The...Best...Of...Larry...Merchant

[PBDS]

.....Larry is and always will be the man to me.

[kryo]

My personal favorite was right before the Taylor Spinks fight, when he gave us all a great lesson in hip hop:

"Crunk is a word used in the south that means HOT......... and boy this fight is going to be crunk!"

Me and my comrades couldn't stop laughing

Comrades? You're from Seattle and you're Russian? We have two things in common! Where in Seattle are you from?

[ELPacman]

LoL @ Jim lampley. "Oh and by the way, I'll give you 50 for the hat. 50 what? I'm not sure." LoL.

[-Antonio-]

I dont think people will realize how great he is until he's gone. Even with all of the bias and instances of getting off topic, its still not the same watching a big fight without Lamps and Merchant announcing at ringside.

[ELPacman]

I dont think people will realize how great he is until he's gone. Even with all of the bias and instances of getting off topic, its still not the same watching a big fight without Lamps and Merchant announcing at ringside.

Exactly. They'll never find another Larry Merchant. He's a one of a kind. And you have to appreciate a man who goes way back with the sport and is fond of it's roots. You can't argue with the man if he enjoys a good slugfest or an all out brawl. He's oldschool. I've been appreciating him a lot more lately and while I still laugh at almost everything he says, if you do go and think about the stuff he says, it actually does have some meaning behind it.

[brently1979]

I dont think people will realize how great he is until he's gone. Even with all of the bias and instances of getting off topic, its still not the same watching a big fight without Lamps and Merchant announcing at ringside.

Agree 100%. Morales vs. Diaz was terrible with out the HBO gang.

[revs1227]

**** max kellerman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had 2 say it
bug eyed freak

[Poet682006]

Merchant the on-air alchy? Seriously though, Merchant was a decent enough color commentator (when sober) but he was no where near as good as Cosell was. Howard was the blow by blow man and color commentator wrapped up in one. I guess with Merchant, there were just too many fights I watched when I would listen to his commentary and watch what was actually happening in the ring and I'd wonder what fight Merchant was watching.

Poet

[warp1432]

**** max kellerman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i had 2 say it
bug eyed freak

Lewis is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy worse. Why can't they bring back Sugar Ray or Foreman to replace him? They were so much better at commentating.

[Kayo]

i miss big George actualy..