LAS VEGAS (AP) — Larry Merchant wasn't quite sure he'd be able to say anything on fight night, much less what came out of his mouth. A case of Vegas throat, an affliction cursed by entertainers in this gambling city for years, had left him nearly mute.
A visit with the doctor gave him his voice back, and for that boxing fans everywhere should be grateful.
Microphone in hand, Merchant delivered the knockout of the night.
"I wish I was 50 years younger," Merchant told Floyd Mayweather Jr., "I'd kick your ass."
Not the kind of line you hear from a television sports announcer, even one working on HBO. Certainly not the kind of line you'd expect from an 80-year-old who …
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