Merchant Contract renewed until 2011. NO!

[JonesJrMayweather]

great!!!! i hate kellerman...

[Gandalf]

I like Merchant, Im glad he is sticking around. That he wants to continue this way beyond retirement is testament to the guys dedication to boxing.

[HattonTheHammer]

Fantastic

merchant is legendary for HBO and his opinion valued greatly amongst almost all of the boxing world.

But please, please, PLEASE get rid of kellerman

[rjj tszyu]

I only get to hear Larry when I buy my career sets on DVD but I like him. He speaks his mind and he doesn't give a shite who he says it to!

[Gandalf]

I only get to hear Larry when I buy my career sets on DVD but I like him. He speaks his mind and he doesn't give a shite who he says it to!

I like that about him too. He's been great for boxing IMO.

Kellerman has a long way to go before he can ever fill the boots of Larry Merchant.

[Jody Lane]

I only get to hear Larry when I buy my career sets on DVD but I like him. He speaks his mind and he doesn't give a shite who he says it to!

I agree. I like Larry's take on stuff. My favorite quote of his is from the last Rocky movie when he said of Rocky's exhibition versus Mason Dixon "They're calling it an exhibition because they didn't want to call it an execution."

[Lance Uppercut]

I think Merchant and Kellerman are both great. HBO should give one of them to showtime, whose announcers have always been horrific.

[Rantcatrat]

My opinion is that Merchant and Kellerman are good announcers.

Has it been documented that Merchant is drunk during the show? I've always suspected that he has a glass of bourbon on hand during the fights that sits outside the view of the camera.

[The Fightfan]

I'll take Merchant over Kellerman any day

[Kirkland Laing]

I think Merchant and Kellerman are both great. HBO should give one of them to showtime, whose announcers have always been horrific.

I think the Showtime people kick the bottom of the HBO crew.

It's unsurprising Merchant got a new contract, you can't fail to look good up against Max Kellerman.