Larry Merchant...Dangerous!!

[DaxxKahn]

Arrogant, obnoxious, bias...call him what ever you want but fact is the guy is a legend as far as commentators go....without him many of HBO broadcast would have never been the same....You may not agree with him all the time and I certainly don't...

BUT....

The man calls it how he see's it...maybe not how others do but as he does.....Honest to a fault but again the man is honest...there are a ton of ass kissers in this game who say stuff just because they are trying to please someone..

Larry is not one of those men

If for nothing else you have to respect him for that

That's Larry in a nutshell. I used to hate Larry but for some reason I started to turn. I think it was his ability to not "pull any punches" during his interviews.

I used to just find him amusing at times...Then like everyone else I found him to be annoying,,,,I can't believe I am saying this but....Jim Lampley was actualy my favorite of the two....The it happened...

Joe Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo.....After the fight Larry interviewed Joe and Joe was talking about Quality opp and how he only fights the best...This was before Kessler and Hopkins mind you....Larry gave his outright opp in saying...

"Your trying to tell me that Peter Manfredo is the best the division has to offer?......I about died....

Then he ask who will he fight next and Joe replies "Well my promoter makes those decisions he will tell you....and invites Warren over to talk...

Frank walks over happy as shit he is about to get air time and....

LARRY TURNS HIS BACK ON HIM THEN LOOKS BACK TO HIM AGAIN AND MOTIONS WITH HIS HEAD FOR WARREN TO GO ELSEWHERE!!!!!!!!

THEN LOOKS INTO THE CAMERA AND SAYS HE WILL SPARE THE FANS OF HAVING TO LISTEN TO THAT!!!!!!

You gotta F'In love it......Obnoxious as hell but something you would do yourself if you could

[Kel]

Arrogant, obnoxious, bias...call him what ever you want but fact is the guy is a legend as far as commentators go....without him many of HBO broadcast would have never been the same....You may not agree with him all the time and I certainly don't...

BUT....

The man calls it how he see's it...maybe not how others do but as he does.....Honest to a fault but again the man is honest...there are a ton of ass kissers in this game who say stuff just because they are trying to please someone..

Larry is not one of those men

If for nothing else you have to respect him for that

That's Larry in a nutshell. I used to hate Larry but for some reason I started to turn. I think it was his ability to not "pull any punches" during his interviews.

I used to just find him amusing at times...Then like everyone else I found him to be annoying,,,,I can't believe I am saying this but....Jim Lampley was actualy my favorite of the two....The it happened...

Joe Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo.....After the fight Larry interviewed Joe and Joe was talking about Quality opp and how he only fights the best...This was before Kessler and Hopkins mind you....Larry gave his outright opp in saying...

"Your trying to tell me that Peter Manfredo is the best the division has to offer?......I about died....

Then he ask who will he fight next and Joe replies "Well my promoter makes those decisions he will tell you....and invites Warren over to talk...

Frank walks over happy as shit he is about to get air time and....

LARRY TURNS HIS BACK ON HIM THEN LOOKS BACK TO HIM AGAIN AND MOTIONS WITH HIS HEAD FOR WARREN TO GO ELSEWHERE!!!!!!!!

THEN LOOKS INTO THE CAMERA AND SAYS HE WILL SPARE THE FANS OF HAVING TO LISTEN TO THAT!!!!!!

You gotta F'In love it......Obnoxious as hell but something you would do yourself if you could

I never saw the interviews after, I have GOT to see that it sounds hilarious

[leftylee]

I love it where he says to PBF: "You gotta shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAa5bAy7Tc

[Kel]

I love it where he says to PBF: "You gotta shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAa5bAy7Tc

SHUT-OUT

[C.J.Rock]

He certainly is in love with some of the guys. He misleads a lot of fans, and his half truths turn things plainly into lies. IF you want honest truth I think Max Kellerman is the best for that, he calls it like it is, and he does so without bias. He actually has attained knowledge of the sport, probably has boxed a bit. Merchant fails as a wordsmith, he fails as a knowledgable person in the sport, and he fails as a commentator.

ROFLMAO Kellerman isnt fit to fetch and carry Larry's drinks for him . Kellerman has an enormous ego and very little else. The only thing he boxed were Christmas presents

[Taeth]

He certainly is in love with some of the guys. He misleads a lot of fans, and his half truths turn things plainly into lies. IF you want honest truth I think Max Kellerman is the best for that, he calls it like it is, and he does so without bias. He actually has attained knowledge of the sport, probably has boxed a bit. Merchant fails as a wordsmith, he fails as a knowledgable person in the sport, and he fails as a commentator.

ROFLMAO Kellerman isnt fit to fetch and carry Larry's drinks for him . Kellerman has an enormous ego and very little else. The only thing he boxed were Christmas presents

Kellerman knows way more about boxing then Larry. He might not be as entertaining, but his knowledge, his ability to see the truth for what it is far surpasses any of the diatribes that come out of Merchant's mouth.

[JazMerkin]

He certainly is in love with some of the guys. He misleads a lot of fans, and his half truths turn things plainly into lies. IF you want honest truth I think Max Kellerman is the best for that, he calls it like it is, and he does so without bias. He actually has attained knowledge of the sport, probably has boxed a bit. Merchant fails as a wordsmith, he fails as a knowledgable person in the sport, and he fails as a commentator.

ROFLMAO Kellerman isnt fit to fetch and carry Larry's drinks for him . Kellerman has an enormous ego and very little else. The only thing he boxed were Christmas presents

Kellerman knows way more about boxing then Larry. He might not be as entertaining, but his knowledge, his ability to see the truth for what it is far surpasses any of the diatribes that come out of Merchant's mouth.

Absolutely agree on that, he seems to have a far greater depth of knowledge that he doesn't just wheel out to show what a clever fucker he is. I do think though he wouldn't be able to get away with some of the shit Merchant does, simply because I think Larry's age protects him from any possible aggression when takes the piss outta some boxers.

[AdamGB]

I love it where he says to PBF: "You gotta shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAa5bAy7Tc

mate you need your ears checked

[leftylee]

I love it where he says to PBF: "You gotta shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAa5bAy7Tc

mate you need your ears checked

Have you watched the whole vid ?

Fast forward to 1:20 of the video and it is quite clear Larry says "Shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit".

[Wayne]

This is why no matter how annoying or how much shit he talks in his interviews, no one goes after Larry Merchant...FEAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK2BLeYprfg

Respect your elders. Or else.

[JazMerkin]

I love it where he says to PBF: "You gotta shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit"

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAa5bAy7Tc

mate you need your ears checked

Have you watched the whole vid ?

Fast forward to 1:20 of the video and it is quite clear Larry says "Shutup, just shutup we all give you the credit".

Nah, he mos def says 'you gotta shutout". Hadn't seen that before & tbh I think PBF comes off better out of it than Merchant who for once actually looks taken aback. He is talkin some shit though, because the Baldomir fight was f***in dreadful & whilst it was a clinic it was horrible to watch. Probably why hadn't seen the post-fight interviews before.