Comments Thread For: Sheridan at Odds With Merchant on Ward-Kovalev 'Robbery' Call

[mapleleaf27]

Larry "kkk member" merchant always thinks the russian won..... Black skinned fighters with skills make him mad...

You must make some of the most idiotic comments on this board, yea I know you got some type of violent/ ****phobic response on the way, cant wait...what is most ironic is the majority of your comments make you out to be one of the biggest racists on this forum...

[PunchyPotorff]

I always take Bob's comments with a grain of salt. Good commentator like Lampley, but he, like Lampley, can be bought and sold easily. And as for the 3-4 rows back biz for Merchant... that's ridiculous. I've been to some fights at that distance. It's easy to see everything that's going on in there.

[champion4ever]

In Larry Merchant's defense, he wasn't scoring the fight at ringside, which perhaps skewed his perception of the actual fight.

For nearly 40 years, Merchant has been typically seated at ringside, calling fights on television, while sitting in front of a monitor on the scorer's table.

Look the man is nearly 86 years old in February, so his vision may not be as good as it once was. In addition, he was watching the fight in the audience as a spectator, so that could have easily obstructed his sight too.

[mlac]

how is he at odds if he scored the fight for kovalev?

[champion4ever]

how is he at odds if he scored the fight for kovalev?

No he is at odds because Merchant had Kovalev winning by a much larger margin. To his recollection of the fight, he saw a robbery and not a close fight. That's why he says there is no need for a rematch.

In his mind and I cannot speak for him but he probably had Sergey winning by 8 or 9 points which is absurd. However,if he did indeed have it by that margin, then he is either bias or suffering from some kind of dementia.

[aboutfkntime]

oh right, Merchant said......







In an argument between Larry Merchant and any other human being on the planet..... I will go with the other guy, unless the other guy happens to be that walking talking excrement, Lou Cipher LMAO

[JASON SHAW]

you must make some of the most idiotic comments on this board, yea i know you got some type of violent/ ****phobic response on the way, cant wait...what is most ironic is the majority of your comments make you out to be one of the biggest racists on this forum...

i know the truth hurts..... Cry me a river

[mapleleaf27]

i know the truth hurts..... Cry me a river

The truth is the truth, nobody here is crying because you are a racist. I would also be willing to bet that you have next to no education past high school and you do not own your own home. Cheers

[Corelone]

I always take Bob's comments with a grain of salt. Good commentator like Lampley, but he, like Lampley, can be bought and sold easily. And as for the 3-4 rows back biz for Merchant... that's ridiculous. I've been to some fights at that distance. It's easy to see everything that's going on in there.

Ring side is nasty, sweat, blood, and boogers flying everywhere. The floor is slippery from it all. 10 rows back is OK.

[r1onnie2]

Bottom line is a point either way for either fighter is cool but to call it a robbery isn't cool at all.