Thread: Max Kellerman's double standard

Last night, Max Kellerman was gushing with praise for Andre Ward. Ward fought dirty as usual, clinching a lot, holding his opponent's arm, and using deliberate headbutts.

However, Max was bashing Wladimir for holding, during the fight with Povetkin, and also discrediting Wlad's career even before the fight started, saying (as he always does) in as many words that Wlad is no good and he's only heavyweight champion because the heavyweight division is no good.

Kellerman was also discrediting Wlad's opponent Povetkin before the fight started, saying Sasha wasn't really an Olympic Gold Medal winner because his opponent was injured before the final as if he wanted to launch a pre-emptive strike to diminish Wlad's upcoming win (he didn't mention Povetkin was world amateur champion in 2003 as well). In contrast, Kellerman was repeatedly saying Rodriguez was "the best available opponent" and "the best super middleweight Ward hasn't already beaten".

Now, Wlad was indeed clinching too much in the fight with Povetkin, it's undeniable. But Ward is a far dirtier fighter, not only clinching a lot but using illegal tactics like headbutts, most evident in round 12 last night. Kellerman never questions Ward's tactics.

Kellerman repeatedly suggests Golovkin move up to 168 to fight Ward, but never suggests Ward move up to 175 and fight Hopkins, Kovalev or Stevens. Max never questions why Ward insisted Dawson fight him at 168 (in fact it was Max who first suggested Dawson move down), and never questions why Ward generally fights at home and had all four officials last including referee Jack Reiss from Ward's home state of California.

Wlad has had an even more impressive run at heavyweight than Ward has at super middleweight, but Kellerman refused to recognize it, while constantly gushing with praise for Ward's achievements.

Max Kellerman goes by a very obvious double standard.

Wlads last fight was so much worse than any Ward affair imo, they aren't even close to the same thing to watch. Just because Ward may use a greater array of borderline tactics doesn't mean he is dirtier than Wlad was in there, who was fouling every single time he could. Perhaps if the ref hadn't done anything it could have gotten close, but that wasn't the case.

Yeah I don't think you can even compare Andre's fight last night to the Wlad debacle.

You cannot with a straight face compare what Wlad did to Ward lastnight. The entire trio was in unison calling Wlad..Jones and Kellerman were watching different fights lastnight. Ward merely in the ring lastnight was enough to bring out the detracters..how it unfolded seems secondary to many if you ask me.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Yeah I don't think you can even compare Andre's fight last night to the Wlad debacle.

Wlad managed to knock down an opponent who had never been down before and who had been an Olympic Gold Medal winner. Wlad's opponent was better that Rodriguez (although some people won't admit it) and the scorecards were wider.

I'm not defending all the holding Wlad was doing against Povetkin, it was painful to watch. But Ward clinches like that in all his fights, in fact is much dirtier with his headbutts, while Wlad's fight against Wach for example was clean and entertaining. And Wlad usually ends his fights with KOs.

Kellerman has plenty of loving praise for Andre Ward, but he is extremely reluctant to give the slightest recognition to any good European boxer. He used to discredit Calzaghe and Hatton the same way as he does Wladimir and Kovalev now.

But then Kellerman is a dick and you can't expect dick from a dick except that he will inevitably be a dick. Having said that Ward too is a dick and sometimes so is Wlad......the dick.

They are nowhere near the same. Ward may clinch alot too but there is a certain method to his offense and clinching just happens to be a part of it whereas Wlad just holds and stays there like a Ukranian whore.

Wlad just stays in a clinch in fear of getting hit and waits for the referee to break it up..

Ward gets his man in a clinch and follows it up with infighting..

Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

They are nowhere near the same. Ward may clinch alot too but there is a certain method to his offense and clinching just happens to be a part of it whereas Wlad just holds and stays there like a Ukranian whore.

Wlad just stays in a clinch in fear of getting hit and waits for the referee to break it up..

Ward gets his man in a clinch and follows it up with infighting..

Show some consistency then. Ward is certainly not as bad as Wlad was in his last grapple fest but he is certainly more blatant than Hatton. He is a far more naturally talented fighter than Hatton but his punch output in comparison is shocking. He is a border line baby who can't wait to spit his dummy out.