year old dad in the nuts. He could do that.
Only a clown finds that legendary and not abhorrent. Merchant should've been fired for that. At no stage in Merchant's life could he have kicked Floyd's ass. Merchant was a face first brawling loving bigot. I'm glad he is not interviewing fighters or commentating anymore. Bias clowns like him shouldn't be doing either.
Actually, Merchant wasn't around much longer after that. I think that incident pretty much ended things for him with HBO Boxing. TBH, Floyd did sucker punch Ortiz for head-butting him and got heated when Larry called him out for it.
Only a clown finds that legendary and not abhorrent. Merchant should've been fired for that. At no stage in Merchant's life could he have kicked Floyd's ass. Merchant was a face first brawling loving bigot. I'm glad he is not interviewing fighters or commentating anymore. Bias clowns like him shouldn't be doing either.
Agreed! Idk how many fights he had fans believing. HBOs cast in General was great at making viewers think they are watching a different fight.
His treatment of many fighters is perhaps the reason HBO boxing no longer exists. He alienated many of HBO's biggest draws and as a result in part of this many defected to Showtime.
I'm not sure about that. Actually, I think Jim Grey on Showtime is one of the worst personalities in boxing. I can't stand that dude. He makes Merchant look like a saint in my book.
I would watch HBO boxing with or without Merchant. With that said though, I do miss his journalism type of analysis of the fights. Typically using phrases that you would never relate to boxing.
One of my favorite. Vitali beat up Kirk Johnson and Merchant responds with, "That whale got harpooned". :rofl:
What a legendary comeback/quote by the legend Merchant.
Merchant was great at his job, was never afraid to ask a question that would provoke a reaction.
His treatment of many fighters is perhaps the reason HBO boxing no longer exists. He alienated many of HBO's biggest draws and as a result in part of this many defected to Showtime.
Only a clown finds that legendary and not abhorrent. Merchant should've been fired for that. At no stage in Merchant's life could he have kicked Floyd's ass. Merchant was a face first brawling loving bigot. I'm glad he is not interviewing fighters or commentating anymore. Bias clowns like him shouldn't be doing either.
Fire him ?
Geez that’s a bit of a sensitive reaction.
Haha love my man Merchant!
He keeps it a BUCK!
Always entertaining
If he kicked Floyd’s rear ended today it would be considered racist tho.
Would it have been racist back then ?
I mean it was funny but also delusion. That dweeby jewish geek announcer wouldn't kick anybody's ass at 30 or 80 let alone a professionally trained fighter.