Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

In September 2011 following the Victor Ortiz vs.

Larry Merchant (born February 11 1931) is an American former sportswriter a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts and is considered "the greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.