The thing is he wasn’t always an asshole to everyone unless they were a controversial fighter. I think he barely bugged most fighters,
Dude was an asshole to a lot of fighters.
Worst, to me, was with Vernon Forrest after he beat Mosley the first time.
Vernon, the nicest fkn guy in boxing, just after a life defining win, feeling on top of the world, said.....when asked where he felt he stood in the rankings now......that ppl were calling Mosley the Tiger Woods of boxing (at the time) and he just beat Tiger Woods, so what does that make him ? Meaning he’s the guy who beat the guy so he should be the No.1.
Now you could say any number of things even if you don’t agree but Larry gets up on his hind legs and croaks "yeah, I don’t know about that." dismissively, on national television.
You can just see Vernon's face visibly fall.
Straight dick move.
Or with Bernard Hopkins, after he beat some anonymous mandatory, while he’s holding his daughter in that interview.
Hopkins put him in his place though.
Merchant did that shit to a lot of low ranking / up coming fighters too, only, they couldn’t say shit back because he was who he was.
Leonard Ellerbe should've taken one for the team and smacked Larry Merchant with his moustache during that Victor Ortiz brouhaha.
I hope Floyd made him walk back home from the arena.