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There were a few things that Merchant did at the telecast that irked many.
1) Lack of Respect for Berto: He basically called Freddy Hernandez a bumb since he got knocked out in 1 round, implying if you win in that fashion it says "more about the opponent you facing than you", well Michael Spinks was a hall of famer that got knocked out in 1 round by Tyson and same thing with Floyd Patterson who got knocked out by Sonny Liston in 1 round, he is also not a bumb but hall of famer. Merchant' arrogance at times won't give respect or credit where it is due.
2)Giving Thumbs Down to Litzau: If you notice Litzau came over to Merchant to ask about his opinion, but Merchant got pissed and gave him the thumbs down. I can see that Merchant is in the middle of broadcasting and didn't like being interrupted, but still to give any fighter thumbs down after a strong perfomance shows a lack of class.
3) The Whole Marquez Urine Talk: WTF??? He kept talking about the Marquez drinking his own urine thing again, trying to say it actually helps him. Lampley even got annnoyed, and he said it looks you have done alot of research on it. I think Merchant is losing his mind? It was rather off topic, and tasteless.
4)Katsidis Interview: Instead of saying how would your deceased brother feel? He should have said i know it is dissapointing loss but your brother would feel proud of you" instead he makes him cry by bringing up his brother at the end of the conversation.
I think Merchant served well for his 30 odd years with HBO, i have fights of him working fights since the 1970's, but he is past his time.
1) Lack of Respect for Berto: He basically called Freddy Hernandez a bumb since he got knocked out in 1 round, implying if you win in that fashion it says "more about the opponent you facing than you", well Michael Spinks was a hall of famer that got knocked out in 1 round by Tyson and same thing with Floyd Patterson who got knocked out by Sonny Liston in 1 round, he is also not a bumb but hall of famer. Merchant' arrogance at times won't give respect or credit where it is due.
2)Giving Thumbs Down to Litzau: If you notice Litzau came over to Merchant to ask about his opinion, but Merchant got pissed and gave him the thumbs down. I can see that Merchant is in the middle of broadcasting and didn't like being interrupted, but still to give any fighter thumbs down after a strong perfomance shows a lack of class.
3) The Whole Marquez Urine Talk: WTF??? He kept talking about the Marquez drinking his own urine thing again, trying to say it actually helps him. Lampley even got annnoyed, and he said it looks you have done alot of research on it. I think Merchant is losing his mind? It was rather off topic, and tasteless.
4)Katsidis Interview: Instead of saying how would your deceased brother feel? He should have said i know it is dissapointing loss but your brother would feel proud of you" instead he makes him cry by bringing up his brother at the end of the conversation.
I think Merchant served well for his 30 odd years with HBO, i have fights of him working fights since the 1970's, but he is past his time.
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