Larry Merchant was a Great Commentator

[brocktonblockbust]

He got a lot of flack for his occasional babbling after fights and his unfair criticism for overhyping network favorites during fights (that was 100% Lampley), but during the actual fights he was great to listen to and often saw fights the way the viewer did with very little partiality. For example, I clearly remember him stating that he had Whitaker beating De La Hoya after their fight ended.

I never really had a problem with him, especially considering fact he had to mesh with Lampley's antics

I always loved Larry Merchant and Howard Cosell.

[TitoFan]

Larry was knowledgeable, no doubt about it. But one of my main beefs with the guy was how he loved to hear himself talk. He would always insert this ridiculous pause before his grand pronouncements as if the entire boxing world was hanging by their nails waiting for His Majesty to speak. Later in his career, he was the same, but with a drunken, come-hither look on his smug face. He and Howard Cossell would've been a riot in front of the same camera.

[beenKOed]

He got a lot of flack for his occasional babbling after fights and his unfair criticism for overhyping network favorites during fights (that was 100% Lampley), but during the actual fights he was great to listen to and often saw fights the way the viewer did with very little partiality. For example, I clearly remember him stating that he had Whitaker beating De La Hoya after their fight ended.

I never really had a problem with him, especially considering fact he had to mesh with Lampley's antics

I always loved Larry Merchant and Howard Cosell.

Cosell was one of the best! Merchant was a pontificating ass, in my pontificating opinion of course.

[brocktonblockbust]

He got a lot of flack for his occasional babbling after fights and his unfair criticism for overhyping network favorites during fights (that was 100% Lampley), but during the actual fights he was great to listen to and often saw fights the way the viewer did with very little partiality. For example, I clearly remember him stating that he had Whitaker beating De La Hoya after their fight ended.

I never really had a problem with him, especially considering fact he had to mesh with Lampley's antics

I always loved Larry Merchant and Howard Cosell.

Cosell was one of the best! Merchant was a pontificating ass, in my pontificating opinion of course.

Cosell gave drama to the sport.