Larry Merchant has said some unforgettable things over the years in his many decades of experience as a ringside analyst for HBO Boxing. Each weekday we will post one of his quotes. It may be a quote that is insightful, it may be a quote that is hilarious, it may be a quote that is just plain odd.
The following quote was from the HBO World Championship Boxing broadcast headlined by "Sugar" Shane Mosley against Antonio Diaz from November 2000. The undercard was a bout between Hector Camacho, Jr. and Joe Hutchinson. It was Junior's first appearance on HBO, and his entrance was a bit delayed. Merchant had this gem to offer:
Can you tell me what's going on here, is this some kind of long distance dance? What are we waiting for? Junior time runs very slowly...
Junior was pretty well-hyped by HBO at this point even though this was his first appearance. He never reached the next level and has since been a huge disappointment. A fight between Camacho, Jr. and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., which was being discussed last year, would still draw a helluva crowd and should be put together still.
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