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That was the worst interview i have ever seen. For fuck sake let the guy speak, whats the point of asking a question and then pulling the mic away half way through his response. He did it about 6 times and im suprised PBF didnt punch him, was irretating the fuck out of me sat at home imagine how floyld felt!! let the guy have his moment.
Kellerman should have hit Mayweather on the head with it, and then ask Mayweather if he would like to fight the microphone at a catchweight of 144 pounds. Then he should have invited Mosley and Hopkins in to beat living daylights out of Floyd.
Let Floyd have his moment? You've got to be kidding! ;D
Fair enough but if your gonna ask a question atleast let the guy answer, pulling the mic away 2 seconds into a response is just taking the piss,Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
True, it isn't very nice.
I have been criticizing Max for liking Floyd's balls too much so that was brilliant. I mean WTF is his problem not answering that question. How long does Floyd has been a Welter Weigh why in the world he hasn't fought Shane or Cotto at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
Finally Max got bore of it and did what he did and put Shane on his face world wide and B-Hop pressing the action.
Fucking Love it.
Mother Fucking Floyd comming in @ 146..... Fuck him. ;D
At the end it was Floyd grabbing the mic away.Max was having a no spin zone is all
Never liked Kellerman, never will.
I actually thought that what Mosley did was pretty classless. He took a page out of Kanye West's playbook.
Somebody needs to upload this carry on...it sounds better than the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
All three of the Goldent Boys are real pieces of work. Love what they do/did in the ring but as promoters they look like 3 thugs just waiting for you to turn around and stab you in the back. I think thats what pissed floyd off he was saying something likeQuote:
Originally Posted by C-Lo
"we play ball together and you do me like that" or something like that.
Ive never liked Max as interview.He's a flake but he did nothing wrong.Floyd spoke,Max took control for answer to question..,...the Mosley stuff was planned,I'd bet on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by milesSomebody needs to upload this carry on...it sounds better than the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhRRUIzqGE
I dont think it was staged, Max looked irritated and he cut if off by turning it to Jim.
Anybody notice triple H? looked like he was backing up floyd if things really escaladed.
It seemed pretty obvious that the reason he was pulling the mic away is because Floyd was refusing to give him straight answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
Max did his job. Any problems with the interview are Floyd's doing.
That's what you get when you pisee on a reporters interview.
Max: " Ohh so you don't want to answer ok here is Shae to pissed you off...." LOL
Hey Hater... Do me this favor, before you open up your trap again why dont you please do us all a favor and back your words..Quote:
Originally Posted by PuyaI have been criticizing Max for liking Floyd's balls too much so that was brilliant. I mean WTF is his problem not answering that question. How long does Floyd has been a Welter Weigh why in the world he hasn't fought Shane or Cotto at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
Finally Max got bore of it and did what he did and put Shane on his face world wide and B-Hop pressing the action.
Fucking Love it.
Mother Fucking Floyd comming in @ 146..... Fuck him. ;D
GO to boxrec and look at all 3 of there records and schedules and pick out when they could have met Floyd.. Should be fairly easy assignment for a cerebral assassin such as yourself;)
Kellerman was also a bit flustered too, he was just trying to get through an uncomfortable situation. Kellerman did nothing wrong really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeaIt seemed pretty obvious that the reason he was pulling the mic away is because Floyd was refusing to give him straight answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
Max did his job. Any problems with the interview are Floyd's doing.
thats weird, call me crazy but what I saw was Max asking questions and then cutting mayweather off mid answerQuote:
Originally Posted by milesKellerman was also a bit flustered too, he was just trying to get through an uncomfortable situation. Kellerman did nothing wrong really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeaIt seemed pretty obvious that the reason he was pulling the mic away is because Floyd was refusing to give him straight answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
Max did his job. Any problems with the interview are Floyd's doing.
Kellerman was out of his depth there, he did cut off Maywether a couple of times, but they were hardly fully formed questions. And then of course, Mayweather stole the mic and it was a plea for help with the word "Jim..." said over and over again. Heat of the moment stuff and understandable given what had just gone on. It can't be nice having Hopkins shouting over your shoulder whilst you are trying to conduct an interview.Quote:
Originally Posted by JT Rockthats weird, call me crazy but what I saw was Max asking questions and then cutting mayweather off mid answerQuote:
Originally Posted by milesKellerman was also a bit flustered too, he was just trying to get through an uncomfortable situation. Kellerman did nothing wrong really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
I can't believe I am defending Kellerman! :p
So kellerman is dick lint.......what else is new .
