Max Kellerman has sold his soul...

[MrRolltide91]

hbo is going to offer Floyd a contract after he finishes his showtime contract.


don't think for one second they won't give him a call, so they can have the rematch exclusively to themselves.

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

HE is correct, the NSAC is to blame for the simple reason, it is their soul responsibility to make sure that the fighters safety is paramount, if they found out two hours before the fight that Pac was injured, why deny him the legal pain killers, USADA even vouched for him and they did the drug testing.

A lot of fighters don't check of injured when they go in not 100 percent, Floyd and Oscar were both given pain killers before fights and they were never injured. Why didn't they give Pac the shot? this is whats fishy to me. NSAC let a injured man in the ring, its the responsibility of the NSAC to cancel a fight for fighters safety.

I remember there was a fight where a UFC fighter said he hurt his arm an hour before the fight and he was scrapped from the card. NSAC should have either canceled the fight or gave the legal pain killers before.

They let the fight go on for money and let a man in with a disadvantage going in and injury, if they gave Pac his pain killers and let the fight go on than they would have a leg to stand on in the lawsuit, now they are equally at fault and canceled out their suit toward pac.

They should have just gave him the shot, after the fight they could have filed the lawsuit that he lied on his contract. Now they are trying to cover their tracks.

exactly and they're throwing Pac under the bus to save their behind. Not surprised man of integrity would retire after the fiasco.

[MrRolltide91]

Go listen to Kellermans ESPN radio show him and Lampley shit all over him. They were talking about how they'd end up having to hype a Mayweather 50th fight Pacquiao rematch and Lampley said he wasn't allowed to tell fans what he thought (Mayweather would easily win) because of his job. HBO making them hype their fighters.

link?.......

[The Big Dunn]

Someone must've sat him down after the post fight PAC interview and let him know where his bread gets buttered... The BS he was spewing prior to the Canelo vs Kirkalnd fight was at times delusional and other times flat out lies...

"PAC won 4 rounds on some peoples cards with one arm with two imagine what he could've done"

"If you want to blame anyone blame the NSAC... Now all of the sudden they want to follow the rules. That wasn't in line with the spirit of the event" (so bend the rules for PAC max?)

"Had PAC postponed the fight he would've been out for at least 12 months who knows if Floyd would would still be fighting?"
(It was an old injury that he's been fighting with for years if he re aggravated it ... Some rest would've had him ready for September without surgery)

I'm sure someone will post the link but seriously Max normally is the most level headed on HBO but This is the first time I honestly can say I think ... That's over with. Max has compromised the only thing that made him a decent analyst...

Good post. Max was getting respect from all corners all week for his non biased interview and fair, firm questioning of Manny. Even his haters gave him props.

The stuff on the fight last night was the complete opposite. I understand espn and Hbo have a narrative they are pushing and they pay his salary so I wasn't surprised.

Guess money is more important than professional respect for max. I don't blame him- mortgage, gas, food are not paid with respect.

[TintaBoricua]

they probably told him to sell a rematch

I used to think of Kellerman as a bastion of journalistic integrity, but not after this.

Good post. Max was getting respect from all corners all week for his non biased interview and fair, firm questioning of Manny. Even his haters gave him props.

The stuff on the fight last night was the complete opposite. I understand espn and Hbo have a narrative they are pushing and they pay his salary so I wasn't surprised.

Guess money is more important than professional respect for max. I don't blame him- mortgage, gas, food are not paid with respect.

What the hell is all this hate on Max? He was just saying what the public perception and how there's a slight chance of the fight being pushed into consideration for next year if there's enough public clamor for it because of the shoulder angle. The fight was a clear win for Mayweather and if these forums are any indication, there's really no warrant for a rematch, but I'm sure there's still plenty of money to mine out of a rematch if they ever wanted it.

Max was saying all this on his radio show the week after the fight, so why are you all gaining up on him?

I don't see what he's saying as "trying to kiss ass" or "save his job" or "push HBO's agenda", he's always considering all the angles. And like it or not however far fetched it may seem, there IS still money left to squeeze out if both fighters were to meet again. I'm not saying it'll make anywhere near the amount they made for last weekend, but there's a nice chunk they'd take home if they decided to do it again...lop-sided win be damned.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

Someone must've sat him down after the post fight PAC interview and let him know where his bread gets buttered... The BS he was spewing prior to the Canelo vs Kirkalnd fight was at times delusional and other times flat out lies...

"PAC won 4 rounds on some peoples cards with one arm with two imagine what he could've done"

"If you want to blame anyone blame the NSAC... Now all of the sudden they want to follow the rules. That wasn't in line with the spirit of the event" (so bend the rules for PAC max?)

"Had PAC postponed the fight he would've been out for at least 12 months who knows if Floyd would would still be fighting?"
(It was an old injury that he's been fighting with for years if he re aggravated it ... Some rest would've had him ready for September without surgery)

I'm sure someone will post the link but seriously Max normally is the most level headed on HBO but This is the first time I honestly can say I think ... That's over with. Max has compromised the only thing that made him a decent analyst...

they sat him down n let him know what the deal was lol he switched his whole tune

[MrRolltide91]

What the hell is all this hate on Max? He was just saying what the public perception and how there's a slight chance of the fight being pushed into consideration for next year if there's enough public clamor for it because of the shoulder angle. The fight was a clear win for Mayweather and if these forums are any indication, there's really no warrant for a rematch, but I'm sure there's still plenty of money to mine out of a rematch if they ever wanted it.

Max was saying all this on his radio show the week after the fight, so why are you all gaining up on him?

I don't see what he's saying as "trying to kiss ass" or "save his job" or "push HBO's agenda", he's always considering all the angles. And like it or not however far fetched it may seem, there IS still money left to squeeze out if both fighters were to meet again. I'm not saying it'll make anywhere near the amount they made for last weekend, but there's a nice chunk they'd take home if they decided to do it again...lop-sided win be damned.

I'm not hating on max

[The Big Dunn]

What the hell is all this hate on Max? He was just saying what the public perception and how there's a slight chance of the fight being pushed into consideration for next year if there's enough public clamor for it because of the shoulder angle. The fight was a clear win for Mayweather and if these forums are any indication, there's really no warrant for a rematch, but I'm sure there's still plenty of money to mine out of a rematch if they ever wanted it.

Max was saying all this on his radio show the week after the fight, so why are you all gaining up on him?

I don't see what he's saying as "trying to kiss ass" or "save his job" or "push HBO's agenda", he's always considering all the angles. And like it or not however far fetched it may seem, there IS still money left to squeeze out if both fighters were to meet again. I'm not saying it'll make anywhere near the amount they made for last weekend, but there's a nice chunk they'd take home if they decided to do it again...lop-sided win be damned.

How am I hating on him? He changed from Saturday night and I was just calling it as I saw it.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

we understand max has to do his job, its all a hustle, but it takes nothing away from the constant hypocrisy of team pac, and HBO... after 6 years of all this talk we just expected more professionalism from the 2 but its life

[Sweet Jones]

]I want to see you guys say something negative about the company you work for at the risk of being fired.[/B] It's also true though, they're going to have a rematch and get half the buys, same ****ty fight and bamboozle boxing fans again. These guys can't retire soon enough.

Not trying to justify/co-sign Team Pac's blatant BS by (falsely) pinning blame on USADA is NOT equal to 'saying something negative about the company you work'.