Thread: Lampley and Kellerman are worthless

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

But will HBO keep him? There's a lot of guys on this forum that have been voicing their distaste as regards comments made toward Hatton on fight night and also in relation to some others fights/fighters and HBO's attitude toward them.
If HBO wants to continue as virtually boxing's frontrunner as regards ppv they are going to have to offer a better service.
They can warn Kellerman, (he continuinly voiced personal opinions which were distasteful toward a world champion and a respected contender.) but he won't change. I don't have any great problem with Lampley but he completely missed round 3 and iv noticed this happening in a number of fights when he goes off on his tangents!
HBO needs to sharpen up.

Can you clarify which statements you're talking about? What did he say that was so distasteful?

The final count had barely left the lips of the referee when Kellerman blurts "Those people who said Castillo was shot are lookin pretty smart right now."
For me, and i know for many others, that was not only disrespecting Hatton and his victory but also Castillo.
Castillo has been a warrior keen to please the crowd and boxing analysts for a long time now, for Kellerman to walk in and dismiss Castillo as a past it nothing fighter really got to me....
And in the interview with Hatton he showed very little etiquette in my opinion...

then merchant must be ten times worst than kellerman...because he has torn down many HBO events after the results aren't to his liking....at least kellerman was speaking with the majority of boxing analyst..even manny was saying castillo didn't look good..and it was the first round....

well im pretty sure that the showing we received was of a sub-par Castillo, but there was little he could do against Hatton's style and i believe it was a little early to pronounce him as a shot fighter.

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

well im pretty sure that the showing we received was of a sub-par Castillo, but there was little he could do against Hatton's style and i believe it was a little early to pronounce him as a shot fighter.

especially since castillo had moved up...but i do think shot or not hatton is bigger and would have beaten any version of castillo...much like clottey would have beaten any version of corralles..simply too big and too active...

Very Good point that. I agree, but i still feel Castillo can go on in boxing.

Originally Posted by JonesJrMayweather

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

well im pretty sure that the showing we received was of a sub-par Castillo, but there was little he could do against Hatton's style and i believe it was a little early to pronounce him as a shot fighter.

especially since castillo had moved up...but i do think shot or not hatton is bigger and would have beaten any version of castillo...much like clottey would have beaten any version of corralles..simply too big and too active...

Great points...The part that's astounding for me is after one loss to a well conditioned and pressure fighter like Hatton.... Castillo HAD to be shot according to Kellerman, never taking into account other factors that may have affected the fight...did he ever ask Hatton what his strategy in the fight was? or what he saw in Castillo? Nope, just that Castillo was shot and the only possible next fight was against PBF....Kellerman's "interview" was amaturish at best...

Love or hate Larry he always asks "what did you see?" and in this getting the fighters perspective, who gives a S%^t what Kellerman thinks(that's for his ESPN show) I want to hear what the fighters think...

CC for the Promoter for sayin what i was trying to

Steward couldn't seem to make up his mind. He said in the 4th round that Castillo looked old in the 1st round, but never said that in the 1st round to begin with,lol. He said Ricky did a "good" job, but at the very end he was singing Ricky's praises, and saying he definately made him a believer. How can you be a believer in someone you just said looked "good" against an old, shot geezer?? Make up your mind. I already gave my opinion on that creepy, bug eyed Kellerman fake. He looked more interested in interviewing Castillo when Jose reached out to shake hands with Ricky, then he did actually interviewing Ricky himself. Really actually seemed to be talking down to Ricky in that interview, with those bulging eyes and that sarcastic lopsided grin of his. I was hoping Ricky would punch him in his pimply face. I like Manny, but all in all, it was like watching the 3 stooges running around not nowing what to do.