why did they get rid of george foreman on hbo/

[cleming]

So Merchant and Foreman hated each other but Top Rank hired them to comment the Macao card with the Viloria-Estrada bout?

[joe strong]

I see why, he used to shoot down the old fossils bull****. I bet Merchant and Lampley went home crying after every fight.

he was their best friend during the golota/bowe riot!

[JoeKidd]

Foreman wasn't overly biased like most commentators and he didn't follow Lampley and Merchants lead and agree with them like everyone else does even when Lampley and Merchant were completely wrong.

Correct. Merchant suffered some memorable cutoffs. Rather than wait for Merchant to finally spit out his words, Foreman would strike him down. Sometimes rude...but dead air is rude too.

[JoeKidd]

Paulie has had some jabs at Bernstein (sp?) similarly. Esp with regards to Berstein biased scorecards. Have to admire the guys that don't get played the fool. Not good for job security though!

[Antwuan Maxx]

From what I remember, HBO didn't get rid of him. I recall George saying on air he was leaving because he wanted to spend more time with his family.

Foreman often had disagreements with Lampley and Merchant (on and off air), but I don't think that had anything to do with George's departure from the network.

[hectari]

the guy was gold

anybody else liked him?

i think hes better than jones, lewis and paulie although hes on showtime

He was not fired he left, HBO was about to renew his contract he opted out, Foreman was the guy back in the 90s who got people interested in HBO boxing if you recall Foreman became a different man he was a teddy bear always smiling and family friend opposite of his angry snarling younger self. Foreman was very popular in his later years mainstream america loved him

Forman was tired of Larry Merchant and Jim Lampley used to argue with him a lot, just watch the Barrera vs. Hamed fight.

Also he was ****** rich and got tired of traveling back and forth from his Houston Texas home.

I miss Big George though, I loved his laughter every time Prince Naseem came on the scene he loved the Prince and Oscar De La Hoya.

Anyone noticed how the majority of HBO guys are biased, while Showtime stays neutral?

Lampley and Foreman and Merchant never shy away from expressing their like of a certain fighter.

[illmaticfighter]

Foreman Is loaded so he didn't need HBO as much as other boxers so foreman called the fight however he saw with no bias filters. I hated how he'd think ever fighter was in trouble even if they wasn't but he was a good commentator imo.

[Luilun]

the guy was gold

anybody else liked him?

i think hes better than jones, lewis and paulie although hes on showtime

I think because he spoke his mind I recall he stated that the Mosley vs Delahoya 2, Mayweather vs Castillo 1 and another robbery involving Lenox Lewis were a disgrace to the sport of Boxing

[UTEP]

Foreman Is loaded so he didn't need HBO as much as other boxers so foreman called the fight however he saw with no bias filters. I hated how he'd think ever fighter was in trouble even if they wasn't but he was a good commentator imo.

Foreman was never bias??? WTF are you talking about, Foreman has a ***** named Oscar de la Hoya.

[Murder1]

why Bill Gates make them f'in computers?