Comments Thread For: Merchant Hopes To Speak To Mayweather After The Fight

[switchsouthpaw]

You sound dumb as hell. Most fighters have just went months training/dieting, and just got done performing in one of the most dangerous sports. And you have a problem with them thanking people for 20 seconds, after going through all that? smh.

More like 20 minutes. Mayweather thinks it's his time to promote the Mayweather brand and it isn't. It's time for him to answer the questions posed to him and not just those that he likes. Whenever Kellerman poses a question to him as well, he tries to cut him off and goes in a completely different direction. The difference between Kellerman and Larry, is that Larry won't allow the subject to control the interview and that's a good thing.

[PR ESQ.]

FMjr might try to fuick him up especially if he loses!

[KingOfBox]

Don't try to take the high ground like you are too good to listen to him thanking people. You pay to watch a guy you hate $60 at a time so STFU... change the channel you crying @ss n!99a

[tredh]

More like 20 minutes. Mayweather thinks it's his time to promote the Mayweather brand and it isn't. It's time for him to answer the questions posed to him and not just those that he likes. Whenever Kellerman poses a question to him as well, he tries to cut him off and goes in a completely different direction. The difference between Kellerman and Larry, is that Larry won't allow the subject to control the interview and that's a good thing.

Interviews are a two-way street though. Now I agree after the first thanking of God(which is what he should do) and his team(once is more than enough) the interview should proceed. A fighter has things he wants to get off his chest or his mind and should be allowed to do that but at the sametime the TV company and interviewer has a right to ask questions and get answers to those questions. Both sides have a right to feel a way if they are not able to get their side out.

The biggest thing is that respect needs to happen from both sides and that seems like it doesn't exsist between PBF and Merchant and that is the problem. I have a problem when any interviewer asks a question from a very personal point of view. IMO many of the questions Merchant asks most people don't give damn about. Its not the Larry Merchant show so he shouldn't be asking questions about how said fighter didn't perform up to Larry Merchant's standards. Ask questions about what actually took place during the fight such as being troubled by a jab or body punching. Don't ask questions about how Larry personally felt said fighter should have done A,B,C & D and since they didn't ask condescinding questions and make critical comments to that fighter.

[HazeAnatomy]

Merchant acts like he's innocent! This prick takes shots at Floyd every chance he gets,Constantly. The only time i seen him be Fair with Floyd was Post Bout Against Zab Judah and thats because He hates Judah even More. Merchant and lampley are Bias and Have been wanting Floyd to lose for years. I say F*#k em and Dont give him an interview period!

[Dirk Diggler UK]

You sound dumb as hell. Most fighters have just went months training/dieting, and just got done performing in one of the most dangerous sports. And you have a problem with them thanking people for 20 seconds, after going through all that? smh.

Its not the Oscars. He thanked people on two separate occasions. Merchant has a job to do as well and a limited time to do it.

[switchsouthpaw]

Don't try to take the high ground like you are too good to listen to him thanking people. You pay to watch a guy you hate $60 at a time so STFU... change the channel you crying @ss n!99a

Lol you REALLY think some people pay $60 to watch him fight? Welcome to ustream HD, and other streaming sites, or dinner at the sports bar where you can watch the fight for free.

[switchsouthpaw]

Interviews are a two-way street though. Now I agree after the first thanking of God(which is what he should do) and his team(once is more than enough) the interview should proceed. A fighter has things he wants to get off his chest or his mind and should be allowed to do that but at the sametime the TV company and interviewer has a right to ask questions and get answers to those questions. Both sides have a right to feel a way if they are not able to get their side out.

The biggest thing is that respect needs to happen from both sides and that seems like it doesn't exsist between PBF and Merchant and that is the problem. I have a problem when any interviewer asks a question from a very personal point of view. IMO many of the questions Merchant asks most people don't give damn about. Its not the Larry Merchant show so he shouldn't be asking questions about how said fighter didn't perform up to Larry Merchant's standards. Ask questions about what actually took place during the fight such as being troubled by a jab or body punching. Don't ask questions about how Larry personally felt said fighter should have done A,B,C & D and since they didn't ask condescinding questions and make critical comments to that fighter.

If Larry Merchant wants to ask him..."did you hear the boos after round 6 when people began walking out, because you chose to pot shot all night" - which is what he did during the Baldomir fight, that in my mind is a legitimate question, since it's backed up and supported by fans who actually walked out. Listen not all questions need to be comfortable. I do, however, think that Larry isn't a fan of the Mayweather "types", who think they're conducting an interview for a rap magazine. If you start off with ..."yo, I wanna give a shout out to T-Pain and and the whole money team", let's be honest, no one outside of a small group actually gives a ****.

[Weebler I]

Grandpa Munster's on-point questions > Kellerman's beta grovelling

[Ray*]

Did he thank God after KO or Ring post KO Hatton? If so that might influence a lot of Hatton fanatics on here, The pain of that loss is too much to get over..