"I was I was 50 years younger and I'd kick your ass!"

He used to give Hopkins a hard time as well and a fair few others

floyd trying to take a victory lap after that pitiful fight is like the orange american killing clown saying he's doing a great job.nope!

Larry merchant could beat a prime muhammad ali in his best days.

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.

Could you butcher that line any more, OP? Anyway Larry was a great character in boxing. He is missed.

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:

Fire him ? Geez that’s a bit of a sensitive reaction. TMT fangirls are a very sensitive bunch...

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.

You gotta be nice to Pretty Boy or he'll take his gloves and go home.:crying:

Floyd put lampley and merchant out of a job by leaving HBO lol

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 ?

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.

Fuk that clown merchant, always hated that bias HBO scumbag!!!

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.

Merchant stepped up and said what he thought Nothing wrong with that He laid it down the line

Floyd being the ***** that he is.