Larry merchant

I know it's been a slow degression, but larry merchant is just painful to listen to.

Took wlad for 200 at -200 and the undee 9.5 at -200

I like Larry

Are you kidding me?  Larry Merchant was awesome during this fight.

RJJ:  Haye isn't going to waste punches.

Larry:  Well he's wasting my time.

Sounds pretty good for 80 year old

go listen to joe buck on the fox baseball game and i promise you that you will think about looking for a noose

Angry drunk old man doing colour commentary. It doesnt get any better.

Merchant is awesome.

 

 

obviously someone that does not like Larry must not be a serious boxing fan.

Guy is a Legend.  I will miss his wild comments when it will be time to depart for him.

He was more interesting then the fight. The better the fight the better Larry is. I like him. Get rid of Roy Jones. He is always seeing things that aren't there. I know he is trying to make the fight better but that was a horrible fight.

I agree with getting rid of Roy.  He sucks.  How many times did he call Wlad 'Vitali' yesterday?  I also dislike his over-the-top religious rhetoric.  And his views on 'championships' is a joke.  Arguing that Chavez was the middleweight champion of the world when Max said it was a paper title made him look pretty silly.

Merchant is one of the best to ever do it. HBO also has a very good one in Max who will eventually replace him.

Merchant is, and always has been, a fool.

Lampley is, and always will be, a tool.

Best boxing team would be Tim Ryan and George Foreman.

This isn't serious, right?  I can't tell. 

larry is a legend ,,enjoy the time

i think i need to clarify....

i used to love larry and of course he is a legend, and yes i am a serious fight fan.

and of course i respect that fact that he is still doing it.  however, he has trouble finding his words now, his words come much slower.  that is all i was saying. 

now retract the dogs.

I like Teddy Atlas. He knows boxing more than all commentators combined (excluding RJJ and other fighters commentating) and expresses his view clearly. I remember Merchant's comment after the Douglas fight with Tyson and Tyson then refused Merchant interviews! Merchant clashed with many fighters by his somewhat obtrusive comments that fighters take personally. Lederman is a great addition to any team and he scores fights great. Personally, Merchant has a tendency to make comments at times I feel aren't warranted and other times he has moments.

well atlas is a trainer as well

We have breaking news......

Tim Ryan, best boxing commentator ever.

And no, Danno, that's no joke.

Sean O'Grady interviewed trainers (owners,corner-men, even fighters on occasion) in between rounds. That was sometimes interesting they had time to speak with him (I think he mostly did Tuesday NIght Fights). Although he didn't use sophistcated words, I often like having a knowledgeable announcer whether it be a former fighter or trainer, etc... similar to NFL. Years ago many people hated hearing Joe Theisman talk (even to the point I knew many fans had the game on mute because Joe could be very annoying). Despite the fact he annoyed fans, he knew the game and explained why a quarterback was calling an audible or any other specifics for people who know the game well enough to appreciate technical jargon.

Worst Sports Commentator Ever: Monday Night Football with Dennis Miller. I'd say 99% of the public knew it would be a disaster and it was worse. He even got off topic so far and carry on to the point if you weren't watching the game you wouldn't have a clue they were playing a game of football and not just over-hearing some guy rambling to himself even though Dan Fouts & Al Michaels were there. Miller actually beat out Rush Limbaugh (not a huge suprise) and Tony Kornheiser. Who had the idea for that total nightmare? Where do they hire executive that make what I would call insane choices? Now Tirico (great), Gruden (knowledgeable & good) and Jaworski (does a decent breakdown and follow-up Tirico's play calling). My apologies for NFL talk over boxing, but I had to speak about the atrocity!

Again, apologies for going off the reservation a little but those who remember can understand the pain as an NFL fan or even a sports fan. MNF was and is one of the highest rated programs on tv. Comparing it to boxing, the pain is like a bad decision when Williams beat (lost) to Lara.

Larry's OK.  Problem is he hates on fights that arent knockdown, drag out affairs.  He has no appreciation for the subtle nuances of the Sweet Science.  IG it ain't a Gatti-Ward-type of affair, chances are Larry's either bitching or quiet.  He can be insightful and funny at times, but he can be an overbearing blow hard at others. 

What's more, if Im HBO, Im annoyed with him because they are trying to build up the sport, etc, and their lead commentator is hating on the fights.  Its a bad look.

For those of you hating merchant, get a kick out of this...

https://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Dahnamics/hatton-merchant.gif

Teddy Atlas, RJJ, and BHOP are great commentators.