It wasQuote:
Originally Posted by milesSomebody needs to upload this carry on...it sounds better than the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhRRUIzqGE
Exactly, just when you start feeling respect for Floyd, he quickly reminds you of how much of an unintelligent asshole he is.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeaIt seemed pretty obvious that the reason he was pulling the mic away is because Floyd was refusing to give him straight answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
Max did his job. Any problems with the interview are Floyd's doing.
Max pull out the mike coz PBF's not answering the question. But he should've push it a little bit more to get the answer he wants. I wish Jim Gray was there instead of Max. Jim Gray will follow you up to the Locker room just to get the right answer. Can't forget how courageous Jim Gray was when he interviewed Tyson after tyson Chew holyfield's ear!!! That was a hard Ball reporting.
I have to disagree here. Floyd did not make it easy on him, but Max did not do a very good job, and it's obviously because he is either untrained or uninterested in being a journalist. Sarcastically talking over Floyd because he isn't giving you straight answers is not the way to handle a post-fight interview, or any interview, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
There's a difference between an interview and an interrogation. The interviewer's job is to facilitate the fighter's interaction with the audience. It's nice if he answers your questions directly but if not, you deal with it and try to guide the interview back on track.
Max handles his interviews like he's a cop trying to get a confession out of a guy. Larry Merchant never has to wrestle over the microphone because he gives respect and in turn commands it.
I wouldn't. Mayweather was clearly annoyed He turned into Gareth Gates. He couldn't talk.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliIve never liked Max as interview.He's a flake but he did nothing wrong.Floyd spoke,Max took control for answer to question..,...the Mosley stuff was planned,I'd bet on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by milesSomebody needs to upload this carry on...it sounds better than the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
That was a setup between Kellerman and GBP. Kellerman brought Mosley's name up, Mosley was standing right behind him. Completely classless. Nosley is just looking for one last big payday, Floyd will beat him when they do fight.
yep Kellerman is an irritating man.
For a second I thought the same thing. What has been going on with HBO and Goldenboy, why does HBO love them so much. A couple of months ago, Thomas Hauser wrote an article about all the guaranteed dates that HBO keeps given goldenboy. It sure is strange and bad for their product.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
He called him over,held his hand.All bets are off on live tv with propositions of a future clash between promoters/fighters.Floyd went speechless...imagine that....when he felt he was being double teamed but yet kept reaching for the mic.Must have been like bizarro world for him.Give them all EmmysQuote:
Originally Posted by onoI wouldn't. Mayweather was clearly annoyed He turned into Gareth Gates. He couldn't talk.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpicoliIve never liked Max as interview.He's a flake but he did nothing wrong.Floyd spoke,Max took control for answer to question..,...the Mosley stuff was planned,I'd bet on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
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Originally Posted by milesKellerman was also a bit flustered too, he was just trying to get through an uncomfortable situation. Kellerman did nothing wrong really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPeaIt seemed pretty obvious that the reason he was pulling the mic away is because Floyd was refusing to give him straight answers.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
Max did his job. Any problems with the interview are Floyd's doing.
That was a contrived interview to hype things for HBO. If not, Kellerman should be fired for not knowing how to do an interview (and he fails miserly at it). I did not pay my PPV fee to see that a--wipe act like a right c--t. He looks like a real prat in there almost afraid of getting beat up by the boxers and seconds, etc. Are you feeling me on this? :angryxo4:
Kellerman has always acted like a tool. His brain can't keep pace with his mouth, which is already talkin garbage before he can even get the mic up to his face. It was funny to see brian kenny give floyd a hard time, only for them to laugh about it at the beginning of the next interview and do it all over again. There at least seemed to be a level of respect there.
Kellerman was trying to make a name for himself with his actions. Instead i think hes just aced himself out of the opportunity. If he thought jocking floyd for being a pure boxer and all the other stuff earned him any stroke with floyd, he's delusional.. even it did, he pissed it out the window with his "you say what i want you to or i'm taking my mic back" routine. As much as I don't like Larry merchant, he at least got answers or rephrased the question to seem less confrontational in hopes of getting at least a partial answer.
Kellerman's a dumbass. he said Calzaghe would beat prime Michael spinks.
Why were you surprised? Max is bigger than Floyd so theres no way he would fight him ;D. I never liked Max but Id like to thank him because that was alot more exciting and entertaining than the fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by MIKAY
On one hand, it seems that a few of our guys here at Saddo were on the "know" as to have offered a refreshing take on the Max "K" incident at the post fight interview of Saturday night's fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr, and Juan Manuel Marquez. They were objective and on some level uncannily accurate.
On the other, a few Saddos too, had it a way bit too impassioned, and may very well have shared obtuse if not an outright opposite view of what actually had transpired.
I am no Max K fan, the guy indeed is not very likable, but for the sake of impartiality, let us not close the thread without examining this one write-up... and allow ourselves a little more "read up" and "knowledge-up", so as not to allow biased opinions to find their way less than positively "impressing" or swaying our minds with ease.
