Larry Merchant is really biased against Mayweather

[MANGLER]

Fans, fighters, media, announcers, nobody likes Floyd these days.

[abadger]

Fans, fighters, media, announcers, nobody likes Floyd these days.

Because Floyd doesn't like anybody except himself. Its true.

[big_james10]

I watched some Mayweather fights again and I noticed something, in almost every single title fight Larry Merchant is biased as hell against him, Its clear he doesn't like him but he goes on to discredit him everytime, has anyone else noticed this?

You are not imagining things. I have noticed it in every fight Merchant has called involving Mayweather. That is one of the reasons why Mayweather doesn't like him. Even in the Hatton fight, Merchant was hesitant to give Mayweather credit for his performance and he made a comment about Mayweather turning down $8 million to fight Margarito. What he failed to mention was that Mayweather turned around and accepted $8 to fight Carlos Baldomir, who was the Ring magazine champ at welterweight at the time. Ironically, he praises everything De La Hoya does, even when he looks mediocre fighting weak opponents like Steve Forbes.

[big_james10]

I watched some Mayweather fights again and I noticed something, in almost every single title fight Larry Merchant is biased as hell against him, Its clear he doesn't like him but he goes on to discredit him everytime, has anyone else noticed this?

Now that Mayweather has as much power and influence as Oscar De La Hoya, hopefully, he will demand that Max Kellerman call all of his future fights instead of Merchant. Kellerman is a much better commentator and much more objective.

[Thread Stealer]

You are not imagining things. I have noticed it in every fight Merchant has called involving Mayweather. That is one of the reasons why Mayweather doesn't like him. Even in the Hatton fight, Merchant was hesitant to give Mayweather credit for his performance and he made a comment about Mayweather turning down $8 million to fight Margarito. What he failed to mention was that Mayweather turned around and accepted $8 to fight Carlos Baldomir, who was the Ring magazine champ at welterweight at the time. Ironically, he praises everything De La Hoya does, even when he looks mediocre fighting weak opponents like Steve Forbes.

I don't think Merchant is that pro-De La Hoya. It's usually Lampley who is very biased in favor of De La Hoya (he sounded like he busted a nut when DLH beat Vargas), and also Steward.

"Oscar looks like he did 10 years ago"- Steward during the Forbes fight.

Merchant was the one who called out Steward on his bull**** with quotes like "that's an amazing statement Manny" and "even taking into account the quality of opposition??" during the DLH-Forbes fight.

Merchant also was very critical of DLH during the Whitaker fight, seeing DLH coming out to Mariachi music as a blatant attempt to get the Mexican fans behind him after beating a bunch of Mexican fighters, and saying "I love Mariachi music, but in this case, it stinks".

DLH tried to get Merchant removed from HBO and Merchant had to make a public apology on the air a little while later.

[Mr. Philadel]

Larry always hatin on the best! When Roy was king he use to dog Roy out also! Larry Merchant will tell you that Manny Pacman and DLH are boxings best! he said Joe Calzaghe had NO weaknesses, and a bunch of other off the wall ass **** that makes me think this old ass **** talkin commentator is some how related to Jim Crowe or Willie Lynch!

[Saloth Sar]

Larry Merchant just likes a blood and Guts fighters...

[aRmAgeDDoN]

His refusal to take any risks whatsoever is what will keep him from being spoken of in the same sentence with names like "Sugar Ray Leonard" 20 years down the road.

the guy who retired rather than face a prime marvin hagler....

[aRmAgeDDoN]

Larry always hatin on the best! When Roy was king he use to dog Roy out also! Larry Merchant will tell you that Manny Pacman and DLH are boxings best! he said Joe Calzaghe had NO weaknesses, and a bunch of other off the wall ass **** that makes me think this old ass **** talkin commentator is some how related to Jim Crowe or Willie Lynch!

this is true. look at the old roy jones interviews from the 90s. he likes guys that gets there brains beat outta em and dont talk back to his ****** questions. i never understood in all of sports why you gotta flood athletes with ****** questions, like asking them to give away their strategys, after there tired as hell.

[Point Blank]

larry merchant is a straight up type of guy. he owned mayweather during the baldomir fight. it is true that that **** was hella boring. even the people who are watching left the arena before the fight ended.