Lennox Lewis gets into the Hall. So does Merchant.

[holmcall]

Lennox Lewis headlines the 2009 induction class into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He enters as a modern era fighter, along with American bantamweight champion Orlando Canizales and South African junior lightweight champion Brian Mitchell.

Larry Merchant also makes it into the Hall.

[Boom Boom]

All very worthy. Its about time Larry gets in. Im happy he will be around to have his moment. Never been a fan of Lennox but he is the last great heavyweight and earned his spot.

[yvonne]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

[The Fightfan]

Well deserved.

[bambamdaddio]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Well said Bro and seconded by myself too

[Taeth]

Fuck Merchant he doesn't deserve to get in at all, the worst commentator in the sport today.

[holmcall]

Fuck Merchant he doesn't deserve to get in at all, the worst commentator in the sport today.

I don't think any commentator belongs in the Hall--and I question the inclusion of writers and "observers" whatever in God's name they are. I smell a big dose of politics and the thing that bothers me the most is that they never indicate who voted, how they voted, and why they were selected to vote. Too much secrecy to suit me.

Merchant gets in while guys like Benn and Eubanks and Collins and all the great Asians and Tony DeMarco and Danny "Little Red" Lopez watch from the outside in. No. I can't buy that for one minute. Writers have their own Hall of Fame. Put Merchant in there. I say this one should be restricted to boxers, trainers, referees and maybe promoters. I want the stress to be on those who most impact a fight, and Merchant and his ilk do not do that. They report the fight and comment about it; they do not engage in the fight and that's what the Hall should honor.

[DaxxKahn]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Agreed...Lennox is a legend...a top 3 maybe top 3 HW of AT.....He deserevs to be there....

Merchant say what you want about him but he has been a solid for many many years...I am sure a lot of you do not remember him from his days at The Philadelphia Daily News and The New York Post...But he was top notch then as well...

Merchant calls it as he sees it even if he is wrong he is honest....

Have to respect him for that.....

[holmcall]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Agreed...Lennox is a legend...a top 3 maybe top 3 HW of AT.....He deserevs to be there....

Merchant say what you want about him but he has been a solid for many many years...I am sure a lot of you do not remember him from his days at The Philadelphia Daily News and The New York Post...But he was top notch then as well...

Merchant calls it as he sees it even if he is wrong he is honest....

Have to respect him for that.....

Yes, maybe so, but when he was a reporter, he once wrote some of the crulest things I have ever seen written. For example, re Sonny Liston returning to Philadelphia as a champ and nobody meeting him at the airport. Merchant said something to the effect: "What did he expect? A ticker tape parade. The only thing they could have used as confetti was the paper from his rap sheet." Nice guy--all 140 punds of him.

[Spicoli]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Agreed...Lennox is a legend...a top 3 maybe top 3 HW of AT.....He deserevs to be there....

Merchant say what you want about him but he has been a solid for many many years...I am sure a lot of you do not remember him from his days at The Philadelphia Daily News and The New York Post...But he was top notch then as well...

Merchant calls it as he sees it even if he is wrong he is honest....

Have to respect him for that.....

Yes, maybe so, but when he was a reporter, he once wrote some of the crulest things I have ever seen written. For example, re Sonny Liston returning to Philadelphia as a champ and nobody meeting him at the airport. Merchant said something to the effect: "What did he expect? A ticker tape parade. The only thing they could have used as confetti was the paper from his rap sheet." Nice guy--all 140 punds of him.

Liston also takes it much from others.Once you get past the "He took a dive & quit,he was a bully.....But he had a mean jab".......Its widespread from some fans and reporters alike but he could fight as well.

And I can not stand Merchant.Or Lamply for that matter

[DaxxKahn]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Agreed...Lennox is a legend...a top 3 maybe top 3 HW of AT.....He deserevs to be there....

Merchant say what you want about him but he has been a solid for many many years...I am sure a lot of you do not remember him from his days at The Philadelphia Daily News and The New York Post...But he was top notch then as well...

Merchant calls it as he sees it even if he is wrong he is honest....

Have to respect him for that.....

Yes, maybe so, but when he was a reporter, he once wrote some of the crulest things I have ever seen written. For example, re Sonny Liston returning to Philadelphia as a champ and nobody meeting him at the airport. Merchant said something to the effect: "What did he expect? A ticker tape parade. The only thing they could have used as confetti was the paper from his rap sheet." Nice guy--all 140 punds of him.

May be so but again...You don't have have to like him but respect him for his honesty...In this sport there are not too many guys who say it how they see it..

[CGM]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

Agreed...Lennox is a legend...a top 3 maybe top 3 HW of AT.....He deserevs to be there....

Merchant say what you want about him but he has been a solid for many many years...I am sure a lot of you do not remember him from his days at The Philadelphia Daily News and The New York Post...But he was top notch then as well...

Merchant calls it as he sees it even if he is wrong he is honest....

Have to respect him for that.....

Funny you would mention having to respect Merchant. I was just thinking that respect is the one thing Merchant could use a lot more of, respect for champion boxers that is.

[holmcall]

Great point on respect. I have always sensed that Larry has a somewhat subconcious dislike for boxers. Whether it derives from his diminutive size or feisty attitude, I don't know, but I do know that he never, ever gives lesser known fighters any props. I doubt he even knows who they are. And Larry is the guy who once said Courage Tshabalala would be the next Tyson. Uh huh.

He also commented about Micky Ward's "lack of courage" when Ward fough against Alfonzo Gonzalez on the Whittiker-De La Hoya undercard. Ward shut him and the rest of the team up when he iced the undefeated Mexcican bomber with twoi lethal shots to his liver. Clearyl, Merchant had done no rseearch on Micky and was Aand did not have a clue as to his MO. In my mind, Larry is somewhat lazy and wings it far too often.

Compared to guys like Farhood and Charles, I like Larry, but should he be inducted into a BOXING hall of fame. Give me a break here.

[HattonTheHammer]

Yeh,well deserved!!!!!!!Well done Lewis,you are truly a legend!!

couldnt of put it better myself


Leeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwiissss

[MAG6333]

Lennox deserves to be in the hall. I have a question about the forum here. I had another name on here but I lost my password and the old email I used to sign up for it.. So I had to make another name. I had over 1100 posts on my old name. By the way, what happened to the rating where we could give a thumbs up or down on the posters? That was great. I notice that is gone now. You could sort of rate people and thier posts.