Larry Merchant Quotes & Sayings

It's hard to break through the clutter of fighters out there trying to get attention. — Larry Merchant

There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the old Mobsters with the kind of 'corporate rule' of boxing. — Larry Merchant

Fernando Vargas may have had a 6-pack in his stomach, but he didn't have a six-pack on his chin. — Larry Merchant

Nothing will kill boxing, and nothing can save it. — Larry Merchant

If I were 50 years younger, I would kick your ass — Larry Merchant

I don't think that boxing historians have been able to find a case in which a great fighter, or a fighter presumed to be a great fighter, came to such an ignominious end. — Larry Merchant

Just because you BEAT Michael Jordan doesn't mean you BECOME Michael Jordan. — Larry Merchant

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth. — Larry Merchant

This fight figures to be crunk — Larry Merchant

Was it your strategy to just take as much punishment as you could and then hope he would fall down? — Larry Merchant

Betting stimulates the caring glands. That is where there is so much caring at the racetrack. — Larry Merchant

Vitali Klitschko doesn't get enough credit for how intelligent he fights, because he knows when to throw at the target and when to throw through the target. — Larry Merchant

The thorough bred against a clamor, or rather the Porsche vs. the pickup truck. — Larry Merchant

To say he has a glass chin is an insult to glass. — Larry Merchant

Too much youth, hunger, mission, and talent. — Larry Merchant

No use gambling if you can't lose your head once in a while. — Larry Merchant

The Super Bowl is like Christmas shopping at Macy's for bookies. — Larry Merchant

Jameel McCline acts as if attacking Wladimir Klitschko is akin to attacking Russia during winter — Larry Merchant