Larry Merchant, one of the most iconic boxing broadcasters of all time, was rushed to a hospital Thursday night and is in the critical care unit of a L.A. area hospital ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
We're told an ambulance came to Larry's building at around 6 PM Thursday and rushed him to a nearby hospital. We're told he's in a critical care unit.
We do not know what triggered the emergency or his prognosis.
Larry has been a longtime HBO boxing commentator, working with Jim Lampley, George Foreman, Roy Jones Jr.