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  • KillaCamNZ
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    #61
    Hard to pick, really.

    Floyd Wetherton - "Well, the match lastin' about up until the particular inaccuracy, particular unusually, that should be the ultimate determining factor in about the 12 round experience, heart of a champion, margarine hat."

    and Floyd Wetherton - "A...a broken promise, i...is a lot like a child's pinwheel. You have to be yourself, or at least within the confines."

    Happy 23rd birthday, Floyd.

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    • PAC-BOY
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      #62
      LARRY MERCHANT
      Mayweather's a Prima Donna

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      • LockardTheGOAT
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        #63
        When David Frost said, "Muhammad Ali has done it! The great man has done it! This is the most joyous scene that has ever been witnessed in the history of boxing!" after he knocked out George Foreman. Just the way he said it encapsulated the glory of the moment.

        Also, Bob Sheridan when Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, especially the way he kept screaming, "Unbelievable!" after the fight was stopped. He called the ending (and really, the whole fight) with an impassioned zeal, whereas Lampley barely even reacted to the uppercut and his call of "Down goes Tyson!" was so dull and pedestrian by comparison.
        Last edited by LockardTheGOAT; 04-06-2017, 11:22 PM.

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        • Ganondorf
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          #64
          "ITS ALL OVER! Zab Judah has come into St Louis and upset Cory Spinks in Spinks' backyard!"

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          • Ray*
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            #65
            Erik Morales asking larry merchant.......Did you like that? "I love it" replied Merchant, In reference to Erik Morales choosing to stand toe to toe with Manny Pacquiao in the 12th round of their fight.

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            • alexguiness
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              #66
              Originally posted by ShoulderRoll
              That was cringe inducing. As if Larry Merchant would ever in his life be able to kick Floyd's ass.

              It was a memorable moment for sure, though.
              It was massive on the cringe factor but I kind of liked the way Larry gave absolutely no ****s whatsoever when it came to Floyd.

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                #67
                Originally posted by LockardTheGOAT
                When David Frost said, "Muhammad Ali has done it! The great man has done it! This is the most joyous scene that has ever been witnessed in the history of boxing!" after he knocked out George Foreman. Just the way he said it encapsulated the glory of the moment.
                I am quite sure that was Harry Carpenter.

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                • LockardTheGOAT
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                  #68
                  Originally posted by BattlingNelson
                  I am quite sure that was Harry Carpenter.
                  Nah, I looked it up and it was David Frost.

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                    #69
                    I wouldn't call it an iconic call necessarily, but Merchant is the commentator that frequently comes to mind when thinking about memorable lines.

                    "Margarito eats those punches like M&M's..." -Merchant during Mosley/Margarito

                    I have to go watch the fight to see what round it was called, but I'm guessing it was somewhere in round 5 or 6, where by now Margarito had taken several dozen haymakers and but just kept coming

                    "Fernando Vargas may have had a six pack in his stomach, but he didn't have a six pack in his chin." -Merchant after De la Hoya stopped Vargas

                    "This should be the round of the century!"-Emanuel Steward during Round 9 of Gatti/Ward 1

                    "Biiiiig trouble!...BIIIIIIIG trouble!"-Lampley as an undefeated Mike Jones tried in vain to get up following a brutal uppercut from Randall Bailey

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                      #70
                      Originally posted by LockardTheGOAT
                      Nah, I looked it up and it was David Frost.
                      I can't hear the voices properly on this vid:



                      It's been a while, but on my old VHS copy I have the fight with full commentary by Harry Carpenter, and the Quote you posted sounded exactly like that.

                      BTW on the above vid it says it has the RADIO commentary by Harry Carpenter. Is that correct? Again going by memory, my copy has several long passages where Carpenter is silent. Surely that cannot have been radio.

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