Larry Merchant- GOAT Analyst

[Master]

I was re-watching Livingston Bramble fight Ray Mancini and Al Bernstein is an iconic and quality commentator.

[Beanflicker]

Larry was great, but sometimes he would wax poetic/philosophical a bit too much, and of course as he got up there in years he became slower of mind, but yeah in his prime he was great.

[jon09]

I disagree. I think he is an arrogant douche who could care less of what it takes to be a fighter. I have seen him dog fighters who just fought their ass off and risk their lives only to be belittled at the end with stupid questions or pointless rhetoric. Larry is smoke and mirrors.

[Hulk]

I was re-watching Livingston Bramble fight Ray Mancini and Al Bernstein is an iconic and quality commentator.

Yes he is my favorite commentator and a real nice guy. I read his book and spoke to him a bit on twitter.

Larry was a self absorbed dick, but he was/is a great commentator. Classed up the broadcasts.

[imp]

I was re-watching Livingston Bramble fight Ray Mancini and Al Bernstein is an iconic and quality commentator.

Al bernstein is a lovely warm guy.
He appeals to many.

[Master]

I was re-watching Livingston Bramble fight Ray Mancini and Al Bernstein is an iconic and quality commentator.

Al bernstein is a lovely warm guy.
He appeals to many.

He is on channel 5 and should be at the De Gale fight this weekend.

[Beanz]

I liked Gutteridge and Carpenter but I also like Ian Darke, alongside a boxer, Glenn McCrory, Barry McGuiggan, Jim Watt etc, Darke is great.

[greynotsoold]

Don Dunphy used to do tv fights and hardly say a word during the round- you can see for yourself, after all. Jim Healy didn't say much, except to point out things that, being ringside, were apparent to him, but maybe not to a tv audience. He'd point out that a punch that got the crowd going may not have been that great, or that one guy was moving the other with his punches. They were good commentators, and they worked alone.

Today, you have three jackasses- and they are almost all jackasses- that typically know fuck all about boxing (as in how to do it) and they all feel like they have to be saying something at all times. Even George Foreman, who does know about boxing, ended up staying a lot of stupid crap because he felt like he always had to say something.