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[LarryMerchant'sBottle]

Great question!!!...

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I can see your point of view, but us fight fans sometimes forget that the fighters we support or hate are humans and not robots. They have off nights, fight sick and no matter how good they may be none is perfect and have flaws that can be exposed.

Vernon Forrest was an excellent underated...

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I happen to think that his defense and ring generalship are great. His awareness, discipline and technique are excellent as well. I too would like to see him be more aggressive, but the guy might have brittle hands for all we know. Mayweather had hand issues early on and was close to retiring but his...

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I would agree, Ryan has/had a good business team behind him. He can still lose it all though, if he doesn't humble himself.....

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His intentions are pretty obvious... He definitely understands PR work. Whether he is hated or loved, people will tune in and them checks will be cashed either way.. He's going the Mayweather villain route except Mayweather's lips weren't as loose and I believe Floyd is a good guy deep inside... Not...

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Gone are the good ole days when Boxers didn't have that fear, what a shame!...

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I disagree with the bolded, but I find it hard to disagree with everything else.......

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I would agree that Ginger avoided Benavidez, but he moved up to 175 and relinquished his mandatory status. Had he not moved up, Ginger would have been forced to fight him and might have or would have dropped the WBC belt leaving Benavidez to fight for that title....

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lol... I will however agree with the first part of your sentence.....

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I respectfully disagree. It is a human emotion, not a condition. Reasoning is what differentiates us from most animals. Most animals react without reasoning, we as fellow humans have the capacity to think before reacting in a negative manner. Racism/Hate is taught or learned. Toddlers/Children do not...

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Definitely not a hype job and has serious skills. I just don't think he fights with passion, but I'm not the one up there getting punched in the face so I'll reserve judgment.

As for Ryan, I must say that he's one heck of a Troll and he definitely knows how to create a buzz for his name....

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He's at the tail end of his career, his better performances are definitely behind him. His Many Fans are just trying to enjoy his fights/events while they still can and his Many Detractors will have to find someone else to direct their Hate at, once he hangs up his gloves...

No matter how...

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I agree, the validity of his professional opinion is greater than mine or anyone else's on this forum......

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With all due respect, that's a terrible way to view others that are of a different race, creed or religion........

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In my opinion, racism stems from ignorance, hate as well as self hate..... It's hard not to view Ryan as a piece of $-hit for the filth that he posted, not just about blacks, but m-uslims as well as others.......

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lol.. this made me chuckle......

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I would rather see Ginger facing Benavidez and feel that he is avoiding him, but isn't Berlanga a mandatory?? He already was stripped of the IBF title for not fighting their mandatory....

He shouldn't vacate the belts he plans on defending against mandatories......

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Loved his commentating and insight! I remember thinking that Lampley was not very fond of George's commentating until after the riot broke out during the Bowe-Golata fight. Lampley thanked Big George on air for keeping him and Merchant safe by shielding the both of them. Lampley actually said that George...

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I believe he said "that's ok" and something to the effect of wanting to just hug the guy. For some reason I want to believe it was him(George), having to deal with the immense pressure he felt in Zaire when he faced Ali and the chants of "Ali boma ye", by the locals.

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Big George was very understanding and his words were that of compassion that night......