Larry M:That's not the way GREAT champions do it...

[extracurRICular]

Blah blah blah, Boxing is not a tickling contest.. deal with it.

That answers my question......poosies will be poosies.........

[iNDOLiFER]

why are you laughing? you think floyd knew it was gonna KO him?

and you dont think that Ortiz shouldve been smart enough to put his hands up after the first punch landed?

No matter how you twist it Ortiz is an idiot that cant follow rules

-No Headbutting
-Protect yourself at all times

whether he knew or not that it was gonna KO ortiz, his intention was to hurt ortiz while he's not ready, its payback for what ortiz did. and yes ortiz was dumb enough to let his guard down but all of this still doesnt give floyd the right to cheap shot ortiz especially when floyd is winning the fight.

[CarlosG815]

The man is not only ballzy.......but wise.......

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/story...ed-fans-booing

Larry Merchant on Mayweather flapEmailPrintComments3000+ESPNLosAngeles.com
LOS ANGELES -- HBO boxing announcer Larry Merchant said Monday that Floyd Mayweather's victory over Victor Ortiz on Saturday in Las Vegas was the result of a "legal sucker-punch."

Merchant, a guest on the Mason & Ireland Show on 710 ESPN Radio in Los Angeles, became part of the story line Saturday because of a verbal confrontation with Mayweather during a live televised interview in the ring immediately after the fight.

Merchant was asked what he thought set off Mayweather.


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HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant talks about the explosive exchange he had with a defiant Floyd Mayweather moments after Floyd's controversial win over Victor Ortiz.

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"I'm in a long line of media people that he feels have not given him as much credit as he gives himself," Merchant said. "The fans saw what they saw: A sucker-punch ending a fight. Now, was Mayweather within his rights to throw it? Absolutely. Should he have? In my opinion, no. It was a legal blow, but that's not the way great champions do it. And the kid, Ortiz, has blame on him as well.

"But now I'm interviewing Mayweather, and I think he's absorbing the boos in the crowd, which are getting more explosive, more inflammatory, and he understands he's not going to get all the credit he deserves again. And that's what I think set him off, in my opinion."

During the brief post-fight interview, Mayweather called Merchant a name at one point and drew a pointed response from the 80-year-old broadcaster, who said he would thrash the boxer if he "was 50 years younger."

Asking about his own response, Merchant said he had no idea where it came from.

"It was spontaneous combustion," he said. "You're getting personally insulted as well as professionally insulted, and I was just trying my best to ask the questions that everybody wanted answered. And suddenly he assaults me that way, and I just, you know, went off.

"... I did say afterward that I don't think I could've kicked his butt 50 years ago, but I sure would've tried."

Merchant also said if he had a second chance at the interview, he wouldn't do anything differently.

"I have not second-guessed myself," he said. "I don't think that what I did was a sucker-punch. Put it (this) way: It was a counter-punch."

Merchant is not reliable man. I just don't jive with him at all.

[extracurRICular]

let let just add the professional part in. this is professional boxing not some felony fight u see on youtube.

you might have to explain to him what PROFESSIONAL Boxing means...

[TheGreatA]

I guarantee you, if Muhammad Ali had ever walked right at Joe Frazier with his hands down trying to hug him, Smoking Joe would have sent his head into the crowd.

That's exactly how great champions do it.

You mean this guy?

[Sifo]

if one fighter is dirty, if he intentionally opens that door, u will never hear me bellyache about another fighter retaliating in kind. the fight was ruined. why ppl even put most of the blame on floyd is beyond me. it was ortiz who headbutted. it was ortiz who kept his hands low and refused to guard himself while hugging a man who just headbutted him. as far as im concerned, theres no way u can complain about what floyd did with a straight face and ignore these facts.

like i said the fight was ruined. floyd takes part of the blame for that. but at the end of the day one fighter didnt belong in that ring, and it was ortiz. he was the most unprofessional fighter i have seen in a while. and u can check my post history, im an ortiz fan. but that **** was embarrassing for him. pretty much almost every fighter and almost every writer in the boxing world agrees.

why would he have to raise his hands when the ref hasnt tolde them to resume fighting and dont bring up that ****** protect yourself at all times because im positive that doesnt literarly mean at all times. do you have to protect yourself while walking back to your stool. you dont have to do it while there is a break in the legal action.

[Ray*]

let me just add the professional part in. this is professional boxing not some felony fight u see on youtube.

Professional boxing? the same professional boxing where the best boxer in the world refuse testing right? You guys really have the moral ground to speak, again boxing is not a tickling contest, you need to deal with this and move on...

[Ray*]

That answers my question......poosies will be poosies.........

You guys need to get your vigasil, its like you guys are on your periods every time.. damn, move on beetches

[extracurRICular]

why are you laughing? you think floyd knew it was gonna KO him?

and you dont think that Ortiz shouldve been smart enough to put his hands up after the first punch landed?

No matter how you twist it Ortiz is an idiot that cant follow rules

-No Headbutting
-Protect yourself at all times

haha listen to captain obvious over here..........

[Kagami Taiga]

why would he have to raise his hands when the ref hasnt tolde them to resume fighting and dont bring up that ****** protect yourself at all times because im positive that doesnt literarly mean at all times. do you have to protect yourself while walking back to your stool. you dont have to do it while there is a break in the legal action.

dude, if ur still with this ref thing then ur like 2 days late. im not gonna bother even debating with u if u cant even admit the ref resumed action.