Has Max Kellerman, Jim Lampley or Larry Merchant ever actually boxed before?

[Mayweather41-0]

Has Max Kellerman, Jim Lampley or Larry Merchant ever actually boxed before?

[El Chicano]

Jim Lampley boxed his girlfriend

[Mayweather41-0]

Jim Lampley boxed his girlfriend

lol no but seriously they critique the best boxers in the world and I would find it funny if they have never even sparred before. That is why I always put what Emmanuel Steward, Lennox Lewis, and Roy Jones say above what they say.

[MRBOOMER]

Has Max Kellerman, Jim Lampley or Larry Merchant ever actually boxed before?

Hell Na the most fighting they ever prbly did was arguing with Roy or steward or getting beat up by someone for talking to much trash while commentating

[Larry the boss]

i know kellerman trained in boxing not sure if he actually fought..and merchant was a football player

[El Chicano]

I wanna say Larry did a bit of amateur boxing, I may be wrong though.

[boxinfan#1]

I dnt think somebody needs to b a former boxer to b a good commentator, as long as they know the game from top to bottom...

[ReadyUp]

I dnt think somebody needs to b a former boxer to b a good commentator, as long as they know the game from top to bottom...

Do you need it? Maybe not.

But I guarantee you the first time you step over those ropes and into the ring your eyes open up to things you'd never see just by watching boxing.
Kind of upsets me a little about Dan Rafael. At times he seems like he thinks he is the "final word" on boxing when in reality he probably couldn't go 1 round with a heavybag. You at least have to train a little to really "get" boxing.

[Check]

lol no but seriously they critique the best boxers in the world and I would find it funny if they have never even sparred before. That is why I always put what Emmanuel Steward, Lennox Lewis, and Roy Jones say above what they say.

You don't need to box to be a great commentator. If that was the case most commentators would be boring because the best in the business have not. Howard Cosell, Bob Costas, Al Micheals, Tom Jackson, Curt Gowdy and most of the legends of the mic never had experience in the sport(s) that they covered. They honestly don't go hand in hand imo.

[Larry the boss]

you dont have to box to know the sport..but you do have to be around the sport