Max Kellerman doesn't know ****.

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

Ill bet you max kellerman can match up with ANYONE on this site in boxing knowlage, There is a reason why he has this HBO job ya know lol

In terms of WHAT aspects of boxing? I dont even know exactly what his job is on air. If he is an ANALYST of the action then I would say, being fair, that is knowledge in that area is very average. His historical knowledge and his views on THE GAME are good and attention getting, though

[LOLORSKATES]

In terms of WHAT aspects of boxing? I dont even know exactly what his job is on air. If he is an ANALYST of the action then I would say, being fair, that is knowledge in that area is very average. His historical knowledge and his views on THE GAME are good and attention getting, though

If they follow the same formula as the HBO WCB commentators, Kellerman would be the Larry Merchant journalist type, while Papa is the Jim Lampley blow by blow man and Lewis is the expert analyst.

I don't think Kellerman is entertaining at all. He doesn't have the same grasp on what is going on in front of him as does Merchant and he gets caught up with which fighters he likes.

As for the person who said he wouldn't be there if he didn't know what he's talking about, then you just opened the door to greatness for guys like Bob Sheridan and others who don't know what they're talking about.

Kellerman is there because he is young and the thinking is that bringing in younger commentators attracts a younger audience.

[Scott9945]

If they follow the same formula as the HBO WCB commentators, Kellerman would be the Larry Merchant journalist type, while Papa is the Jim Lampley blow by blow man and Lewis is the expert analyst.

I don't think Kellerman is entertaining at all. He doesn't have the same grasp on what is going on in front of him as does Merchant and he gets caught up with which fighters he likes.

As for the person who said he wouldn't be there if he didn't know what he's talking about, then you just opened the door to greatness for guys like Bob Sheridan and others who don't know what they're talking about.

Kellerman is there because he is young and the thinking is that bringing in younger commentators attracts a younger audience.

Kellerman's biggest weakness IMO is post fight interviews, which is surprising for someone who hosts a daily radio show in New York.

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Where fight production is concerned, HBO also has an unresolved problem relating to its lead-analyst slot. The members of HBO’s announcing team serve as its representatives to the boxing community. They are also essential to branding in the collective mind of subscribers. Two years ago, Greenburg put in motion a series of events designed to replace Larry Merchant with Max Kellerman. HBO is now in a situation where lead-analyst duties are divided between them. The assumption is that, in the not-too-distant future, Merchant will be gone.

Greenburg is delighted with the way things are working out. “Max’s performance has been very strong,” Ross says. “I’m getting a lot of good reaction from a lot of people about him. He has a vast historical understanding of the fight game and gives us deep penetrating analysis.”

Most people in boxing disagree with that assessment. Kellerman has many talents. Analyzing a fight as it unfolds in front of him isn’t one of them. Even if one accepts the view that HBO had to begin laying the groundwork for someone to succeed Larry Merchant, Max isn’t the guy.

Kellerman is a provocateur, not an analyst. The “vast historical understanding of the fight game” that Greenburg trumpets hasn’t been particularly helpful. The last time it surfaced was during a March 22, 2008, Boxing After Dark telecast, when Max likened Michael Katsidis to Rocky Marciano (although Max conceded that Katsidis had yet to prove himself on Marciano’s level as a fighter). That word of caution became obvious when Joel Casamayor knocked Katsidis out in the tenth round.

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