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Larry Merchant
Born
Larry Kaufman
(1931-02-11) February 11, 1931 (age 93)
Brooklyn, New York U.S.
Occupation(s)
Television journalist Boxing commentator
Notable credit
HBO World Championship Boxing commentator (1978–2012)
Spouse
Patricia Stich
Children
Two daughters, three step-sons
Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, called "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by some, including ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.
LarryMerchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO sports presentations of HBO World Championship...
which could possibly weaken him. However, Lalonde later told HBO's LarryMerchant that he didn't have any trouble making weight. Lalonde, 31–2 with 26...
it was the most punishment they had ever seen the champion absorb. LarryMerchant memorably added, "Well, if Mike Tyson -- who loves pigeons -- was looking...
southpaw during the process. In a post fight interview, HBO broadcaster LarryMerchant, asked Morales, "Why?" Morales replied by asking a question of his own...
draw, 114-114. It was announced by HBO Boxing After Dark announcer LarryMerchant on the June 16, 2007 telecast that Dirrell was currently undergoing...
in his prime a relatively close fight, in which he, in the words of LarryMerchant, "rocked Tyson" in the first round. However, Tyson went on to win a...
Ward didn't "show [him] something"); afterwards HBO boxing commentary LarryMerchant called it one of the most extraordinary things he'd ever seen in boxing...
decision with all the judges scoring the fight 114–113 in favor of Ward. LarryMerchant stated after the fight, "It was a classic hometown decision, Kovalev...
welterweight titles in a lopsided 12-round decision. Others, notably LarryMerchant, the famous HBO Analyst at ringside, said, during the fight.."Mayweather...
National Football Lottery is a 1973 book by sportswriter LarryMerchant. In this book, Merchant attempts to discover what would happen if he were to bet...
together Cloverlay, a group of local businessmen (including a young LarryMerchant) who invested in Frazier's professional career and allowed him to train...
able to resume coverage of the incident from several levels above. LarryMerchant and Foreman remained in the ring providing coverage as tempers continued...
established him as one of the world's best heavyweights. Sportscaster LarryMerchant declared, "We have a great new heavyweight." The win over Ruddock made...
charged slurs; he was called a "gorilla" and "a jungle beast" in print. LarryMerchant, then a writer with the Philadelphia Daily News, wrote: "A celebration...
both of them. During his bout with Morales in 1999, HBO commentator LarryMerchant joked, "If you look in the dictionary, under 'Tough Irishman', you'll...