Comments Thread For: Merchant Gives His Take on Mayweather IV Scandal

[Rath]

0:47 "It could be overworking"

1:00 "When u train too hard at 38 u can become dehydrated"

u r pathetic.

where did is read that Floyd said he trained harder in Berto fight than he did against Pac. have you seen that?

was he dehydrated at Berto fight? he"s 4 months older then.

pathetic you say

[mathed]

"The other [reason fighters use an IV] is to mask illegal drugs. All I know for sure is - Mayweather has never had trouble making the welterweight limit." - Larry Merchant

Sorry Floyd nobody is buying your lies, NOBODY!!!!

[Rath]

I think it was obvious Floyd was shtting himself in the lead up to the fight so it's understandable he overtrained for a fight he had strong doubts about winning. Luckily Pacquiao had one arm so it made life alot simpler for him.

why would he be **** ting himself when he's about to fight a one dimensional, 5 losses, 3 knocked outs midget man in Pac?

[mathed]

Larry Merchant is the reason why fans only look for drama and don't understand **** about the sport of boxing just like himself while being the most uprofessional, rude, senile prick of a commentator the sport has ever seen.

All he did was ask honest questions that everyone else wanted answers to. Floyd isn't one to give answers to certain questions, that's why he went to Showtime so he could control the production of the TV shows (so they won't film him forcing testers to wait 5 or 6 hrs for his EPO creme to kick in) and give commentators a script to follow when asking questions.

HBO wasn't about all that, so Floyd went where he could manipulate things, that's why he likes USADA as well.

[M Bison]

Watch that and tell me exactly where they said that the only reason is the blood testing! U putting word in people's mouths to fit ur biased agenda reminds of this HBO employee that published the article 2 days before a major PPV event of their rival network.

They CLEARLY said it's from overworking, the funny thing is that Floyd also looks thin and drinking water during the interview, which was 6 weeks after the fight. Just goes to show u that his body loses fluids faster than average, so it's possible that overtraining caused him to be dehydrated.

He got tested before and after the thing, ur arguments are totally invalid.

"You know, my urine was dark, very dark, darker than normal."
Okay Floyd have 750ml of IV with some Vitamin C brur

[Mukuro]

Larry Merchant is the reason why fans only look for drama and don't understand **** about the sport of boxing just like himself while being the most uprofessional, rude, senile prick of a commentator the sport has ever seen.

Larry Merchant is a flower of masculinity and a great poet/wordsmith. Best boxing commentator in sports history. Floyd is half a man at best. Total beta.

[Biolink]

why would he be **** ting himself when he's about to fight a one dimensional, 5 losses, 3 knocked outs midget man in Pac?

He says everyone sucks and then trains his Ass off.

Actually in recent years it's been "I don't focus on what he does wrong. He musta done something right to make it to this level"

News at 11

[Slick_Rick]

Watch that and tell me exactly where they said that the only reason is the blood testing! U putting word in people's mouths to fit ur biased agenda reminds of this HBO employee that published the article 2 days before a major PPV event of their rival network.

They CLEARLY said it's from overworking, the funny thing is that Floyd also looks thin and drinking water during the interview, which was 6 weeks after the fight. Just goes to show u that his body loses fluids faster than average, so it's possible that overtraining caused him to be dehydrated.

He got tested before and after the thing, ur arguments are totally invalid.

The first 30 seconds in this video is priceless..just watching his face, then defecting the question, which is solely about him to.. Ellerbe

"Just...just re-hydration"


Yup, no mention of needing to call a paramedic, for "just re hydrating"

clowns.

[rayrobinsontbe]

As much as I think merchant has always been biased, and most people at HBO are, he may be on to something.. Fishy how floyd brings ariza in and even hereida gave a couple of pointers out and then 2 fights later there's an iv scandal.... Hmmm bad timing or coincidence?? If it's one fighter that had always stay in weight or around has been floyd. Now but think about is it farfetched to say that at least 95 percent of athletes have dabbled with or done some kind of "something" to increase their game? The ones that have been named have been the ones that have gotten caught plain and simple.

[Wicky]

Larry Merchant is the reason why fans only look for drama and don't understand **** about the sport of boxing just like himself while being the most uprofessional, rude, senile prick of a commentator the sport has ever seen.

What the fuuck are you talking about?

The only reason to use IV is to gain a physical advantage. The only reason to be covert is that you wish to avoid scrutiny. These two characteristics are common amongst PED users, so Merchant is making a fair and valid point. There’s nothing rude or incorrect about it, he’s a respected sports commentator who should be asking uncomfortable questions.