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In a phoner, Kellerman offered his take.
When Mosley came over, and then Hopkins started talking, was when "I felt it started to get out of control," he told TSS.
HBO was ready for such an eventuality, as Kellerman and producers were aware that with Floyd's fightweek barbs and refusal to step on HBO's unofficial scale, the fighter was not feeling a great deal of fondness for Team HBO. "There was a sensitivity to it getting out of control in the ring," he allowed.
Kellerman, in talking to me, was surprisingly self-critical of his handling of the interview. "Floyd's perception is 'This guy won't let me talk' and on replay I can see what he means," he said. "It's not like he wasn't justified."
But, Max said, once Mayweather took the mike from him, he felt he had no choice but to push the auto-eject button. "What am I supposed to do? The announcer has to at least have the mike."
In a different time, under a different circumstance, he said, perhaps he'd try and pull the mike back. But not then, with a rumble threatening to explode. "But Floyd was agitated, and watching the tape (the day after) I see his point,"Kellerman said.
In a phoner, Kellerman offered his take.
When Mosley came over, and then Hopkins started talking, was when "I felt it started to get out of control," he told TSS.
HBO was ready for such an eventuality, as Kellerman and producers were aware that with Floyd's fightweek barbs and refusal to step on HBO's unofficial scale, the fighter was not feeling a great deal of fondness for Team HBO. "There was a sensitivity to it getting out of control in the ring," he allowed.
Kellerman, in talking to me, was surprisingly self-critical of his handling of the interview. "Floyd's perception is 'This guy won't let me talk' and on replay I can see what he means," he said. "It's not like he wasn't justified."
But, Max said, once Mayweather took the mike from him, he felt he had no choice but to push the auto-eject button. "What am I supposed to do? The announcer has to at least have the mike."
In a different time, under a different circumstance, he said, perhaps he'd try and pull the mike back. But not then, with a rumble threatening to explode. "But Floyd was agitated, and watching the tape (the day after) I see his point,"Kellerman said.
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Rest of the story from Sweet Science, link is provided below:
MORE MAX: Kellerman Explains Postfight Skirmish With Floyd
I have to say, reading this raises my respect for Kellerman quite a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by KananKrus
His error wasn't in ending the interview too soon, that was unavoidable. It was in the way he handled it from the start up until the point where GBP butted in -- with his long-winded questions and showing visible frustration and annoyance instead of patience.
For him to have the self-awareness to identify where he went wrong and then go ahead and admit it means he understands where he needs to improve and presumably wants to do so -- a rare enough quality in any walk of life.
He's a smart enough guy, so I'm sure he'll get better.
Merchant would have made that a 1,000,000 hit youtube interview by the morning... That is all.
Merchant would've made that amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by PRIDE OF BOSTON
Kellerman is a tool...
THANKS, MAX.
Max wanted to do an interview, that's his job. The boxer told him to stop talking. Max didn't go in the ring and told the fighters to stop fighting.
Fraud didn't want to do the interview, he wanted to promote his endorsements. Wrong place and wrong time, no one wants to hear about Nike, Gatorade, or any crap he's trying to promote.
So Max did the right thing. Take control of the interview or don't have one.
WAY TO GO, MAX. GOOD JOB!!
i often wonder what would of happened to kellerman had he of jumped in to give one of his "frank interviews" to a pent up mike tyson
No doubts the resulting incident would currently have upwards of 50million youtube hits ;D;D;D
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Originally Posted by KalihiBoyHawaii
Actually, that's EXACTLY the time fighters thank promoters, trainers and endoresers etc.
Who are you again?
I specifically remember Floyd and Merchants last interview. I am pretty sure Larry doesn't want to talk face to face with that prick. Mayweather saying, "Larry you never give me credit... <blah blah> This is my time! I just fought my heart out. You are always saying how I never do my job well... When are you going to show me the respect I deserve! You aren't in here fighting!" Typical Floyd being a whiny pansy.Quote:
Originally Posted by uptoscratchI have to disagree here. Floyd did not make it easy on him, but Max did not do a very good job, and it's obviously because he is either untrained or uninterested in being a journalist. Sarcastically talking over Floyd because he isn't giving you straight answers is not the way to handle a post-fight interview, or any interview, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
There's a difference between an interview and an interrogation. The interviewer's job is to facilitate the fighter's interaction with the audience. It's nice if he answers your questions directly but if not, you deal with it and try to guide the interview back on track.
Max handles his interviews like he's a cop trying to get a confession out of a guy. Larry Merchant never has to wrestle over the microphone because he gives respect and in turn commands it.
He wouldn't have to demand respect if he gave it.