HHHhhhmmm. What about Howard Cosell?
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HHHhhhmmm. What about Howard Cosell?
Dunno, he covered football too.Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
He claimed with disgust that he was finished with boxing after the beating Holmes laid on Cobb. Did he hold true to that claim? I can't recall.
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Originally Posted by CGMDunno, he covered football too.Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
He claimed with disgust that he was finished with boxing after the beating Holmes laid on Cobb. Did he hold true to that claim? I can't recall.
Yes. He truly did.
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Originally Posted by holmcall
Sure he should...(Think he is already?)...
Howard was the voice of Boxing in the 70's on television...Some of his interviews with Ali are classic....
Pretty sure he did.MNF was his bread & butter.Seemed to ride The Ali train coming into boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMDunno, he covered football too.Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
He claimed with disgust that he was finished with boxing after the beating Holmes laid on Cobb. Did he hold true to that claim? I can't recall.
The worst Ive seen Merchant was his pompous hollier than thou tirads against Hopkins.Just seemed like it was personal.His call in the Hakkar fight was crap'olla.....as was Hakkar being ranked as a mandatory and HBO seeing fit to OK it for air.
In an odd way,I do admire him for saying what is on his mind....He really could care less what people think it seems??He and Max Kellerman might just come to blows one day ;D
I favor Merchant....He has shown his mean streak in the past....We all remember the fan he turned bitch out for disrupting an interview...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'NawlinsPretty sure he did.MNF was his bread & butter.Seemed to ride The Ali train coming into boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMDunno, he covered football too.Quote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
He claimed with disgust that he was finished with boxing after the beating Holmes laid on Cobb. Did he hold true to that claim? I can't recall.
The worst Ive seen Merchant was his pompous hollier than thou tirads against Hopkins.Just seemed like it was personal.His call in the Hakkar fight was crap'olla.....as was Hakkar being ranked as a mandatory and HBO seeing fit to OK it for air.
In an odd way,I do admire him for saying what is on his mind....He really could care less what people think it seems??He and Max Kellerman might just come to blows one day ;D
Anyone ever see this pic?
http://ac4.yt-thm-a03.yimg.com/image/9b9e9fddf7418108 Old Larry Boy when he still went by Kaufmann..:o
Max doesn't want any of that....Plus Lampley would probably throw in a few sucker shots during the melee and Pick Kellermans wallet..:-X
:lol:...I can see it,probally bite his kneecap as well.Max at his bug eyed best.....>:o <. Larry was abrasive and forced but oddly the majority of my HBO look backs involve him...and Lampley the hype man.First the fighters for sure but they were along for the rideQuote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahnI favor Merchant....He has shown his mean streak in the past....We all remember the fan he turned bitch out for disrupting an interview...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'NawlinsPretty sure he did.MNF was his bread & butter.Seemed to ride The Ali train coming into boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
The worst Ive seen Merchant was his pompous hollier than thou tirads against Hopkins.Just seemed like it was personal.His call in the Hakkar fight was crap'olla.....as was Hakkar being ranked as a mandatory and HBO seeing fit to OK it for air.
In an odd way,I do admire him for saying what is on his mind....He really could care less what people think it seems??He and Max Kellerman might just come to blows one day ;D
Anyone ever see this pic?
http://ac4.yt-thm-a03.yimg.com/image/9b9e9fddf7418108 Old Larry Boy when he still went by Kaufmann..:o
Max doesn't want any of that....Plus Lampley would probably throw in a few sucker shots during the melee and Pick Kellermans wallet..:-X
I hate Larry Merchant.
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Originally Posted by DaxxKahnQuote:
Originally Posted by holmcall
Sure he should...(Think he is already?)...
Howard was the voice of Boxing in the 70's on television...Some of his interviews with Ali are classic....
We agree on that one. He is not yet in. He may not get in because of the way he dissed boxing after the Holmes-Cobb fight.
Joe Rein, a former boxing writer, played HS football with Merchant and said he was a holy terror. It was some HS in NYC--maybe Erasmus (sp-?)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahnI favor Merchant....He has shown his mean streak in the past....We all remember the fan he turned bitch out for disrupting an interview...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'NawlinsPretty sure he did.MNF was his bread & butter.Seemed to ride The Ali train coming into boxing.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGM
The worst Ive seen Merchant was his pompous hollier than thou tirads against Hopkins.Just seemed like it was personal.His call in the Hakkar fight was crap'olla.....as was Hakkar being ranked as a mandatory and HBO seeing fit to OK it for air.
In an odd way,I do admire him for saying what is on his mind....He really could care less what people think it seems??He and Max Kellerman might just come to blows one day ;D
Anyone ever see this pic?
http://ac4.yt-thm-a03.yimg.com/image/9b9e9fddf7418108 Old Larry Boy when he still went by Kaufmann..:o
Max doesn't want any of that....Plus Lampley would probably throw in a few sucker shots during the melee and Pick Kellermans wallet..:-X
Larry Merchant is a boxing scholar and deserves all of our respect. He is an excellent boxing journalist. Put a boxer in those shoes and you get silliness eg. George Foreman and Roy Jones Jr. You put a standard journalist in there and you get Kellerman and Lampley. Merchant puts them all to shame and is great on his own terms. He deserves respect. I hope he sticks around a lot longer, he will be missed when he is gone.
Yeah there was something on the website I got the pic off of that talked about the team ythis pic was taken from....I guess all the guys were rough playersQuote:
Originally Posted by holmcallJoe Rein, a former boxing writer, played HS football with Merchant and said he was a holy terror. It was some HS in NYC--maybe Erasmus (sp-?)Quote:
Originally Posted by DaxxKahnI favor Merchant....He has shown his mean streak in the past....We all remember the fan he turned bitch out for disrupting an interview...Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli surfs 'Nawlins
Anyone ever see this pic?
http://ac4.yt-thm-a03.yimg.com/image/9b9e9fddf7418108 Old Larry Boy when he still went by Kaufmann..:o
Max doesn't want any of that....Plus Lampley would probably throw in a few sucker shots during the melee and Pick Kellermans wallet..:-X
Joe was. I know that for sure.
I need to spread some rep around. :lolololol: