HBO Commentary trivia!!

[slystaff]

Name the fight that you heard these lines:

1.
- Harold Lederman: "If Roy Jones loved me as much as I love him, we'd be married...."

2.

- Larry Merchant: "Just goes to show that there's no horse that can't be ridden and no rider that can't be thrown"

Answer these and then add more of your own. Let's see who remembers HBO commentary.

[Erratic]

Name the fight that you heard these lines:

1.
- Harold Lederman: "If Roy Jones loved me as much as I love him, we'd be married...."

2.

- Larry Merchant: "Just goes to show that there's no horse that can't be ridden and no rider that can't be thrown"

Answer these and then add more of your own. Let's see who remembers HBO commentary.

1. Glen Johnson-Roy Jones
2. Vernon Forrest-Shane Mosley 1, late round 10

[slystaff]

1. Glen Johnson-Roy Jones
2. Vernon Forrest-Shane Mosley 1, late round 10Cool. I thought I'd start off with some easy ones to get the ball rolling. Add some more

[Jake]

Damn, I never heard the 1st one. I must've blocked out the broadcast, deleiting it from my DVR drive after one viewing and pretending it never happened. Good call on that.

[Erratic]

Larry Merchant: "Mike Tyson was like a bull in an antique shop. And what he did, he took down the old grandfather clock."

Jim Lampley: "What an awesome show! What a great, great fight!"

Manny Steward: "This is just like I expected"

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

"This is the worst fight i have ever seen in my life"-Harold Ledderman

[Erratic]

Gil Clancy: "Wanna ask again who's the best fighter in the world?"

[Ugotabe Kidding]

Jim Lampley: "What an awesome show! What a great, great fight!"


Hopkins-Tito, around round nine.


Manny Steward: "This is just like I expected

:lol: all of them?

[Jake]

Larry Merchant: "Mike Tyson was like a bull in an antique shop. And what he did, he took down the old grandfather clock."

Jim Lampley: "What an awesome show! What a great, great fight!"

Manny Steward: "This is just like I expected"
Merchant - Tyson-Holmes?

Not guessing the Steward one - you might as well ask the fight he DIDN'T say that.

[Jake]

Gil Clancy: "Wanna ask again who's the best fighter in the world?"
Jones-Brannon

[Erratic]

I was joking about Manny.

All the others were correct, except it was round 10 in Hopkins-Tito.

[Mitchell Kane]

When did Lampley say this:

"Hamed said that if he were to lose, it's because it was written by Allah. The 12 rounds you've seen here, shows that Allah knows how to spell BARRERA, B-A-R-R-E-R-A!"

[Jake]

Barrera-Hamed fight, though you all but gave away the answer the way you quoted it. :lol:

Seems like that quote always comes up, and I always ask the same question - didn't he say "Allah knows how to spell GREATNESS..." I should hope Allah or any other God would already know how to spell Barrera.

[Erratic]

Barrera-Hamed fight, though you all but gave away the answer the way you quoted it. :lol:

Seems like that quote always comes up, and I always ask the same question - didn't he say "Allah knows how to spell GREATNESS..." I should hope Allah or any other God would already know how to spell Barrera.

Nah, Mitchell was on point with the quote.

Lampley actually spelled Barrera's name.

What a dramatic clown.

[Jake]

damn, that makes no sense. ah whatever.

nobody's yet to guess rjjp4pno1's quote...

"This is the worst fight i have ever seen in my life"-Harold Ledderman

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

damn, that makes no sense. ah whatever.

nobody's yet to guess rjjp4pno1's quote...
Probably because everybody was asleep when he said it.

[Mitchell Kane]

Probably because everybody was asleep when he said it.

So it was a BAD fight.

That narrows it.

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

So it was a BAD fight.

That narrows it.
Yes it was a BAD fight.
Boxing After Dark that is.

[Father of Muzse]

Yes it was a BAD fight.
Boxing After Dark that is.

Didn't Lederman say that earlier this year during Dirrell-Stevens?

:dunno:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Didn't Lederman say that earlier this year during Dirrell-Stevens?

:dunno:We have a winner

[Jake]

Didn't Lederman say that earlier this year during Dirrell-Stevens?

:dunno:
damn, of all the fights, your old ass stayed awake long enough for THAT one?

[Father of Muzse]

damn, of all the fights, your old ass stayed awake long enough for THAT one?

It was so awful, I couldn't look away!

[slystaff]

When did Lampley say this:

"Hamed said that if he were to lose, it's because it was written by Allah. The 12 rounds you've seen here, shows that Allah knows how to spell BARRERA, B-A-R-R-E-R-A!":laughing: Are you serious?

:laughing:

You mention Hamed AND Barrera in the quot eand then ask what fight it was? :laughing:

You're a madman!:lol: This is not the type of "trivia" I had in mind.

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Jim Lampley "If you loose what will you do next?"

? "Jim..........Im gonna rob your house"

So who said it?

[Jake]

Probably an easy one, but...

Merchant: "10... 9... 8 ... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... WHAT A FIGHT!"

[whiskey]

It was so awful, I couldn't look away!

:lol: :laughing:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Probably an easy one, but...

Merchant: "10... 9... 8 ... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... WHAT A FIGHT!"Morales-Barrera 1. He actually got to 2 at the end.

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

"Before the fight we asked him what is going to be his primary focus after the victory he promised and he said catching his wife doggystyle, you gotta love that doggstyle huh, roy?"-Jim Lampley

[Jake]

Morales-Barrera 1. He actually got to 2 at the end.
good call.

have no clue on the one you just posted :lol:

[toomuchsol]

Jim Lampley "If you loose what will you do next?"

? "Jim..........Im gonna rob your house"

So who said it?

James Toney?

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

James Toney?Nope

[REEDsART]

It was so awful, I couldn't look away!:lol: This is how REED Felt about the PISSburg-DULLfins Game the Other Night...

Just COULDN'T Look Away...The BOREDOM was Captivating...

REED:cool:

[whiskey]

Jim Lampley "If you loose what will you do next?"

? "Jim..........Im gonna rob your house"

So who said it?

Trevor Berbick? :lol:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Trevor Berbick? :lol:Nope

[REEDsART]

"YES!!!....YES!!!...YES!!!..." - Roy Jones Jr.



REED:dunno:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

"YES!!!....YES!!!...YES!!!..." - Roy Jones Jr.



REED:dunno:Vince knocking out Zoo

[whiskey]

"YES!!!....YES!!!...YES!!!..." - Roy Jones Jr.



REED:dunno:

Tszyu-Phillips

[REEDsART]

"Someone Needs to Find my Words So I Can EAT Them" - George Foreman


REED:dunno:

[Mitchell Kane]

:laughing: Are you serious?

:laughing:

You mention Hamed AND Barrera in the quot eand then ask what fight it was? :laughing:

You're a madman!:lol: This is not the type of "trivia" I had in mind.

:lol:

Alright, here's another one (rough estimate)...I figure this will be answered very quickly:

Roy Jones Jr.: "It's almost like someone's been watching some Roy Jones tapes or something."

Jim Lampley: "It's not that good, Roy."

[Mitchell Kane]

Another:

Larry Merchant: "Lights flashing, and this huge, beautiful man suddenly appearing."

[Jake]

"Someone Needs to Find my Words So I Can EAT Them" - George Foreman


REED:dunno:
tito-Vargas

[whiskey]

tito-Vargas

What did he say that in response to? (or whatever he said previously)

[Jake]

If it's the right fight, then in response to his emphatically picking Vargas to beat Tito.

[ArturoGatti]

Another:

Larry Merchant: "Lights flashing, and this huge, beautiful man suddenly appearing."klitchko vs. mERCER?

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

If it's the right fight, then in response to his emphatically picking Vargas to beat Tito.Try Tito-Hopkins

[Mitchell Kane]

Try Tito-Hopkins

I was going to say, I thought it was another Trinidad fight...but I wasn't 100% sure.

[whiskey]

klitchko vs. mERCER?

Perhaps, but i thought it was a fight Klitscko fought in Germany.

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Another:

Larry Merchant: "Lights flashing, and this huge, beautiful man suddenly appearing."
Wlad-Brock

[Mitchell Kane]

Perhaps, but i thought it was a fight Klitscko fought in Germany.

It was, he was talking about the elaborate German entrance.

[whiskey]

It was, he was talking about the elaborate German entrance.

That's what i figured.

But Wlad - Brock was in the U.S. :dunno:

[Mitchell Kane]

Here's a famous one...(which will probably be answered by the first person who reads it):

Larry Merchant: "As wonderful as mariachi music is, in this setting it sucks."

[whiskey]

Here's a famous one...(which will probably be answered by the first person who reads it):

Larry Merchant: "As wonderful as mariachi music is, in this setting it sucks."

De La Hoya - Charpentier

[ElTerriblee]

It was, he was talking about the elaborate German entrance.

Yeah, the entrances every american fight fan enjoys once a year with the classy national anthems, while every German fan wants to smash his TV, when he hears the national anthem for a ref for the 38th time in a year.

[Ugotabe Kidding]

:lol:

Alright, here's another one (rough estimate)...I figure this will be answered very quickly:

Roy Jones Jr.: "It's almost like someone's been watching some Roy Jones tapes or something."

Jim Lampley: "It's not that good, Roy."

Lewis-Morrison, talking about Lewis' left hook

[Jake]

Here's a famous one...(which will probably be answered by the first person who reads it):

Larry Merchant: "As wonderful as mariachi music is, in this setting it sucks."
GLH-Whitaker

[REEDsART]

"Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game" - George Foreman


REED:lol:

[Erratic]

Larry Merchant: "This fight figures to be crunk"

Jim Lampley: "James Toney is a fat tub of goo"

Jim Lampley: "This has got to be one of the most unusual calls in the whole history of the sport"

[Mitchell Kane]

Anybody remember the exact George Foreman comment about the "green-eyed" fighter?

It was a great quote at the time and I remember the night he said and the fight he was talking about, but can't think of with the wording he used.

[Erratic]

"Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game" - George Foreman


REED:lol:

Roy Jones against David Telesco.

[Mitchell Kane]

Larry Merchant: "This fight figures to be crunk"

Jim Lampley: "James Toney is a fat tub of goo"

Jim Lampley: "This has got to be one of the most unusual calls in the whole history of the sport"

Pavlik-Miranda

Rahman-Toney

Merchant used to have some great quotes before the opening bell...Kellerman gives a poor imitation of it nowadays.

I can hear the last line in my head, but it hasn't come to me yet.

[Father of Muzse]

:lol: This is how REED Felt about the PISSburg-DULLfins Game the Other Night...

Just COULDN'T Look Away...The BOREDOM was Captivating...

REED:cool:

Sadly...

I watched every minute of that awful game too.

:lol:

[Mitchell Kane]

Merchant (rough estimate):

"It's like a big dog against a litle dog."

[Fighter]

In which fight did Foreman said this?

"If my wife did the method of visualization, I'd get up and run out the room."

[Jake]

Sadly...

I watched every minute of that awful game too.

:lol:
a true glutton for punishment you are. though i admit i couldnt pry myself away either. :lol:

the only good thing that came out of that game is that the low score allowed me to win my office pool by virtue of tiebreaker. everyone else i was tied with had 40 and over. I picked 31 and was worried it was too low

Jim Lampley: "This has got to be one of the most unusual calls in the whole history of the sport"
Chavez-Taylor I

[Mitchell Kane]

Larry Merchant (rough estimate):

"Riddick Bowe is showing a lot of cheek in this fight."

[Mitchell Kane]

Larry Merchant (classic quote):

"He'll bite ya, he'll punch ya...he'll bunch ya."

[Nobleart]

"Before the fight we asked him what is going to be his primary focus after the victory he promised and he said catching his wife doggystyle, you gotta love that doggstyle huh, roy?"-Jim Lampley

WTF! :lol:

Somebody please answer this one.

[Ugotabe Kidding]

Larry Merchant (classic quote):

"He'll bite ya, he'll punch ya...he'll bunch ya."

Golota-Nicholson?

[Nobleart]

a true glutton for punishment you are. though i admit i couldnt pry myself away either. :lol:

the only good thing that came out of that game is that the low score allowed me to win my office pool by virtue of tiebreaker. everyone else i was tied with had 40 and over. I picked 31 and was worried it was too low


Chavez-Taylor I

I thought that game was great. I was rooting for a double shut-out. :lol:

[Mitchell Kane]

Golota-Nicholson?

I believe so, though the bite was actually against Po'uha.

Golota inspired a lot of Merchant quotes.

"Would you say he pole-axed him, Jim? No you wouldn't."

"No, but if you want to Larry...you know...have at it."

[Fighter]

In which fight did Foreman said this?

"If my wife did the method of visualization, I'd get up and run out the room."

A couple of hints: He was talking about how a fighter's wife visualized with her husband on what was going to transpire during his next fight.

[REEDsART]

Roy Jones against David Telesco.NOPE...

REED:nono:

[Jake]

But it was a Jones fight, right?

[Father of Muzse]

"One is a rose that grew out of concrete, the other is a rose that grew from a rice paddy."

- Larry Merchant

[Jake]

"One is a rose that grew out of concrete, the other is a rose that grew from a rice paddy."

- Larry Merchant
Morales-Pac?

[Father of Muzse]

Morales-Pac?

Yep

First fight. Terrible analogy by Merchant.

[Jake]

Yep

First fight. Terrible analogy by Merchant.
Indeed. I actually couldn't remember if it was the 1st or 3rd fight. But yeah, the comment was almost up there w/ Lampley's take on Allah.

[Jake]

Merchant: "They make like the way they look... I just don't like the way they look TOGETHER."

[REEDsART]

But it was a Jones fight, right?Yeah, it WAS an RJ Fight just Not Roy-Telesco...


REED:cool:

[Mitchell Kane]

Merchant: "They make like the way they look... I just don't like the way they look TOGETHER."

Roy Jones Jr. and Derrick Gainer?

[Jake]

Yeah, it WAS an RJ Fight just Not Roy-Telesco...


REED:cool:
Jones-Woods?

[Jake]

Roy Jones Jr. and Derrick Gainer?
in a fight? :lol:

[Erratic]

Roy Jones-Derrick Harmon?

[Jake]

you predicing mine or REEDs?

(if mine, it's wrong, though right weight class)

[Mitchell Kane]

you predicing mine or REEDs?

(if mine, it's wrong, though right weight class)

Hopkins-Tarver?

[Jake]

:bears: Hopkins-Tarver?

[REEDsART]

Jones-Woods?Ding,Ding,Ding!!!...

After the Big Booty Females Do their Routine, Roy Levitates Up Out of a Box, Merchant Go's into "Bitchy, Old Fart" Mode & George Replies, "Hey, Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Game"...


REED:lol:

[Erratic]

Larry Merchant: "Which one are you going with? Your head or your gut?"

Harold Lederman: "I haven't seen an exhibition of boxing like this since Willie Pep"

[Mitchell Kane]

Here's one:

Foreman "Oh, he broke his leg."

Lampley "Don't be..." (I think his next word was probably going to be stupid/ridiculous.)

[slystaff]

Here's one:

Foreman "Oh, he broke his leg."

Lampley "Don't be..." (I think his next word was probably going to be stupid/ridiculous.)Lewis-Grant!

[REEDsART]

Here's one:

Foreman "Oh, he broke his leg."

Lampley "Don't be..." (I think his next word was probably going to be stupid/ridiculous.)Lennox vs Grant...1st Round...

GREAT Fight to REwatch...

REED:lol:

[REEDsART]

"I'm Gonna Go Out on a Limb & Say that if _____ can Take a Punch, we're Gonna have Some Fun Tonight." - Merchant


REED:cool:

[REEDsART]

"E-LIGHT"

"SPARE-ing"



REED:dunno:

[slystaff]

Lennox vs Grant...1st Round...

GREAT Fight to REwatch...

REED:lol:I got it first! :tease:

[slystaff]

Jim Lampley - "....came into the ring tonight with the chosen identity: "Legend Killer". The headline for this fight should be, "Legend Kills"."

[Erratic]

Jim Lampley - "....came into the ring tonight with the chosen identity: "Legend Killer". The headline for this fight should be, "Legend Kills"."

The end of Hopkins-Tarver

[Mitchell Kane]

"I'm Gonna Go Out on a Limb & Say that if _____ can Take a Punch, we're Gonna have Some Fun Tonight." - Merchant


REED:cool:

I think that was Bowe-Golota, but in truth Merchant has used a similar quote a few times.

[Donnybrook]

"E-LIGHT"

"SPARE-ing"



REED:dunno:

:lol: Good ol' Manny.

[Donnybrook]

"YES!!!....YES!!!...YES!!!..." - Roy Jones Jr.



REED:dunno:

Damn, REED, stop stalking RJJ's house!

[Donnybrook]

"Look at those eyes....they're like big lamp posts....they see everything!"

[Mitchell Kane]

"Look at those eyes....they're like big lamp posts....they see everything!"

Here's a bad guess: Mayweather versus Ndou.

[slystaff]

"Look at those eyes....they're like big lamp posts....they see everything!"That sounds like Foreman on Hamed.

[Donnybrook]

:nono: to both of ya's.

[Mitchell Kane]

:nono: to both of ya's.

Second bad guess: De La Hoya versus Carr.

[Mitchell Kane]

Here's one...shouldn't be too hard:

Foreman "The fire...is gone."

[Donnybrook]

"Look at those eyes....they're like big lamp posts....they see everything!"

Hopkins-Keith Holmes.

Foreman commenting on - and misinterpreting - Holmes' wide, big eyed stare (which was really about fear) - rounds later Holmes gets mauled and dominated. :lol:

Peace.

[Donnybrook]

"Can you believe 28 out of 30 fighters picked ________? Where is the respect for ___________ ?"

[Donnybrook]

"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters."

:lol:

[Erratic]

"Can you believe 28 out of 30 fighters picked ________? Where is the respect for ___________ ?"

Naseem Hamed and Marco Antonio Barrera.

Jim Lampley is in love with Metalhead.

[Erratic]

"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters."

:lol:

Mayweather-Hatton. :lol:

Jones-Ruiz. Foreman had some other good quotes that night too.

"It doesn't matter if you're 6 foot 12"

[TFK]

Jim Lampley "If you loose what will you do next?"

? "Jim..........Im gonna rob your house"

So who said it?


Iran Barkley


Ok...here's mine....


Harold Lederman: "Jim....I gotta tell ya."


TFK

[Jake]

"Can you believe 28 out of 30 fighters picked ________? Where is the respect for ___________ ?"
barrera-hamed

[Jake]

"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters."

:lol:
Jones-Ruiz. I was almost going to post that earlier. :lol:

[Jake]

Iran Barkley


Ok...here's mine....


Harold Lederman: "Jim....I gotta tell ya."


TFK
damn, good call on Barkley.

[Jake]

ah Erratic beat me on both. :flip:

An easy one as I leave for the night:

"And he closes the show... like the champion that he is."

[Mitchell Kane]

Here's a good one (not from the HBO crew):

"It's not your back, it's your eyes."

[TFK]

Here's a good one (not from the HBO crew):

"It's not your back, it's your eyes."

Czyz\Holyfield

TFK

[Mitchell Kane]

Czyz\Holyfield

TFK

Yep, Tommy Parks. Classic quote.

[Donnybrook]

BTW, despite his insanity Foreman DID have one of the absolute BEST quotes EVER on boxing:

"Boxing is like Jazz. The better it gets, the less people appreciate it."

BRILLIANT! :clap: :clap:

[Mitchell Kane]

(I'm not sure this is the exact wording for this one...)

During which telecast did Lampley sign off by saying:

"This is Jim Lampley...still looking for a hand to slap"
or
"This is Jim Lampley...still looking for someone to high-five."

[Xplosive]

Gil Clancy: "Wanna ask again who's the best fighter in the world?"

RJ-Brannon.

[Xplosive]

:lol:

Alright, here's another one (rough estimate)...I figure this will be answered very quickly:

Roy Jones Jr.: "It's almost like someone's been watching some Roy Jones tapes or something."

Jim Lampley: "It's not that good, Roy."

Lewis-Morrison.

[Xplosive]

Heres a tough one(I think):

Jim: If Golota had a left uppercut, he mighta finished Riddick Bowe.

to which Roy replies:

"I dunno it depends on where he lands it at."

[Xplosive]

How bout this one?

Merchant: "He's Oscar Peterson..... with boxing gloves."

Hint: The fight was quoted from once before in this thread.

[Antwuan Maxx]

"Once upon a time, he was a young lion who hunted down his prey. But now, he's an old lion, who prefers to hide in the weeds and hopes for something to come by." - Larry Merchant

"Those punches couldn't hurt a mouse." - Larry Merchant

"Most good basketball players are good basketball players." - Lennox Lewis

"Pour some water on his balls." - Ray Torres

"Oh myyyyy gawwwwwd....look at dis! Look..at..dis!" - Manny Steward

"Use ya fuckin jab, maaan. Dat bitch coulda been outta dere." Floyd Mayweather Sr.

[Irish98]

Lampley: "...and if my lip-reading is correct, he called him a bitch"

[Irish98]

"Once upon a time, he was a young lion who hunted down his prey. But now, he's an old lion, who prefers to hide in the weeds and hopes for something to come by." - Larry Merchant

"Those punches couldn't hurt a mouse." - Larry Merchant

"Most good basketball players are good basketball players." - Lennox Lewis

"Pour some water on his balls." - Ray Torres

"Oh myyyyy gawwwwwd....look at dis! Look..at..dis!" - Manny Steward

"Use ya fuckin jab, maaan. Dat bitch coulda been outta dere." Floyd Mayweather Sr.

Ibeabuchi-Byrd

:lol: at the Torres quote.

[slystaff]

Lampley: "...and if my lip-reading is correct, he called him a bitch"Jones-Telesco! :cool:

[Xplosive]

"Once upon a time, he was a young lion who hunted down his prey. But now, he's an old lion, who prefers to hide in the weeds and hopes for something to come by." - Larry Merchant

"Those punches couldn't hurt a mouse." - Larry Merchant

"Most good basketball players are good basketball players." - Lennox Lewis

"Pour some water on his balls." - Ray Torres

"Oh myyyyy gawwwwwd....look at dis! Look..at..dis!" - Manny Steward

"Use ya fuckin jab, maaan. Dat bitch coulda been outta dere." Floyd Mayweather Sr.

1. Hopkins-Wright

2. Byrd-Ibeabuchi

3. Dunno but lol.:lol:

4. Some Morales fight.

5. Gatti-Ward

6. DLH-Vargas?

[slystaff]

Larry Merchant: "That referee should have been Pistol Whipped for letting that continue"

[Xplosive]

Larry Merchant: "That referee should have been Pistol Whipped for letting that continue"

Thats an easy one. Jones-Hall.

[slystaff]

Lampley asks: "Eagles or Falcons?"
Fighter, in mid fight, responds: "Hmmm...I like Michael Vick" :lol:

[Xplosive]

Much props to the first one who gets this one right:

Merchant "Right down the middle. Back hands and forehands."

[Xplosive]

Lampley asks: "Eagles or Falcons?"
Fighter, in mid fight, responds: "Hmmm...I like Michael Vick" :lol:

Money May vs Bruseles.

[slystaff]

Money May vs Bruseles.You know you have to be a baaaaad man to be able to have a conversation with the announcers while your still kicking your opponent's ass! :bears:

[slystaff]

Lampley: "Outclass is probably too strong a word for what we're seeing here, but it's verging on that!"

[Xplosive]

Lampley: "Outclass is probably too strong a word for what we're seeing here, but it's verging on that!"

Cross dresser vs the zombie.

[Mitchell Kane]

Lampley: "Outclass is probably too strong a word for what we're seeing here, but it's verging on that!"

I was thinking of posting this one...surprised it took this long for someone to introduce it.

[Tam Tam]

Heres a tough one(I think):

Jim: If Golota had a left uppercut, he mighta finished Riddick Bowe.

to which Roy replies:

"I dunno it depends on where he lands it at."
Golota v Boogeyman

[Xplosive]

Golota v Boogeyman

Nope!

[Xplosive]

Foreman "What happened to the FIYAH?"

[Tam Tam]

Nope!
I just watched the fight :dunno:

[Xplosive]

I just watched the fight :dunno:

Still, its not the telecast I was refering to. I'll give you another shot.

[Mitchell Kane]

Foreman "What happened to the FIYAH?"

DLH-Castillejo

[Xplosive]

DLH-Castillejo

Nope! Heres a hint about this one. In the same telecast Foreman says "Generally when theres smoke... theres just a whole lot more smoke."

[Xplosive]

Merchant "This fight will look like a bowling ball going against an elusive bowling pin."

[Mitchell Kane]

Nope! Heres a hint about this one. In the same telecast Foreman says "Generally when theres smoke... theres just a whole lot more smoke."

Bowe-Gonzalez.

I thought you were referencing the quote I'd mentioned earlier (when Foreman was saying DLH's fire was gone).

[Xplosive]

Bowe-Gonzalez.

:bears: :bears:

[Mitchell Kane]

:bears: :bears:

Along those lines:

"He's had a bad hair life."

[Xplosive]

Merchant "Good pitching beats good hitting... and vice versa. In this sport good boxing beats big punching.... and vice versa."

[slystaff]

Merchant "Good pitching beats good hitting... and vice versa. In this sport good boxing beats big punching.... and vice versa."Damn! That's so familiar....hmmmmmmmmm

[Xplosive]

"The ring has been stormed by thugs & hooligans"

Everybody knows this one, but had to mention it anyway. One of the most infamous lines in HBO boxing history.:lol:

[Xplosive]

Lampley "Too much speed! Maybe too much power too!"

[slystaff]

Lampley "Too much speed! Maybe too much power too!"Mayweather-Gatti

[steve_dave]

"The ring has been stormed by thugs & hooligans"

Everybody knows this one, but had to mention it anyway. One of the most infamous lines in HBO boxing history.:lol:

Bowe/Golota 1. I love Lampley and George during that riot. :lol:

[Mitchell Kane]

Bowe/Golota 1. I love Lampley and George during that riot. :lol:

"Lou Duva's down...Lou Duva's in trouble!"

[whiskey]

Merchant "This fight will look like a bowling ball going against an elusive bowling pin."

I don't know the answer but Tua-Byrd would seem like a good choice for that analogy.

[Jake]

How bout this one?

Merchant: "He's Oscar Peterson..... with boxing gloves."

Hint: The fight was quoted from once before in this thread.
Jones-Brannon

[Jake]

I don't know the answer but Tua-Byrd would seem like a good choice for that analogy.
I know it;s not necessarily your guess, but Byrd-Tua was Showtime

[Jake]

Merchant (loose quote):

"This fight looks like a big offensive line trying to move a big defensive line."

Big hint to Mitchell Kane: you should be the 1st one to guess this one (and perhaps correct me if it's not exact :lol: )

[LOK]

lol.. . Harold is great:lol:

I am one of the few that really enjoy these guys I think. Lamply, merchant, foreman, Roy, Harold, they all are great. they making watching the fight not only exciting... but they make me laugh

I think lb for lb though Big George is probably the un-intenally funny one of them all.. he is the best

"This is the worst fight i have ever seen in my life"-Harold Ledderman

[LOK]

"STOP THE FIGHT!!!! STOP THE FIGHT!!!!!...

Jim- it's ok George, settle down

BG- I will NOT settle down!! THIS MAN IS GONNA END UP IN A PINE BOX!!!!!

[Fighter]

[In which fight did Foreman said this?

"If my wife did the method of visualization, I'd get up and run out the room."

quote=Fighter]A couple of hints: He was talking about how a fighter's wife visualized with her husband on what was going to transpire during his next fight.[/quote]

It was during the ringwalk of Famous Hernandez with his fight against Mayweather. The one with the only recorded knockdown of the Pretty Boy.

[ArturoGatti]

You know you have to be a baaaaad man to be able to have a conversation with the announcers while your still kicking your opponent's ass! :bears::rolleyes:

[ArturoGatti]

"STOP THE FIGHT!!!! STOP THE FIGHT!!!!!...

Jim- it's ok George, settle down

BG- I will NOT settle down!! THIS MAN IS GONNA END UP IN A PINE BOX!!!!!holyfield/bowe 3.

[ArturoGatti]

"Before the fight we asked him what is going to be his primary focus after the victory he promised and he said catching his wife doggystyle, you gotta love that doggstyle huh, roy?"-Jim Lampleyso, who said this? :dunno:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

so, who said this? :dunno:Jim Lampley don't you see his name next to the quote :lol:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

"I'm Gonna Go Out on a Limb & Say that if _____ can Take a Punch, we're Gonna have Some Fun Tonight." - Merchant


REED:cool:
Naz vs Barrera :dunno:

[Fighter]

"He has a history of fighting great closing rounds when he needs them. Never in his long career has he needed badly a great closing round than right now... DOWN GOES _______!!!!!!!"
Jim Lampley

"________ is a brave man."
Foreman

[Jake]

"He has a history of fighting great closing rounds when he needs them. Never in his long career has he needed badly a great closing round than right now... DOWN GOES _______!!!!!!!"
Jim Lampley

"________ is a brave man."
Foreman
First one - GLH-Quartey

Second one is in my head, but can't place the fight.

[Jake]

Merchant (loose quote):

"This fight looks like a big offensive line trying to move a big defensive line."

Big hint to Mitchell Kane: you should be the 1st one to guess this one (and perhaps correct me if it's not exact :lol: )
bump

[Father of Muzse]

"That Black guy he hits hard!!!"

- Ray Torres

[Jake]

"That Black guy he hits hard!!!"

- Ray Torres
Mayo-Forrest deux

[Father of Muzse]

Mayo-Forrest deux


Incorrect

[LOK]

:lol:
"That Black guy he hits hard!!!"

- Ray Torres

[Irish98]

"He has a history of fighting great closing rounds when he needs them. Never in his long career has he needed badly a great closing round than right now... DOWN GOES _______!!!!!!!"
Jim Lampley

"________ is a brave man."
Foreman

Jake got the first one.

"Oscar de la Hoya is a brave man." from DLH-Quartey, same round.

[LOK]

:bears:


that was great.. remember Foreman got suspended from HBO after this for a while..

he actuallly stood up at the side of the ring and yelled "STOP THE FIGHT" :lol:

holyfield/bowe 3.

[Baron]

"That Black guy he hits hard!!!"

- Ray TorresForrest-Mayorga 2

[Baron]

Mayo-Forrest deuxAh... You beat me but seems we're both wrong...

[Fighter]

"That Black guy he hits hard!!!"

- Ray Torres

I'll end the agony. Mayorga-Forrest I

[Fighter]

"Sure he has one speed and is one dimensional but that's some dimension(or speed??)."

Who was Merchant talking about and in what prefight?

[LOK]

I'm guessing Pacman?

"Sure he has one speed and is one dimensional but that's some dimension."

Who was Merchant talking about and in what prefight?

[Father of Muzse]

I'll end the agony. Mayorga-Forrest I

Correct.

"However"

There is dispute as to whether Mayorga truly said this. Some have said that Mayorga actually said "His hair is hard" or "His hair hurts" which refers to how Forrest had his hair twisted at the time. Mosley complained in both fights that Vernon's hair was sharp on the end and felt like barbed wire.

[TFK]

Name the fight...

"What started out as a joke, has turned into a disaster."

TFK

[LOK]

FAN MAN fight?


Name the fight...

"What started out as a joke, has turned into a disaster."

TFK

[Fighter]

I'm guessing Pacman?

Not him.

[Baron]

Name the fight...

"What started out as a joke, has turned into a disaster."

TFKDrago Vs. Appollo Creed

[slystaff]

Name the fight...

"What started out as a joke, has turned into a disaster."

TFKDrago vs Creed

[Father of Muzse]

"We we got tonight, is junk."

another broadcast...

"Let me talk to the fighter. Shut up or I'll cut off this interview!!!!"

- Larry Merchant

[Jake]

"We we got tonight, is junk."

He said it (at least) twice, but the more infamous occasion being Jones-Frazier/Shane-Golden Johnson card.

another broadcast...

"Let me talk to the fighter. Shut up or I'll cut off this interview!!!!"

- Larry Merchant
Brewster-Wlade Da Di uno

[slystaff]

Which fight was it where Larry manhandled a guy who interfered with his interview, sending both the guy and his own hair flying! :lol:

[Jake]

Zaragoza-McCullough.

"HE WUZ ROBBED"... Whoosh! :laughing:

[slystaff]

Larry - "Hide the women and children, if any of them are still awake"

Jim - "I don't know about you, Larry, but the kinda women I know love this stuff"

[Jake]

damn, I guessed three in a row AND nobody's yet to answe the last one I offered. Thread's outta control!!!

[Fighter]

"We we got tonight, is junk."

another broadcast...

"Let me talk to the fighter. Shut up or I'll cut off this interview!!!!"

- Larry Merchant

Camacho Jr- James Leija?

[Fighter]

Correct.

"However"

There is dispute as to whether Mayorga truly said this. Some have said that Mayorga actually said "His hair is hard" or "His hair hurts" which refers to how Forrest had his hair twisted at the time. Mosley complained in both fights that Vernon's hair was sharp on the end and felt like barbed wire.

Yes, I remember that. They said it was lost in the translation.

[Erratic]

ah Erratic beat me on both. :flip:

An easy one as I leave for the night:

"And he closes the show... like the champion that he is."

Tito-Vargas

[Father of Muzse]

Camacho Jr- James Leija?

#1 - Incorrect

#2 - Correct

[Father of Muzse]

He said it (at least) twice, but the more infamous occasion being Jones-Frazier/Shane-Golden Johnson card.


Brewster-Wlade Da Di uno

#1 - Incorrect

#2 - Incorrect

[Father of Muzse]

damn, I guessed three in a row AND nobody's yet to answe the last one I offered. Thread's outta control!!!

Perhaps if you got one correct, we'd answer yours. :lol:

[Jake]

#1 - Incorrect

#2 - Incorrect
You need to rewatch both fights, then, because he offered the same exact quotes.

We we got tonight, is junk."
For #1, my revised guess is a Margarito/Raffy Marquez B.A.D. doubleheader in Jan. 2004. Forget the opponents, but all you need to know about how shitty the card was. And it was "WHAT we got tonight...:" But he did say the same thing after Jones-Frazier (Jan 1999) because he started in again with the "this is junk" nonsense a few weeks later during Ibeabuchi-Byrd

"Let me talk to the fighter. Shut up or I'll cut off this interview!!!!"
#2, again, maybe he said it more than once (Camacho-Leija apparently being the other time), but he without a dobut said it after Brewster-Wlad I as well. Merchant was yelling at Brewster's crew, who was rowdy, and Lamon even apologized on their behalf, saying that they were just overexcited about the win.

[Father of Muzse]

You need to rewatch both fights, then, because he offered the same exact quotes.


For #1, my revised guess is a Margarito/Raffy Marquez B.A.D. doubleheader in Jan. 2004. Forget the opponents, but all you need to know about how shitty the card was. And it was "WHAT we got tonight...:" But he did say the same thing after Jones-Frazier (Jan 1999) because he started in again with the "this is junk" nonsense a few weeks later during Ibeabuchi-Byrd


#2, again, maybe he said it more than once (Camacho-Leija apparently being the other time), but he without a dobut said it after Brewster-Wlad I as well. Merchant was yelling at Brewster's crew, who was rowdy, and Lamon even apologized on their behalf, saying that they were just overexcited about the win.

If it ain't what I meant...it ain't right! :warning:

:tease:

[Jake]

did i at least get #1 right, in your mind, this time around? :lol:

[Mitchell Kane]

Originally Posted by Jake
Merchant (loose quote):

"This fight looks like a big offensive line trying to move a big defensive line."

Big hint to Mitchell Kane: you should be the 1st one to guess this one (and perhaps correct me if it's not exact :lol: )

bump

Jake,

I can't place it. I'm assuming it's probably a heavyweight fight (and probably two plodders), but all I can guess is a fight like Toney-Rahman.

Similar to one of my earlier quotes: "It's like big dog aganist a smaller dog" which he said during Mosley-Brown.

[ArturoGatti]

Larry - "Hide the women and children, if any of them are still awake"

Jim - "I don't know about you, Larry, but the kinda women I know love this stuff":laughing:

So that's why he punched that woman in the face.

[Mitchell Kane]

(I'm not sure this is the exact wording for this one...)

During which telecast did Lampley sign off by saying:

"This is Jim Lampley...still looking for a hand to slap"
or
"This is Jim Lampley...still looking for someone to high-five."

Not sure if anyone attempted to answer this one. The answer was DLH-Kamau. After the fight, they interviewed Camacho and DLH ringside and they were high-fiving each other and Lampley tried to act like one of the fellas and got denied.

Here's a question (I think this is right): when did Lampley drop Queen Latifah's name as a neighbor of his?

Another one: during which fight did he say he hung out with Jay-Z? (I think he called him a "cool" guy.)

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Larry Merhcnat: "He has 2 punches. Pitty and Pat"

[Jake]

Jake,

I can't place it. I'm assuming it's probably a heavyweight fight (and probably two plodders), but all I can guess is a fight like Toney-Rahman.

Similar to one of my earlier quotes: "It's like big dog aganist a smaller dog" which he said during Mosley-Brown.
Ibeabuchi-Tua

[Jake]

Not sure if anyone attempted to answer this one. The answer was DLH-Kamau. After the fight, they interviewed Camacho and DLH ringside and they were high-fiving each other and Lampley tried to act like one of the fellas and got denied.

Here's a question (I think this is right): when did Lampley drop Queen Latifah's name as a neighbor of his?

Another one: during which fight did he say he hung out with Jay-Z? (I think he called him a "cool" guy.)
Damn, the Queen LaBeefa one isn't ringing a bell.

The second one was Floyd-Zab, and if I'm not mistaken, he bragged about it for upwards of a minute into the round after Jay's face appeared on-screen

[Mitchell Kane]

Damn, the Queen LaBeefa one isn't ringing a bell.

The second one was Floyd-Zab, and if I'm not mistaken, he bragged about it for upwards of a minute into the round after Jay's face appeared on-screen

Yep.

It was a similar situation with the Queen when they showed her on-screen at Radio City Music Hall.

[Mitchell Kane]

Jake,

I think you'll get this one: during which fight and of which fighter did Lampley continually make reference to the fighter's interest in Winona Ryder?

[Jake]

Yep.

It was a similar situation with the Queen when they showed her on-screen at Radio City Music Hall.
Ah, then it would have to be Jones-Telesco, which to my knowledge was the only HBO fight that ever took place there. And also one which I've never seen the broadcast, since I was at the fight.

[Mitchell Kane]

Here's a good question:

Who sang Angel Manfredy's entrance music when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

[REEDsART]

Here's a good question:

Who sang Angel Manfredy's entrance music when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr.?Kid Rock...

In Reality, it was Manfredy that PUT him on the Map...

@ 1 Point, Kid Rock Looks into the Camera & Says "Ask Gatti how it Felt to Get Done"...

REED:lol:

[Donnybrook]

Correct.

"However"

There is dispute as to whether Mayorga truly said this. Some have said that Mayorga actually said "His hair is hard" or "His hair hurts" which refers to how Forrest had his hair twisted at the time. Mosley complained in both fights that Vernon's hair was sharp on the end and felt like barbed wire.

I don't have that fight but I am almost 100% positive that I clearly heard Mayorga say "ese negro pega duro"...which means "that black guy hits hard."

[Donnybrook]

Larry Merhcnat: "He has 2 punches. Pitty and Pat"

:lol: :lol: :lol: I don't know but that's classic!

[Xplosive]

I don't know the answer but Tua-Byrd would seem like a good choice for that analogy.

Nope! Its from Spaddy-Dorin.

[Xplosive]

Mayweather-Gatti

:bears: :bears: :bears:

[REEDsART]

"McCallum...McCullum???...Which is it??? "- George Foreman


REED:lol:

[REEDsART]

"I Could WHIP his Daddy" - George Foreman


REED:lol:

[slystaff]

"I Could WHIP his Daddy" - George Foreman


REED:lol:

I guess Tyson-Marvis Frazier? :lol:

[REEDsART]

I guess Tyson-Marvis Frazier? :lol:Nah...


REED:cool:

[royyjonesjrp4pno1]

Larry - "Hide the women and children, if any of them are still awake"

Jim - "I don't know about you, Larry, but the kinda women I know love this stuff"This one is annying the hell out of me. Im convinced it is either a Morales fight or a Cotto fight. Is that much right sly?

[Antwuan Maxx]

This one is annying the hell out of me. Im convinced it is either a Morales fight or a Cotto fight. Is that much right sly?

I'm pretty sure it was right before the opening bell for Pacquiao-Morales 3.

[Antwuan Maxx]

1. Hopkins-Wright ("Once upon a time, he was a young lion who hunted down his prey. But now, he's an old lion, who prefers to hide in the weeds and hopes for something to come by." - Larry Merchant).


2. Byrd-Ibeabuchi ("Those punches couldn't hurt a mouse." - Larry Merchant)

3. Dunno but lol.:lol: ("Most good basketball players are good basketball players." - Lennox Lewis)

4. Some Morales fight. ("Pour some water on his balls." - Ray Torres)

5. Gatti-Ward ("Oh myyyyy gawwwwwd....look at dis! Look..at..dis!" - Manny Steward)

6. DLH-Vargas? ("Use ya fuckin jab, maaan. Dat bitch coulda been outta dere." Floyd Mayweather Sr.)


1. Nope. Hopkins-Taylor II.
2. Yup.
3. Quintana-Julio (They were discussing Quintana breaking both elbows playing basketball prompting Lennox to drop this gem)
4. Haha, yeah..more than one fight actually. Particularly, Morales-Pacquaio II off the top of my head.
5. Nope. Toney-Jirov.
6. Nope. De La Hoya-Mayorga.

[Fighter]

"Sure he has one speed and is one dimensional but that's some dimension(or speed??)."

Who was Merchant talking about and in what prefight?

Surprised Guzman didn't get this one:

From Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico, the great Boricua champion, Felix Tito Trinidad!!....

Now I'm actually not sure which prefight it was, but I'm guessing Tito-Vargas...