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After being rushed to the hospital with a case of vertigo, former HBO reporter and Hall of Famer Larry Merchant, 92, is recovering at home.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 21, 2024
Following Larry Merchant's recent trip to the emergency room, the 92-year-old's new trip to the hospital has boosted optimism. Merchant is recovering at home from a bout of vertigo, according to TMZ, which first announced the boxing analyst's hospitalization, and HBO's long-running battle coverage is back on the mend. Merchant was admitted to the hospital at 6 p.m. last month, but the exact reason of the emergency wasn't available at the time.

Fes Batista is the Misfits boxer who considered suicide before a Lady Gaga album saved his life and Roy Jones Jr. honed his skills in the ring... after more than a decade of service, he debuts in KSI's promotion on Saturday

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 20, 2024
The weekend night marks a turning point in a journey that began with football in Huddersfield, plunged the depths of near-suicide at university, revelled in training alongside boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.'s chickens, and will come to an end, God-knows-when. Batista's life can be divided into two periods: the pre-Gaga and post-Gaga. Batista found himself clutching a knife to his neck alone in his bedroom on a bleak night at university. His sense of self-worth had been eroded by a persistent racial abuse, bullying, and exclusion. It was before he heard the word 'Marry The Night'.

Boxing analyst Larry Merchant, 92, is 'rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital after suffering a medical emergency and remains in critical care' more than a decade after he retired from HBO

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 22, 2023
Larry Merchant, the renowned HBO boxing analyst and journalist, has been admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital, where he is still in critical care. Merchant was admitted to the hospital at 6 p.m. on Thursday, but the exact reason has not been confirmed as of yet. Among other things, the 92-year-old merchant is best known for his time with HBO, where he worked with Jim Lampley, George Foreman, Roy Jones Jr., and the late Harold Lederman.