I didnt like Larry Merchant in his interview last night

[Dorian]

He's old and past it. Larry was great back in the day but it's time to hang up the mic once and for all.

[Travdog]

As much as they make me mad some times......The HBO is by far the best

[M.I.C.]

Continually calling Floyd an "artful dodger" just seemed unnecessary and overboard, here he is fighting a guy everyone wants him to fight and Merchant repeatedly calling him dodger, it was wack.

[Carpe Diem]

Continually calling Floyd an "artful dodger" just seemed unnecessary and overboard, here he is fighting a guy everyone wants him to fight and Merchant repeatedly calling him dodger, it was wack.

Yeah, did you noticed how he tried to put words in Floyd's mouth? People like that are disgraceful, and i don't care what he has done in the past and how great he was back in the day, he's a biased prick. Why put pressure on only one of the fighters, why not put pressure on both of them? Unbiased?

[apokalips]

Merchant is a big Shane fan. He was probably very disappointed. He was very wrong for those comments. Merchant is the same guy who shouted "Shane Mosley I Love You." when he ko'd Margarito.

That was vs Mayorga, but good point, I think Merchant was probably pissed off that his great hope to beat Mayweather was vanquished so easily.

I think the artful dodger stuff was unnecessary and the way he tried to downplay Hatton as an opponent, when he didn't think it was a bad choice during the fight. He was going on about Hatton was worrying Floyd, because Floyd is used to fighting slow guys like Baldomir, whilst Hatton had quick footspeed etc.

But a few years later he now feels Hatton the Hatton fight was a chance for Floyd to duck somebody (who? only god knows!)

I'd love to see what he has to say if Mayweather beat Pacquiao or if Mayweather did something ****** like go up to 160 and beat someone.