Chris Robinson catches up with respected trainer Jeff Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Jeff breaks down the rumored Saul Alvarez-Austin Trout clash, Adrien Broner’s future in boxing, and the next move from Floyd Mayweather
Junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
It had been a little while since I had touched base with longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant to discuss the sweet science in depth.
No longer announcing fights for HBO and having recently celebrated his 82nd birthday, Merchant has been enjoying his newfound free time very well it seems. As one would guess, Merchant still has great enthusiasm for the boxing game and is always open to discussing anything related to the sport.
Calling up Merchant recently, we discussed some recent storylines, including WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner’s bout with Gavin Rees tonight in Atlantic City, his thoughts on junior welterweight brute Lucas Matthysse, the issues with performance-enhancing drugs in the sport of boxing, and why he would have preferred to see junior featherweight titlist Nonito Donaire face Abner Mares instead of Guillermo Rigondeaux.
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