Comments Thread For: Larry Merchant Talks Mayweather-Ortiz, Floyd Dispute

[k1llu]

He totally ignored everything Ortiz did that leads him to being koed and he was almost making excuse for Ortiz. He attacked Floyd about being booed by the crowd and basically saying Floyd cheated. He deserved everything he got he’s too biased for a commentator.

Im half and half on Larry Merchant.

I think he can be an ass at times but good lords, boxing wouldnt be the same without hearing his voice.

IMO anyways.

WTF is up with your sig

[TOBYLEE1]

I usually don't mind Merchant but he could had conducted the interview in a better way to get what he wanted to get out.

He wouldn't even let Floyd thank the fans for comming or buying the event and went right into the sucker punch. Instead of asking Floyd what happened in there in his point of view and then counterpoint on it he just was leading the whole interview to his satisfaction or agenda.

In the end Ortiz started the whole chain of events

[Gino Ros]

Larry has ongoing feuds with too many fighters for the issue to be "everybody else".

If you've been divorced five times, it may be time to look in the mirror.

And, by the way, all the fighters that Larry is feuding with share a major characteristic.

[Ray*]

We have a guy who while Mayweather was walking in said "He must have known he can beat Ortiz and that's why he pick to fight him" Duh!!!! How did you think Arum and countless of promoters "Pick" fights for their fighters? Do you think they say "Oh this guy can beat my guy so yes thats the fight am going to pick for him" ??? Am glad his asss got tore into.

[Ray*]

Larry has ongoing feuds with too many fighters for the issue to be "everybody else".

If you've been divorced five times, it may be time to look in the mirror.

And, by the way, all the fighters that Larry is feuding with share a major characteristic.

The man is a racist fool, He has been able to hide behind the HBO umbrella but his racist ways tend to come out especially when Boxers who are highly emotional want to talk or say whatever they want to say, He did that with Naz, RJJ and countless of boxers who happen to be from an ethnic minority group, Its like an interview should be about him and this boxers have to bow to him like this was 1940s.

[nycsmooth]

Btwn Lampley and Merchant I watch hbo sans volume...Ienjoy it more...Merchant is just awful, always has been...while cleaning house they can let Lederman go, he's not needed and btwn 3 others I'm sure they can get across who's ahead, and why...

[ocean1]

Larry Merchant Is an 80 year old Dinosaur! Larry thinks hes God with a Microphone! Its Max Kellermans time! Mrchants needs to sit his tired old Ass down! Both lampley & Merchant were so biased in their commentating! clearly rooting for Ortiz!

[r.burgundy]

The man is a racist fool, He has been able to hide behind the HBO umbrella but his racist ways tend to come out especially when Boxers who are highly emotional want to talk or say whatever they want to say, He did that with Naz, RJJ and countless of boxers who happen to be from an ethnic minority group, Its like an interview should be about him and this boxers have to bow to him like this was 1940s.

i dont think larry is racist at all,i just think he resents the lifestyle that guys like roy jones,and floyd are able to live while not fighting absolutely everybody there is to fight.wether he's right or wrong he just really loves the sport and he's not afraid to be politically incorrect

[lutenco]

WAR MERCHANT!!!
GO LARRY,MY NEW IDOL!!!

[Ray*]

i dont think larry is racist at all,i just think he resents the lifestyle that guys like roy jones,and floyd are able to live while not fighting absolutely everybody there is to fight.wether he's right or wrong he just really loves the sport and he's not afraid to be politically incorrect

To be frank Merchant is a disgrace to boxing, i dont give a toss if he is politcally correct or not, the man is a racist fool, There are thousands of people who can do his job twice over, and they would come across articulate and better than this old fool who comes across like a racist, bitter fool.

He has been doing this over and over again with different boxers, He need to learn how to be professional and keep his vile opinion to himself when interviewing a boxer who has just finish fighting after 3 months of training camp, the man is low class in my opinion.